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April 20, 2015
Yours, Mine, and Ours
The Big Picture Increasing evidence demonstrates the importance of women’s control and ownership of assets for achieving important development outcomes.
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April 10, 2015
Kyrgyzstan Spatial – a new interactive atlas promoting food security and development
Last week the University of Central Asia’s Institute of Public Policy and Administration and the International Food Policy Research Institute
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April 7, 2015
Crop System Models training at ICRISAT
As part of its activities under PIM and the Global Futures & Strategic Foresight (GFSF) program, the International Crop Research Institute
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March 20, 2015
“Little by little, the egg begins to walk”
Attention to gender equality remains an important development goal highlighted in the United Nations MDGs. Closing gender gaps has been
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March 20, 2015
Linking small dairy producers to dynamic markets: three business models from Kenya
In November last year, the Livestock and Fish CGIAR Research Program commissioned an external evaluation of its value chain approach. One
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March 19, 2015
Farmer-to-farmer extension approach in Malawi: a survey of lead farmers
It’s been noticed that farmers learn best from their peers, or those of a slightly higher social status*. The objective
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March 19, 2015
IFPRI’s 2014-2015 Global Food Policy Report
IFPRI’s flagship report, launched in Washington DC yesterday, puts into perspective the major food policy issues, developments, and decisions in
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March 13, 2015
Evaluating potential for conservation agriculture in Ethiopia, Kenya, and Malawi
Conservation agriculture (CA) is being promoted as an option for reducing soil degradation, conserving water, enhancing crop productivity, and maintaining yield
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March 12, 2015
Agri-Gender call for papers and write-shop
The Journal of Gender, Agriculture and Food Security, in collaboration with the CGIAR Research Program on Policies, Institutions, and Markets,
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