A Challenge Paper written by John Hoddinott, Deputy Director in IFPRI’s Poverty Health and Nutrition Division, Mark Rosegrant, Director of IFPRI’s Environment and Production Technology Division and Maximo Torero, Division Director o…
The answer is—as usual—that it depends! This post is part of the CGIAR Research Program on Water, Land and Ecosystems (WLE) website’s coverage of the recent conference on “Water in the Anthropocene: Challenges for Science and Governance. Indic…
Capacity Needs Assessment (CNA) studies are being completed in the five of the six countries which were initially planned to complete CNA studies by April 2013. These countries include Mozambique, Togo, Ghana, Senegal, Rwanda, Zambia and Malawi. Meanwh…
West Africa is on the cusp: after years of stagnation and decline, the region has seen steady growth for nearly two decades, and is moving from recovery to transformation
Farmers in rural Bangladesh have limited ability to cope with risks such as flood, drought, injury, or illness. A recent IFPRI discussion paper on, The value of customized insurance for farmers in rural Bangladesh, investigates which financial instrume…
