The new book questions some of the stylized facts that underpin the prevailing narratives and policy debates about youth employment in rural Africa.
December 16, 2019
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.
December 11, 2019
Farmers are exposed to multiple risks, which reinforce each other. Yet, most studies to date have focused on one source of risk only.
December 3, 2019
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.
September 16, 2019
The brochure offers an overview of five key areas that will be given more emphasis across the PIM research portfolio in 2019-2021.
The CGIAR Research Program on Policies, Institutions, and Markets (PIM) leads action-oriented research to provide support for policies that help poor farmers, both men and women, improve their lives, produce nutritious and affordable foods, and protect the soil, water, and biodiversity in rural landscapes.
PIM is one of the CGIAR’s Global Integrating Programs. PIM is led by the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) with contributions from all 15 CGIAR Research Centers and 4 external managing partners: KIT Royal Tropical Institute, Michigan State University, University of Oxford, and Wageningen University and Research Centre.
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PIM’s research results and capacity development efforts contribute to poverty reduction, better nutrition and health, and good stewardship of natural resources.
PIM is a global program, with special emphasis on Africa south of the Sahara, South Asia, and selected countries in East Asia, Southeast Asia, and Latin America.
