“Policy Implementation requires the capacity to identify investment gaps and track progress. Assuming such capacity exists slows down progress.”- Suresh Babu, Senior Research Fellow and Head of Capacity Strengthening Unit for IFPRI As a measure towards driving innovation in Nigeria’s agricultural sector, on 16 September 2019 in Abuja, the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) introduced […]
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 […]
Women in non-production roles in agriculture
ACDI VOCA released a literature review on women in non-production roles in agriculture. This literature review aims to fill the knowledge gap by examining approaches to empower women or increase their incomes in four phases of the value chain outside of production: input and service provision, post-harvest handling, processing, and the marketing of agricultural goods. […]
Visiting scientists at IFPRI in 2018
Ozge Tekin Capacity Strengthening Program is hosting Ozge Tekin as a visiting fellow from December 2017 to June 2018 from The Ministry of Food, Agriculture, and Livestock of the Republic of Turkey. At the ministry, Ozge worked as a European Union expert and at IFPRI her work will focus on the role of emerging economies […]
Ending Hunger: What would it cost?
David Laborde and Tess Lallemant from Markets, Trade, And Institutions Division at IFPRI presented the methodology used for Ending Hunger: what would it cost? report at the IFPRI and International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD) workshop on July 18th, 2017 in Geneva, Switzerland.