Events

EVENTS

Events
July 28, 2018
PIM workshop at ICAE 2018 explored challenges and opportunities for rural transformation in the 21st century
On July 28, as part of the 30th International Conference of Agricultural Economists (ICAE), the CGIAR Research Program on Policies, Institutions, and Markets (PIM) held a pre-conference workshop titled Rural Transformation in the 21st Century: The Challenges of Low-Income, Late-Transforming Countries. The workshop was organized in fulfillment of PIM’s Second Phase (2017-2022) commitment to convene annual meetings of social scientists from across CGIAR, and became the second event in the series.
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Webinar
May 8, 2018
Webinar: Measuring food losses: a new methodology
[WEBINAR RECORDING] Despite broad interest in the problem, measurement of food loss and waste is problematical, especially in developing countries. Our webinar on May 8 will present a new methodology to measure food losses and the results of its application in several value chains in Latin America, Ethiopia, and China.
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Events
April 23, 2018
Agricultural development: Smart investing for global food security
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.
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Webinar
April 11, 2018
Webinar: Women in agriculture: Four myths
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.
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Blog
March 15, 2018
PIM at the Annual World Bank Conference on Land and Poverty 2018
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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Blog
March 14, 2018
PIM pre-conference workshop on rural transformation at the International Conference of Agricultural Economists 2018: Selected papers
PIM will convene a pre-conference workshop "Rural Transformation in the 21st Century: The Challenges of Low-Income, Late-Transforming Countries" as part of the 2018 International Conference of Agricultural Economists (July 28 - August 2, 2018, Vancouver, BC, Canada). Check the list of papers selected for the workshop through an open competitive call.
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Blog
March 5, 2018
Webinar: Cash transfer programs and intimate partner violence – Lessons from 3 case studies around the globe
Intimate partner violence (IPV) is the most pervasive form of violence globally—with 1 in 3 women physically or sexually abused by a partner in her lifetime. Several recent studies find evidence that cash transfer programs, targeted primarily to women, can reduce IPV. In this webinar, we will describe a framework for potential pathways through which transfers can affect IPV and showcase results from 3 studies (Ecuador, Bangladesh, and Mali).
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Blog
February 26, 2018
Managing natural resources for sustainable production systems: A research agenda at the crossroads
Policy seminar co-organized by CGIAR Independent Science and Partnership Council (ISPC); International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI); and CGIAR Research
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Blog
February 16, 2018
Innovative approaches to gender and land tenure
Land is instrumental for human development and poverty alleviation in both forested and agricultural landscapes. However, gender inequalities highly affect
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