Africa

AFRICA

Events
January 9, 2020
Book Launch: Youth and Jobs in Rural Africa: Beyond Stylized Facts
Join us as the book’s authors share important takeaways with major implications for policymakers.
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Publications
December 26, 2019
Youth and Jobs in Rural Africa: Beyond Stylized Facts
The new book questions some of the stylized facts that underpin the prevailing narratives and policy debates about youth employment in rural Africa.
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Publications
December 12, 2019
Off the press: Governance of natural resources
Select 2019 journal articles from PIM and partners on natural resource governance.
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Publications
December 10, 2019
Rethinking poverty eradication and food security through agriculture in Africa
It is time for policymakers, agricultural researchers, and practitioners to recognize the need to separate food security and poverty eradication, a new paper argues.
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Blog
December 3, 2019
Capacity building for Africa’s future agrifood system: challenges and the way forward
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.
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Publications
November 22, 2019
Research: Cash transfers significantly decrease violence against women in polygamous households in Mali
The new paper investigates the impacts of Mali's national cash transfer program (Jigisémèjiri) on intimate partner violence (IPV).
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Webinar
October 4, 2019
Changing farm structure and rural transformation in Africa
PIM Webinar with Dr. Thomas Jayne, University Foundation Professor of Agricultural, Food, and Resource Economics at Michigan State University
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Webinar
June 20, 2019
Land tenure and perceived tenure security in the era of social and economic transformation in Africa
In this webinar on July 2, Dr. Hosaena Ghebru will present findings from a recent set of studies on land tenure and perceived tenure security from Ethiopia, Malawi, Mozambique, and Nigeria.
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Webinar
April 19, 2019
WEBINAR: Power, politics, and governance in the food system: Applications to Africa
Growing interest in stimulating transformation throughout the agri-food system in Africa implies a more complex role for the region’s governments. This webinar with Dr. Danielle Resnick will draw on case studies from Ghana, Nigeria, and Zambia to show how electoral incentives, overlapping ministerial mandates, and relations between central and local authorities structure the ability of governments to fulfill these roles in the food system.
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