Small food vendors in Metro Manila grapple with a multitude of challenges that not only affect their daily operations but also cast shadows over their prospects in the evolving urban economy. Among these challenges, two central issues emerge; a lack of sufficient capital and a limited understanding of business essentials, both of which result in inadequate income levels. The hurdles
Food safety experts from African countries from August 29 – September 2 gathered at the Bellagio Center of the Rockefeller Foundation to deliberate on the future of food safety in the informal food sector in Africa, markets that remain outside formal regulatory oversight which accounts for more than 80% of the continent’s food trade. The session, convened by Rockefeller Foundation
By Kibrom Abay, Katrina Kosec, and Evgeniya Anisimova CGIAR, the world’s largest agricultural innovation network, has joined forces with the World Food Programme (WFP) and the Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation (Norad) under the project titled, “Learning Support for a Sub-Saharan Africa Multi-Country Climate Resilience Program for Food Security.” A substantial share of the activities under this partnership will be
In 2022, the world faced multiple crises. Disruptions to food systems continued due to the protracted pandemic, natural disasters, civil unrest, political instability, and the impacts of climate change. The situation was exacerbated by the war in Ukraine, which created a global food and fertilizer crisis. The Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region, which is among the most vulnerable
By Katrina Kosec, Jordan Kyle, Evgeniya Anisimova, Lucia Carrillo, and Omobolanle Onilogbo On May 12 in Abuja, Nigeria, two CGIAR initiatives – Fragility, Conflict and Migration (FCM) and National Policies and Strategies for Food, Land and Water Systems Transformation (NPS) – brought together policymakers, researchers, and representatives from the private sector and civil society to discuss how to advance food systems resilience
A protracted refugee situation refers to a scenario when an entire generation of a family spend their whole lives in refugee camps. In this blog post, we reflect on the recent fieldwork we conducted at the Tongogara Refugee Camp in Zimbabwe. The majority of the people we interviewed in the camp have been residing there for 10 to 25 years,
Women in rural areas often do not have equal opportunities in labor markets and face challenges in accessing land, credit, insurance, technology, and agricultural resources. Barriers such as unpaid care work, limited skills training, regressive gender norms, and gender-based violence further limit their ability to increase or diversify income. Another possible, and often overlooked, barrier is a lack of women’s
On May 11, 2023 the Abuja office of the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI Nigeria) and the CGIAR Research Initiative on Fragility, Conflict, and Migration (FCM) co-hosted a hybrid event featuring the Nigeria presentation of IFPRI’s 2023 Global Food Policy Report (GFPR) titled “Rethinking Food Crises Responses” and the launch of the FCM Initiative. The event drew together various stakeholders