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Elodie Becquey

Elodie Becquey is a Senior Research Fellow in the Nutrition, Diets, and Health Unit, based in IFPRI’s West and Central Africa office in Senegal. She has over 15 years of research experience in diet, nutrition, and food security in Africa, including countries such as Burkina Faso, Chad, Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, Mali, and Tanzania.

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The International Affairs Office (IAO) at the Presidential Court of United Arab Emirates works in partnership with the Gates Foundation to support a number of research activities across various CGIAR research institutes, including the Future Food Systems project lead by IFPRI. In addition, the IAO also represents the UAE on the CGIAR’s System Council.   

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Agrifood Investment Prioritization

Agrifood Investment Prioritization

This work is part of IFPRI’s ongoing country level-analyses to identify and rank agrifood investments based on their cost-effectiveness in achieving multiple development goals. Using……

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Economywide assessment of CSA interventions in building resilient agri-food systems in Rwanda

2025Aragie, Emerta A.; Thurlow, James; Warner, James; Niyonsingiza, Josue
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Economywide assessment of CSA interventions in building resilient agri-food systems in Rwanda

Due to its structural features, the Rwanda’s agri-food system is extremely vulnerable to the risks of climate variability. To accelerate and sustain growth in the food system, increase its resilience to shocks, and improve food security, the Rwandan government incorporated a list of climate-smart agricultural interventions into its updated Fifth Strategic Plan for Agricultural Transformation (PSTA-5) program, with ambitious, explicit targets. This paper assesses the impacts of these CSA interventions on Rwanda’s agri-food system, both with and without climate change, using historical declines in yield within agriculture as a proxy. Results show that modeled CSA practices during the PSTA-5 period (2024/25-2028/29) increase agricultural and overall GDP growth by 4.2 and 1.3 percentage points by the end of the plan period, respectively, with a long-term growth impact that stretches well beyond the plan period mainly owing to the persistent effects of irrigation and terracing. Cumulative agricultural GDP (2024/25-2028/29) would be 2.7 percent higher than the baseline outcome of no such CSA investments. We also find stronger household level effects, mainly in rural areas. Furthermore, a recurrent 1-in-5-year magnitude of climatic shock in Rwanda can cause substantial reductions in agricultural (-7.6 percent) and overall (-2.7 percent) GDP during the PSTA-5 period. The CSA interventions are impactful in minimizing the effects of climate change on the Rwandan economy.

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2025

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Aragie, Emerta A.; Thurlow, James; Warner, James; Niyonsingiza, Josue

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Aragie, Emerta; Thurlow, Emerta; Warner, James; and Niyonsingiza, Josue. 2025. Economywide assessment of CSA interventions in building resilient agri-food systems in Rwanda. IFPRI Discussion Paper 2373. Washington, DC: International Food Policy Research Institute. https://hdl.handle.net/10568/177650

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Rwanda

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Eastern Africa; Climate-smart Agriculture; Modelling; Food Systems; Agricultural Policies

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English

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Open Access

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Malawi: Cost effective options for inclusive and sustainable development

2025Aragie, Emerta A.; Kankwamba, Henry; Pauw, Karl; Thurlow, James; Jones, Eleanor
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Malawi: Cost effective options for inclusive and sustainable development

In this policy brief, we present findings of a systematic evaluation and ranking of investment options for Malawi’s agrifood system based on their cost-effectiveness in achieving multiple development outcomes, including agrifood gross domestic product (GDP) growth, agrifood job creation, poverty reduction, declining undernourishment, and lowering diet deprivation. Additionally, the study assesses their environmental footprint, focusing on water consumption, land use, and emissions. Investments in small and medium enterprise (SME) processors, seed systems, and farmers credit are shown to be the most cost-effective at driving improvements in social outcomes, like poverty and undernourishment. They are also highly ranked in terms of expanding agrifood GDP and employment. Investments in extension and advisory services for livestock, SME traders, and seed subsidy also rank high. However, many cost-effective investments have relatively high environmental footprints, which highlights potential tradeoffs. The study further reveals shifts in the cost-effectiveness ranking of in vestment options overtime and when extreme production shocks occur.

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2025

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Aragie, Emerta A.; Kankwamba, Henry; Pauw, Karl; Thurlow, James; Jones, Eleanor

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Aragie, Emerta; Kankwamba, Henry; Pauw, Karl; Thurlow, James; and Jones, Eleanor. 2025. Malawi: Cost effective options for inclusive and sustainable development. Agrifood Investment Prioritization Country Series Brief 6. Washington, DC: International Food Policy Research Institute. https://hdl.handle.net/10568/177134

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Malawi

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Africa; Eastern Africa; Sub-saharan Africa; Agrifood Systems; Development; Investment; Economic Aspects; Environmental Impact

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English

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Open AccessCC-BY-4.0

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Zambia: Cost effective options for inclusive and sustainable development

2025Aragie, Emerta A.; Thurlow, James; Xu, Valencia Wenqian; Jones, Eleanor
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Zambia: Cost effective options for inclusive and sustainable development

In this policy brief, we present findings of a systematic evaluation and ranking of investment options for Zambia’s agrifood system based on their cost-effectiveness in achieving multiple development outcomes, including agrifood gross domestic product (GDP) growth, agrifood job creation, poverty reduction, declining undernourishment, and lowering diet deprivation. Additionally, the study assesses their environmental footprint, focusing on water consumption, land use, and emissions. Investments in small and medium enterprise (SME) traders and processors are shown to be the most cost-effective at driving improvements in social outcomes, like poverty and undernourishment. They are also highly ranked in terms of expanding agrifood GDP and employment. Expansion in extension and advisory services for livestock, rural roads, farmers credit, and seed systems also rank high. How ever, many cost-effective investments have relatively high environmental footprints, which highlights potential tradeoffs. The study further reveals shifts in the cost-effectiveness ranking of investment options overtime and when extreme production shocks occur.

Year published

2025

Authors

Aragie, Emerta A.; Thurlow, James; Xu, Valencia Wenqian; Jones, Eleanor

Citation

Aragie, Emerta; Thurlow, James; Xu, Valencia Wenqian; and Jones, Eleanor. 2025. Zambia: Cost effective options for inclusive and sustainable development. Agrifood Investment Prioritization Country Series Brief 5. Washington, DC: International Food Policy Research Institute. https://hdl.handle.net/10568/176185

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Zambia

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Africa; Sub-saharan Africa; Southern Africa; Agrifood Systems; Investment; Development; Poverty; Nutrition

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English

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Open AccessCC-BY-4.0

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Models as assets for food security: The impacts of IFPRI's IMPACT, RIAPA, and SPAM models
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Models as assets for food security: The impacts of IFPRI’s IMPACT, RIAPA, and SPAM models

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