Blogs

China’s new agro-investment: Opportunity for sustainability?
China is spending $450 billion to modernize agriculture. Why some of that should go to promoting sustainable practices such as ecosystem-based pest control.

Experimental games test efficacy of subsidies to encourage farmers to invest in natural ecosystem services
An interactive game offers insights into how farmers cooperate – and sometimes don't – moving to ecosystem-based pest control.

Are there nutritional tradeoffs in increasing women’s time in agriculture?
The following post by IFPRI collaborator Hitomi Komatsu was originally published on the Agrilinks site. Malnutrition is a severe problem, especially in poor households in developing countries. Many families are not well nourished because they do not have access to nutritious and diverse diets. Studies have shown that one way to improve nutrition among rural […]
Events

Home-Grown School Feeding (HGSF): Evaluating the Impacts of HGSF Procurement and Delivery Models
Home-Grown School Feeding (HGSF) has the potential to transform food systems, strengthen rural economies, and improve child nutrition. This webinar examines emerging evidence on the impacts of HGSF approaches, from local sourcing strategies to multisectoral coordination, with a focus on research from Gambia’s HGSF program and government insights and perspectives from Cambodia’s HGSF model. Speakers […]
News
SEARCA leads development of national road maps for agriculture value chain in Asean (Business Mirror)
Business Mirror (Philippines) published an article that states the Southeast Asian Regional Center for Graduate Study and Research in Agriculture (SEARCA) is set to lead the development of national road maps for key agri-based value chains where smallholders play a prominent role in five countries, including the Philippines. The five-year project “Agricultural Transformation and Market Integration in the Asean […]







