This report details the project’s engagement with WorldFish Nigeria, Mississipi State University, Washington University in St. Louis, and its “Quick Start” Fish Innovation Lab (FIL) in Nigeria.
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This report details the project’s engagement with the FTF Innovation Lab for Livestock Systems, led by UFL, and its Livestock Innovation Platform in Ethiopia, led by the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI).
Since 2014, Digital Green and the Government of Ethiopia have been piloting a video-mediated approach to agricultural extension provision.
This policy note recommends key areas of inquiry for assessing gender and social differences in resilience that can be used to inform, evaluate, and strengthen resilience programming.
Monitoring and evaluation for capacity strengthening
Capacity challenges thwart economic growth and development. Efforts to strengthen capacity can benefit from past lessons and documented best practices.
The impact of a farmer business school program on incomes of smallholder farmers: Insights from central Malawi
Various models and approaches are being implemented to provide technical assistance and support to improve smallholder farmers’ incomes and welfare in Malawi.
Guidelines for conducting capacity needs assessments in IFPRI’s policy research and outreach programs
Capacity challenges thwart economic growth and development. Efforts to strengthen capacity can benefit from past lessons and documented best practices.
Synopsis: Coffee value chains on the move: Evidence from smallholder coffee farmers in Ethiopia
Important changes to Ethiopia’s coffee sector have occurred in the last decade. The adoption of improved production, harvest, and post-harvest practices has been increasing with positive impacts on coffee productivity and incomes.
In this paper, we look at the coffee sector in Ethiopia and analyze changes and their drivers upstream in the value chain. In this study we focus on three main research questions.
Malnutrition is widespread in Nigeria, especially in rural areas. Nigerians are vulnerable to chronic food shortages, erratic supply, poor quality food, and fluctuating food prices.
The substantial differences in agricultural productivity between Asia and Africa can be largely explained by differences in use of modern inputs.
Agriculture is the largest contributor to the economic well-being of most Nigerians.
"In spite of its oil wealth, poverty plagues Nigeria.
Poverty and nutrition policy analysis
Poverty and malnutrition in Nigeria are widespread and severe, and therefore continue to be at the center stage of the development discourse.
Developing evidence for agricultural and rural development policies and strategies in Nigeria
Sustaining capacity for supplying evidence for agricultural & rural development policies
"The Federal Government of Nigeria has demonstrated a strong commitment to achieving the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) and the NEEDS Targets.
Strengthening Capacity for Participatory Development
"Capacity development is essential to participatory initiatives, especially given the recent trend toward decentralized governance in many developing countries.