Agri-Food News and Media
BRIDGING THE GAP: Policy Innovations To Put Women At The Center Of Food Systems Transformation In Africa
All CountriesMalabo Montpellier Panel
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delves into an Africa-wide analysis of the status of women in Africa's agrifood systems to propose further actions to position women at the center of food system change. Women are pivotal to transforming Africa's agrifood systems and achieving job, g...

Agri-Food News and Media
Livestock, Livestock Products and Fish, March 2022
MalawiIFPRI
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This price bulletin was developed by researchers at IFPRI Malawi with the goal of providing clear and accurate information on the weekly variation of retail prices for selected agricultural commodities that are important for food security and nutriti...

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Land Tenure Security And Preferences To Dispute Resolution Pathways Among Landholders In Nigeria
NigeriaHYACINTH O. EDEH, GEORGE MAVROTAS AND BEDRU B. BAL...
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This excerpt discusses the Land tenure security and preferences to dispute resolution pathways among landholders in Nigeria.

Nutrition
Seasonality And Day-to-day Variability Of Dietary Diversity: Longitudinal Study Of Pregnant Women Enrolled In A Randomized Controlled Efficacy Trial In Rural Burkina Faso
Burkina FasoGILES T. HANLEY-COOK, ALEMAYEHU ARGAW, BRENDA DE K...
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Background: Panel data indicates that non-pregnant women's dietary diversity fluctuates across climatic seasons in low- and middle income countries. The natural day-to-day variability in food group consumption during gestation is unknown.

Nutrition
Role Of Interactive Radio Programming In Advancing Women’s And Youth’s Empowerment And Dietary Diversity: Mixed Method Evidence From Malawi
MalawiCATHERINE RAGASA, DISTON MZUNGU, KENAN KALAGHO, et...
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This paper discusses the role of interactive radio programming in advancing women’s and youth’s empowerment and dietary diversity with mixed method evidence from Malawi.

Extension Services
Does ICT-based Aquaculture Extension Contribute To Greater Adoption Of Good Management Practices And Improved Incomes? Evidence From Ghana
GhanaPROSPER NTIRI, CATHERINE RAGASA, SAMUEL AFOTEY ANA...
Fish and Aquaculture Products

information and communication technology (ICT) tools (mobile phone, WhatsApp platform, television, and radio) in the dissemination of aquaculture and market information to fish farmers in Ghana. Data from a 2021 survey of 391 active fish farmers were...

On-Farm Production (crops, livestock)
Agricultural Credit Constraints In Smallholder Farming In Developing Countries: Evidence From Nigeria
NigeriaBEDRU B. BALANA AND MOTUNRAYO AYOWUMI OYEYEMI
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The agricultural sector in developing countries like Nigeria is characterized by low productivity, driven partly by low use of modern agricultural technologies. Poor access to credit is seen as a key barrier to adoption of these technologies. Policy...

Agri-Food News and Media
Financial Access Of Midstream Agricultural Firms In Africa: Evidence From The LSMS-ISA And World Bank Enterprise Surveys
All CountriesKATE AMBLER, ALAN DE BRAUW, SYLVAN HERSKOWITZ, et...
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The midstream of agricultural value chains are rapidly changing in response to shifting domestic and international demand. While the performance of this segment may have important implications for the entire sector, evidence on midstream actors and t...

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On The Role Of Water Resources Management To Transform Water, Energy, Food And Ecosystem(WEFE) Systems In Transboundry River Basin
All CountriesSTEFAN UHLENBROOK, CLAUDIA RINGLER, JONATHAN LAUTZ...
Poultry

The program NEXUS Gains addresses key challenges of transforming water, energy, food and ecosystem (WEFE) systems in transboundary bread-basket basins in East and Southern Africa (Blue Nile and Limpopo basins), Central (Aral Sea basin) and South Asia...

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Ethnic Diversity And Forest Commons
All CountriesFRANCISCO M. BARBA AND DANY JAIMOVICH
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The management of forest commons requires coordination within a community and between communities. This coordination is usually challenging given the incentives for free riding. The literature suggests that communities with heterogeneous members, par...

Agri-Food News and Media
IFPRI Malawi Monthly Maize Market Report, May 2022
MalawiIFPRI
Grains

The Monthly Maize Market Report was developed by researchers at IFPRI Malawi with the goal of providing clear and accurate information on the variation of maize prices in selected markets throughout Malawi. The reports are intended as a resource for...

Climate Change
Using A Large Climate Ensemble To Assess The Frequency And Intensity Of Future Extreme Climate Events In Southern Africa
All CountriesTIMOTHY S. THOMAS, C. ADAM SCHLOSSER, KENNETH M. S...
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This paper uses 7,200 smoothed climate change projections for each of the four emissions scenarios, together with inter-annual variation provided by detrended historical climate data to investigate changes in growing season (wettest 3 months) weather...