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David Spielman

David Spielman is the director of IFPRI’s Innovation Policy and Scaling Unit and has been with the institute since 2004. His research agenda covers a range of topics including agriculture and rural development policy; agricultural science, technology, and innovation; plant genetic resources and seed systems; agricultural extension and advisory services; and community-driven rural development.

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“Gender Equality in Rural Africa”, African decision-makers want to move from commitments to results (Telegrammme 220)

November 11, 2019


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). Senior Research Fellow Agnes Quisumbing stated that “the new element with this year’s ATOR report is that it highlights the many costs gender inequality at all levels: from the individual to the nation, to the household and the community.” Gender-sensitive policies and programs are essential for the effective advancement of the Malabo agricultural transformation agenda.

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