Claudia Ringler, organized the final virtual Workshop “Capacity Building on Modeling the Ethiopian Energy System” for the African Development Bank project: “Ethiopia TIMES Model Development” together with Alam Mondal, IFPRI Non-Resident Fellow, Daffodil International University, Dhaka, Bangladesh and Ministry of Water and Electricity [MOWIE], Ethiopia. Hua Xie presented on “Diesel versus solar irrigation, what are the opportunities […]
GROUP DYNAMICS TRAINING FOR FARMER GROUPS IN NIGER STATE
The International Food Policy Research Institute’s Nigeria Strategy Support Program (IFPRI-NSSP) has delivered yet another Group Dynamics training to assist various stakeholders in the agricultural sector in improving their capacity to effectively manage their activities and excel in their businesses, thereby improving their standard of living.
Extension Policy Workshop in Nigeria
Agricultural extension plays a critical role in promoting agricultural productivity, increasing food security, improving rural livelihoods, and promoting agriculture growth. Thus developing an implementation strategy for National Extension Policy is essential. International Food Policy Research Institute organized a two workshop focusing on agriculture extension policy in Zaria, Kaduna State in Nigeria. The workshop allowed participants […]
Alternative Pathways to Improve Electricity Access in Ethiopia
Secure, reliable, and affordable energy services are key to addressing many global development challenges. “Energy poverty” features prominently in the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Access to modern energy services for all is required to create the conditions for economic development, social equality, and poverty alleviation. Access to modern energy not only helps increase incomes but […]
Building Capacity for Better Informed Biotech Policies
Senior Researchers from Environment and Production Technology Division (EPTD) provided technical training to economists and graduate students from Ethiopia, Ghana, Nigeria, and Tanzania. This training was attended by nine participants who will apply the skills learnt during this training to collect data for Rapid Economic and Environmental Assessment (REEAP) component of Programs for Biosafety Systems […]