NEWS
News
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.
Blog
December 13, 2019
Technology and data on farming conditions can help reduce exposure to risk. Fourth blog in the series in connection with the UN Climate Change Conference (COP25).
Publications
December 12, 2019
Select 2019 journal articles from PIM and partners on natural resource governance.
Blog
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.
Publications
December 10, 2019
It is time for policymakers, agricultural researchers, and practitioners to recognize the need to separate food security and poverty eradication, a new paper argues.
Events
December 18, 2019
The new online tool explores impacts of alternative investments on agricultural production, productivity, and hunger in 2010-2050.
Blog
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.
Blog
December 2, 2019
Effective forest and landscape restoration interventions need to take into account socio-political aspects and gender norms in order to ensure long-term impact and promote equitable sharing of benefits.
Blog
November 25, 2019
Shifting from volatile staples to more climate change-resistant crops such as groundnuts and adjusting land use in response to risks can offset falling yields, research suggests.