On 8 July 2013, Cheryl Doss, Gender Lead for PIM, presented a talk on “Data Needs for Gender Analysis” as part of the Gender Methods Seminar Series hosted by IFPRI’s Gender Task Force. The seminar drew from insights from research on household d…
RSS
Latest from Policies, Institutions and Markets
August 2013 Agricultural Extension Week
The African Forum for Agricultural Advisory Services (AFAAS) is hosting an Agricultural Extension Week from 5-10 August 2013 in Gaborone, Botswana. The theme of the event is “Value Chain Approach in Agricultural Development: Coping with New Dem…
Call for Contributions: Livestock & Fish Value Chains Conference
On 9-11 September, PIM and the CGIAR Research Program on Livestock and Fish will co-organize the first AgriFood Chain Toolkit Conference in Kampala, Uganda. The conference will enable practitioners and researchers to share their experiences and discuss…
Upcoming Agricultural Extension Workshop
PIM is organizing a workshop on “Prioritizing Research in Agricultural Extension for Efficient and Effective Knowledge Sharing Systems” on 15-16 October, 2013 at IFPRI Headquarters in Washington, DC. The workshop will bring together researchers, de…
Twitter Chat on youth and agriculture connects IFPRI with new audiences
Earlier this month, I took part in a new experience: a twitter chat. Organized by USAID, the #AskAg Twitter Chat on Youth Employment in Agriculture, connected me and my fellow guest speakers from USAID, Making Cents International, and Winrock Internati…