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
Presentation of IFPRI’s 2019 Global Food Policy Report
IFPRI recently launched its 2019 Global Food Policy Report. The report reviews the major policy developments of 2018 and focuses on rural revitalization as a promising way to achieve the 2030 development agenda and improve rural lives. Policies, institutions, and investments that take advantage of new opportunities and technologies, increase access to basic services, create […] Source: IFPRI Ghana
Policy Note 34: Malawi’s Challenging Employment Landscape: Any Signs of Structural Transformation? Synopsis
This Policy Note offers a synopsis of a study, detailed in Working Paper 27, which examined Malawi’s employment landscape, focusing on the challenges facing its rapidly growing youth. Using three rounds of the Integrated Household Survey (IHS) conducted between 2004 and 2016, the study finds little evidence of structural transformation in Malawi’s economy or of >> Read more Source: Malawi Strategy Support Program
Working Paper 27: Malawi’s Challenging Employment Landscape
Working Paper 27 examines Malawi’s challenging employment landscape, focusing on the country's rapidly growing youth population. Using three rounds of the Integrated Household Survey, carried out between 2004 and 2016, the authors found little evidence of a structural transformation in Malawi’s economy or of youth benefiting from changing patterns of employment. While the share of >> Read more Source: Malawi Strategy Support Program
Malawi’s changing employment landscape: Some implications for youth and economic growth
A team of IFPRI researchers has been exploring whether Malawi’s labor force and landscape has been shifting out of its traditional subsistence agriculture sector and into the industry and services sectors in recent years, as well as the role that youth might play in these changes. The study assesses which factors, if any, impact individuals’ >> Read more Source: Malawi Strategy Support Program
