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EnGendering Data Blog
January 26, 2021
Using priming experiments to better understand gender attitudes
Gender attitudes are typically viewed as 'sticky'. New study shows that some (but certainly not all) aspects of gender attitudes may be easy to alter.
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Webinar
January 29, 2021
Forest tenure pathways to gender equality: A practitioner’s guide
This new practitioner’s guide explains how to promote gender-responsive forest tenure reform in community-based forest regimes.
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News
January 19, 2021
ACRE Africa and IFPRI receive award from Lacuna Fund to develop unique agricultural datasets through smartphones
“Eyes on the Ground: Providing Quality Model Training Data through Smartphones” project aims to help farmers with risk mitigation and adaptation strategies.
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Blog
January 15, 2021
Agricultural value chain finance can help drive Myanmar’s agricultural growth
Myanmar has tremendous potential as an agricultural producer. Yet one persistent obstacle is the agricultural sector’s lack of access to financial services.
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Publications
January 8, 2021
Rural outmigration and the gendered patterns of agricultural labor in Nepal
While male outmigration from rural areas increases the number of women farm managers, it doesn't shift the composition of their productive activities.
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Blog
January 5, 2021
Does response fatigue bias our understanding of rural livelihoods against women and youth?
A recent IFPRI/PIM discussion paper "Are We Done Yet? Response Fatigue and Rural Livelihoods" examines the issue and how it can be addressed.
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Newsletter
December 22, 2020
PIM News: November-December 2020
The final issue of the PIM newsletter in 2020: New publications, online events, STAARS 2021 call for proposals, blogs, and more.
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News
December 17, 2020
STAARS Fellowship Program: 2021 Call for Research Proposals
The Structural Transformation of African Agriculture and Rural Spaces (STAARS) fellowship program, a multi-institution collaboration managed by Cornell University with support from PIM, calls for proposals from early-career African researchers.
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Publications
December 12, 2020
New book on value chain development seeks to translate ideas into practice – for impact at scale
Interview with the editors of the new book “Value Chain Development and The Poor: Promise, delivery, and opportunities for impact at scale"
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