Available in Spanish On November 1, 2023, as part of the CGIAR Research Initiative on National Policies and Strategies (NPS) in Colombia, the second webinar was part of the “Policy Analysis Instruments using General Equilibrium Models” course. This time, the focus was on the analysis conducted by the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) on reducing food loss and waste,
Available in English El 1 de noviembre de 2023, como parte de la iniciativa “Políticas y Estrategias Nacionales” (NPS) en Colombia, tuvo lugar el segundo seminario web que hace parte del curso “Instrumentos de Análisis de Política utilizando Modelos de Equilibrio General”. En esta ocasión, el enfoque se centró en el análisis realizado por el Instituto de Investigación en Políticas
On July 19, 2023, the CGIAR Research Initiative on National Policies and Strategies initiated a blog competition, inviting all attendees of the Food Security Simulator Kenya demonstration to participate. The competition winner would be eligible for a short-term industrial attachment/mentorship at IFPRI’s Kenya office and the top three blogs would be published on the CGIAR Research Initiative on National Policies
African governments, policymakers, and other stakeholders in the water and energy sectors face a balancing act. On the one hand, they must sustainably maximize water and energy access for widespread and often remote populations; on the other, they are racing to mitigate and adapt to the escalating effects of climate change. Their job is made harder by a siloed approach
By Tafadzwa Mabhaudhi The water–energy–food (WEF) nexus builds understanding around interlinked resources and sectors, which can be applied to achieve resource security and sustainable development. However, despite progress in research, there is a significant lack of practical case studies. To be of relevance in the real world, the WEF nexus needs to transition from theory to practice, thereby increasing the
Lao national policy researchers, international research partners, and in-country stakeholders from different agricultural development sectors discussed ways forward to implement evidence-based policy research during a consultation workshop on 11 October 2023 in Vientiane Capital, Lao PDR. The participants agreed to strengthen the research community led by the National Policy Think Tank (PTT) to effectively contribute to the agricultural development sector
The CGIAR Initiative on National Policies and Strategies organized a three-day Policy Network Write-Shop, the second in the policy network series, from 14th -16th November 2023 at Entebbe, Uganda. The first was the Policy Network and Engagement Workshop in Nairobi in June 2023. Participants were a unique mix of policymakers, researchers, and policy advisors from the Ministry of Water and Environment,
Read the conference proceedings Odisha’s rural economy is reshaping because of urbanization, market expansion, increased livelihood opportunities in the non-farm sector and changes in land use patterns. Economic and institutional reforms are underway, and their successful implementation in the next few years will increase the per capita income and improve the average living standard of the people. To design effective