Food: Reducing hunger, supporting women farmers (Presse Gauche)
The role of women in agriculture and the household will be discussed in an upcoming conference, reports Presse Gauche in a piece on the agriculture sector and wom
The role of women in agriculture and the household will be discussed in an upcoming conference, reports Presse Gauche in a piece on the agriculture sector and wom
Paepard published an announcement about the conference on research in tropical and subtropical agriculture, natural resource management, and rural development (TROPENTAG).
Hindustan Times published an article on the ongoing stand-off between the Union government and protesting farmers that doesn't appear to be letting up.
Financial Express published an op-ed by Senior Research Fellow Avinash Kishore. The op-ed analyzes the 16-point agenda to kickstart growth in agriculture and farmers' income.
AllAfrica published an article on the new Rwanda Strategic Support Program. The program seeks to leverage on evidence and policy analysis to accelerate agricultural transformation in Rwanda.
The New Times (Rwanda) reported on the new Rwanda Strategy Support Program (RSSP).
Polity (South Africa) reported on Youth and Jobs in Rural Africa: Beyond Stylized Facts, the new book by Valerie
Togo 24 reported on the opening of the conference and the 2019 Annual trends and outlook report: Gender equality in rural Africa: From commitments to outcomes. (2019 ATOR).
Telegramme 220 (Togo) published an article on the ReSAKSS-Africa conference and the 2019 Annual trends and outlook report: Gender equality in rural Africa: From commitments to outcomes. (2019 ATOR).
ScienceNet.cn (China) reported on the recently released IFPRI's, 2019 Annual trends and outlook report: Gender equality in rural Africa: From commitments to outcomes. (2019 ATOR).
The Daily Star (Bangladesh) wrote an article on the status of paddy prices in the country referencing an IFPRI study. In Bangladesh rice accounts for more than 70 percent of the total annual cropped area of 1.54 crore hectares.
State Times (India) reported on the status of rural income in India, referencing Director General Shenggen Fan. While the government has plans of doubling farmers’ income by 2022, economists and researchers offer an alternative--halving the number of farmers.
Project Syndicate published an op-ed by Research Fellow, Ruth Meinzen-Dick focusing on women in agriculture.
The University World News reported on a new credit scheme that cushions smallholder farmers in Kenya’s dryland areas from frequent droughts. IFPRI researcher, Liangzhi You, stated the new program faces some impediments.
Navbharat Times (Lucknow, India) reported on the recent IFPRI-South Asia Region's "Stakeholder Consultation Workshop on Million Farmers School in Uttar Pradesh: Evolution, Impact, and Way Forward" meeting. The workshop assessed the program and how well India's Department
India's Financial Express published an opinion piece co-authored by Research Fellow Anjani Kumar, in which he argued that Zero Budget Natural Farming (ZBNF) alone will not solve India's agricultural challenges.
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