Episode 7 of the IFPRI podcast tells the story of Risk Contingent Credit (RCC), a financial inclusion product that allows farmers to get loans for supplies, and uses insurance to reduce risks for banks. Source: IFPRI Malawi: Malawi Strategy Support Program
Launch of the Feed the Future Bangladesh Country Plan
Bangladesh is one of 12 countries where the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) plans to implement the US Government’s Global Food Security Strategy (GFSS) initiative. In Bangladesh, the GFSS will primarily focus on promoting inclusive an... Source: IFPRI Bangladesh Country Office
Principles, practice, and the private sector’s role in malnutrition: Time to review red lines?
by Stuart Gillespie and Nick Nisbett The framing of malnutrition as a global problem that affects us all is long overdue. This view demands more systemic approaches, engaging the whole of society, that align with the universality of the UN Sustainable Development Goals. This framing also highlights certain challenges, some of which nutrition actors are […] Source: IFPRI Ghana
Africa must invest in systems to harness future agricultural technologies
This blog by Ousmane Badiane was originally posted on the Malabo Montpellier Panel website. In order to compete on an equal footing in tomorrow’s global economy, African agriculture must embrace emerging technologies African agriculture has shown impressive growth during the past couple of decades, but for the most part it was just to catch up […]
Africa must invest in systems to harness future agricultural technologies
This blog by Ousmane Badiane was originally posted on the Malabo Montpellier Panel website. In order to compete on an equal footing in tomorrow’s global economy, African agriculture must embrace emerging technologies African agriculture has shown impressive growth during the past couple of decades, but for the most part it was just to catch up […] Source: Agricultural Science and Technology Indicators
