Examples & Outputs

of activities and topics covered under C1 and C2

West Africa:

Case Studies of Uneven Implementation of Regional Input Policies such as fertilizer policies, herbicides and veterinary drug policies, etc.
Modeling the impact of regional rice policy
Research and analytical support to national programs in Mali, Senegal and Nigeria, and the West Africa Region
Capacity building of Institut Polytechnique Rural, Mali, through student research support
IFPRI/ReSAKKS Support to ECOWAS next generation National Agricultural Investment Plans and Regional Agricultural Investment Plan
by establishing a regional Joint Sector Review
(JSR) process and in setting up a regional M&E working group.

Eastern and Southern Africa:

Research and analytical support to Malawi, Tanzania and Zambia
Capacity building in Partial Equilibrium modeling and crop outlook forecasting—Tanzania, Mozambique and Malawi
Institutional architecture assessment to focus on policy gaps
The economics and political economy of local government authority (LGA) levies in Tanzania
Journalists training on food, agriculture, and nutrition policy issues in Malawi and South Africa (see also a report on IFPRI’s website)
Training and capacity building of national statistical agency
Support to the Malawi Department of Land Resources and Conservation in developing crop suitability maps
Stakeholder assessment of the agriculture and food security policy processes in Malawi
Capacity building support to IAPRI, Zambia (see an example of an IAPRI publication reflecting this support, and the capacity building workshop on using economic household models - Part 1 and Part 2)

Asia:

Research and analytical support to Myanmar
Capacity Building for CSOs and think-tank organization (i.e., MDRI-CESD)
Research study on “Strategic Planning for Irrigation Development in Myanmar”
Backstopping application of kaleidoscope model for improved policy process analysis and integration of evidence into policy making and following presentation

Photo: Motorized plough in Malawi