Claudia Ringler gave 90-minute session as part of the Research Training Group (RTG) "Sustainable Food Systems" at the University of Göttingen. The topic of the session was “Water-Energy-Food-Environment Nexus with Case Study Niger Basin”. The objective of the RTG’s qualification program is to train new generations of economists and social science researchers who look at […]
Delivering capacity strengthening virtually during COVID-19: Lessons from Nigeria
By: Hyacinth Edeh December 2021 Introduction This blog reflects the lessons IFPRI-Nigeria (https://nssp.ifpri.info/) garnered in delivering virtual capacity strengthening activities to stakeholders in Nigeria during the peak of the COVID-19 pandemic. As in other parts of the world, the pandemic led the Government of Nigeria to introduce several measures to contain the spread of the […]
Capacity building training through virtual model in India – challenges and opportunities
By: Barun Deb Pal December 2021 In India, the economy-wide modelling was popular for macro-economic policy analysis as well as planning for economic development during the 1990s. However, currently the application of this analytical framework is very rare. The erosion in capacity among scholars, policy makers and other stakeholders has contributed to the rare application […]
Highpoints and Hiccups: Virtual Capacity Strengthening in the Time of Covid-19
By: Emily Schmidt December 2021 Introduction I had no idea that 10 days after our return from Papua New Guinea in March 2020, the world would be challenged to think through new ways to meet, learn, and build partnerships via what would become our new best friend: online communication platforms. The repetitive conversation about which […]
Best Practices and Lessons from Virtual Training on ‘Trade Flow Analysis’
By: Suresh Babu, Xinshen Diao, and Nandita Srivastava December 2021 Introduction This blog is part of a blog series on ‘Conducting Virtual Training during COVID-19: IFPRI Researchers’ Experience’. It will focus on best practices and approaches, key challenges and opportunities, and the way forward. This blog post reflects on the experience of a three-module virtual […]
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