Agricultural development: Smart investing for global food security

April 19, 2018 By

The most enduring solutions for feeding people and reducing extreme poverty in low-income countries entail efforts that empower rural farmers to increase their productive capacities. On April 23, PIM Director Karen Brooks will join a panel of experts at Brookings Institution to discuss the issues and constraints such efforts entail.

Youth migration and labor constraints in African agrarian households

April 18, 2018 By

The new paper investigates how youth migration in Ethiopia and Malawi affects household labor, hired labor demand, and income, and whether these effects vary by migrant sex and destination.

Community land rights open investment opportunities in global south

April 16, 2018 By

The devolution of land tenure rights to forest-dwelling communities over the past quarter century has led to the development of entrepreneurial initiatives with substantial positive socio-economic outcomes for livelihoods, according to a leading scientist.

PIM Newsletter: January – March 2018

April 12, 2018 By

Collection of PIM news for the first quarter of 2018. Updates about our team, events, publications, PIM webinars, and more. Read current issue>> Subscribe to the newsletter>>

Webinar: Women in agriculture: Four myths

March 23, 2018 By

Sustainable Development Goal 5 on gender equality and women’s rights and at least 11 of the 17 SDGs require indicators related to gender dynamics. Despite the need for reliable indicators, stylized facts on women, agriculture, and the environment persist. During this webinar we will focus on four gender myths: 1) 70% of the world’s poor are women; 2) Women produce 60 to 80% of the world’s food; 3) Women own 1% of the world’s land; and 4) Women are better stewards of the environment.

PIM at the Annual World Bank Conference on Land and Poverty 2018

March 15, 2018 By

The annual World Bank's Land and Poverty conference (March 19-23, 2018) will present the latest research and practice on the diversity of reforms, interventions, and innovations in the land sector around the world. See how PIM participates in the conference.

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