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Research
FLAGSHIP 1
Technological Innovation and Sustainable Intensification
FLAGSHIP 2
Economywide Factors Affecting Agricultural Growth and Rural Transformation
FLAGSHIP 3
Inclusive and Efficient Value Chains
FLAGSHIP 4
Social Protection for Agriculture and Resilience
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Governance of Natural Resources
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Cross-cutting Gender Research and Coordination
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AGRICULTURAL TRANSFORMATION
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December 16, 2021
Gender and mechanization: Exploring differential effects on rural men and women
A multi-country study finds that mechanization induces women to shift from farm to nonfarm activities to a larger extent than men, which can potentially narrow the gender gap in labor productivity and empowerment.
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Webinar
December 3, 2021
Book Launch: African Farmers, Value Chains and Agricultural Development
The new book argues that African smallholder farmers, who might seem unproductive, are largely producing following rational economic decisions, and that this situation is a consequence of the economic and institutional environment in which they operate.
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Events
October 31, 2019
Gender, agricultural growth, and rural transformation research in CGIAR
Workshop on Oct.31-Nov.1 organized by the CGIAR Research Program on Policies, Institutions, and Markets (PIM), led by IFPRI.
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Publications
August 22, 2019
Ghana’s economic and agricultural transformation: Past performance and future prospects
The new book offers key insights into harnessing agriculture’s potential in the country
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Blog
December 18, 2018
Medium-scale farms are on the rise in Africa. Why this is good news
Driven by population growth and growing land scarcity, most African farm households are witnessing the gradual sub-division of their land. Over time farms are getting smaller and smaller. Today, over 80% of farms in relatively densely populated countries are smaller than one hectare.
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March 14, 2018
PIM pre-conference workshop on rural transformation at the International Conference of Agricultural Economists 2018: Selected papers
PIM will convene a pre-conference workshop "Rural Transformation in the 21st Century: The Challenges of Low-Income, Late-Transforming Countries" as part of the 2018 International Conference of Agricultural Economists (July 28 - August 2, 2018, Vancouver, BC, Canada). Check the list of papers selected for the workshop through an open competitive call.
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February 2, 2018
“…An exceptional opportunity to promote up-and-coming African researchers”
The Structural Transformation of African Agriculture and Rural Spaces (STAARS) fellowship program managed by Cornell University in collaboration with PIM and other partners began in 2016 and to date has supported 14 talented early-career African researchers. We talked with two 2017 fellows, Wondimagegn Mesfin Tesfaye and Chiyembekezo Chafuwa, to learn more about their STAARS experience.
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January 25, 2018
STAARS fellowship program: 2018 call for concept proposals
The Structural Transformation of African Agriculture and Rural Spaces (STAARS) fellowship program managed by Cornell University in collaboration with the CGIAR Research Program on Policies, Institutions, and Markets (PIM) and other partners announces a call for concept proposals from early-career African researchers seeking to become STAARS fellows in 2018. Deadline: March 15, 2018.
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December 21, 2017
What’s driving the growth of agricultural mechanization in Africa
Agricultural mechanization is playing an increasingly important role in Africa’s rural transformation. Recent research in Ghana addresses the relationship of agricultural mechanization and economic transformation and suggests how government policies can support this process.
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