VIRTUAL EVENT
November 24-25, 2020 / 15:00-17:30 (Rome, Italy time) / 9:00 - 11:30 AM EST
A two-day knowledge sharing event presenting the results of the “Strategies to invest in human capital in agriculture” study. Co-organized by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI), and the CGIAR Research Program on Policies, Institutions and Markets (PIM).
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI), and the CGIAR Research Program on Policies, Institutions and Markets (PIM) carried out a one-year global study on “Strategies to invest in human capital in agriculture” to generate evidence about promising investments in the human capital of farmers. The project focused on the formation of agriculture human capital, in particular the skills and capabilities of smallholder family farmers, including women and youth, with a view to increasing investments in this area.
Through a consultative process, existing human capital initiatives were identified and reviewed, and a typology was developed. In collaboration with a technical advisory group of international specialists, nine agriculture human capital development projects were selected as cases for in-depth analysis. The cases were chosen based on selection criteria co-developed with the technical advisory group, while simultaneously securing diversity regarding geography and the type of human capital investment. The selected cases are:
The meetings will be held in ZOOM.
Watch the previous webinar (May 27, 2020) on the study: Investing in Farmers. Agriculture Human Capital Investment Study
Photo in the top banner: Nkumi Mtimgwa/CIFOR