Technical support component of the intervention was in the form of technical training through agronomists and linking the beneficiaries with other market players such as input suppliers and microfinance institutions. Beneficiaries received technical tr... Source: IFPRI Egypt Country Office
Does Small-Scale Irrigation Affect Women’s Time Allocation? Insights from Ethiopia
Women’s time use and overall work burden have gained attention from researchers and policymakers as an essential aspect of their empowerment; time is an important resource that women often lack, and women’s agency to allocate time to preferred activities is limited. Women are often heavily involved in unpaid domestic and agricultural activities driven by gender […] Source: IFPRI Ethiopia: Ethiopia Strategy Support Program
A behavioral perspective on improving water governance in India
Insights into achieving sustainable irrigation.
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To Achieve Total Irrigation, Nitish Kumar Must Subsidise Water Pumps, Not Electricity
To Achieve Total Irrigation, Nitish Kumar Must Subsidise Water Pumps, Not Electricity Bihar is set to elect a new government
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Towards Improving Seed Varieties, Irrigation and Agricultural Mechanization
Over the period spanning 11-25 June 2019, Dr Hiroyuki Takeshima, Senior Research Fellow with the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI), delivered four research seminars to an overall audience of 253 representatives from government and ac... Source: IFPRI Nigeria Country Office