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November 24, 2020
Climate shocks reduce temporary urban out-migration rates in Eastern Africa
New paper explores how people in the region respond to changes in labor opportunities due to climate variability—extreme temperature and rainfall shocks.
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November 23, 2020
Landownership and the gender gap in agricultural decision-making in northern Ghana
While advancing women’s land rights may be the foundation for reducing gender inequalities in agriculture, this alone is likely insufficient to bring about significant change.
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November 3, 2020
In search of effective support for agricultural mechanization in Africa
Rising food demand and a shrinking rural labor pool have made the need for tractors and other machines increasingly urgent.
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October 31, 2020
Informal food retail in Africa’s cities: governance, politics, policy issues
To mark UN World Cities Day (Oct.31), a new PIM Synthesis Brief summarizes recent research on urban food traders in African cities.
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October 21, 2020
Rangelands in the spotlight in CGIAR’s Big Data Platform Inspire Challenge
Millions of pastoralists globally depend on rangelands, yet some of the basic statistics on these lands are still missing.
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October 9, 2020
Gender and rural transformation: What do we know and what don’t we know?
How rural transformation may influence women’s and men’s labor patterns, access to resources, and broader gender relations and norms - in a new PIM Synthesis Brief.
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October 2, 2020
Promoting nonfarm businesses in Papua New Guinea can improve rural diets
A new study provides insights into gender differences and welfare benefits from rural nonfarm enterprises, a crucial part of the PNG’s rural economy.
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September 2, 2020
Exploring farmer adoption of conservation agriculture using a lab-in-the-field approach
There is a lack of experimental evidence showing whether conservation agriculture can deliver benefits to smallholder farmers in developing countries.
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August 26, 2020
Unpacking the impacts of COVID-19 on economies, food systems, and poverty in African and Asian countries
New research on how Myanmar, Nigeria, and Sudan are weathering the crisis - in a virtual policy seminar by IFPRI and PIM.
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