An international capacity-building training program on ‘Computable General Equilibrium (CGE) Modeling for Policy Analysis’ in the Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation (BIMSTEC) countries which was organized by IFPRI-South Asia in partnership with the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) and was funded by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation (BMGF). […]
Presentation on ‘Influencing Policy in Gender Research: Panel Discussion on Influential Policy Research’
Elizabeth Bryan, Kristin Davis, Ruth Meinzen-Dick, Akhter Ahmed, and Drew Sample presented results of a Innovation Lab for Food Security Policy, Research, Capacity, and Influence (PRCI) study on policymaker communication preferences, and a panel discussed experiences in research to policy influence with the case of promoting nutrition- and gender-sensitive agriculture through Agriculture, Nutrition, and Gender […]
Summary Blog on ‘Capacity Strengthening Achievements by IFPRI Country Programs in 2018-2021
(Picture taken at a Kaleidoscope model training by IFPRI-Pakistan colleagues in Peshawar) Introduction This blog describes the capacity strengthening activities conducted between 2018-2021 by IFPRI country programs. It documents the nature of activities undertaken, alignment to country program objectives, and related impact. This kind of monitoring and reporting helps in promoting IFPRI’s capacity strengthening […]
Virtual Presentation on Food Systems Transformation in Bangalore
Suresh Babu gave a virtual presentation on “Mobilizing Action for Food Systems Transformation” at the Webinar on Mobilizing Action for Food Systems Transformation in Bangladesh organized by Economic Development Research Organization, Bonik Barta, and The Financial Express in October 2021. To access the presentation, please click here.
Presentation on ‘Transfer Modality Research Initiative Design And Evaluation Results’
IFPRI designed the Transfer Modality Research Initiative (TMRI), which was implemented by the UN World Food Programme (WFP) from 2012-14. TMRI had remarkable impacts over the two-year study, some of which were sustained even after 4 years. TMRI provided the proof of concept that high quality quality nutrition behavior change communication (BCC) can accelerate reductions […]