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December 16, 2019
STAARS Fellowship Program: 2020 Call for Proposals
The Structural Transformation of African Agriculture and Rural Spaces (STAARS) fellowship program announces a call for proposals from early-career African researchers seeking to become STAARS fellows in 2020. Application deadline: January 24, 2020.
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Blog
December 13, 2019
Can weather index insurance help farmers adapt to climate change?
Technology and data on farming conditions can help reduce exposure to risk. Fourth blog in the series in connection with the UN Climate Change Conference (COP25).
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Publications
December 12, 2019
Off the press: Governance of natural resources
Select 2019 journal articles from PIM and partners on natural resource governance.
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Blog
December 11, 2019
Is research capturing the multiple, overlapping climate risks farmers face?
Farmers are exposed to multiple risks, which reinforce each other. Yet, most studies to date have focused on one source of risk only.
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Publications
December 10, 2019
Rethinking poverty eradication and food security through agriculture in Africa
It is time for policymakers, agricultural researchers, and practitioners to recognize the need to separate food security and poverty eradication, a new paper argues.
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Events
December 18, 2019
Launch of the Global Foresight for Food and Agriculture Tool
The new online tool explores impacts of alternative investments on agricultural production, productivity, and hunger in 2010-2050.
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Blog
December 3, 2019
Capacity building for Africa’s future agrifood system: challenges and the way forward
An expert panel at the recent African Conference of Agricultural Economists discussed what should be done to improve skills of millions of people who work in Africa’s agrifood systems.
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Blog
December 2, 2019
Why gender matters in forest restoration
Effective forest and landscape restoration interventions need to take into account socio-political aspects and gender norms in order to ensure long-term impact and promote equitable sharing of benefits.
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Blog
November 25, 2019
Can we ignore risk when we study the effects of climate change on agriculture?
Shifting from volatile staples to more climate change-resistant crops such as groundnuts and adjusting land use in response to risks can offset falling yields, research suggests.
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