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Socialization and Capacity Building Workshops for Local Government Authorities, Tanzania
Published on April 24, 2017
A series of workshops to inform Local Government Authorities on the Agricultural Sector Development Program (ASDP 2). The next one is in Morogoro, Tanzania, April 24–29, 2017. -
Africa’s Evolving Employment Trends: Implications for Economic Transformation
Published on April 15, 2017
While agro-processing is growing rapidly in percentage terms, its share of overall employment is quite low and hence will not generate nearly as many new jobs as farming. -
Eastern and Southern Africa Regional Sustainability Summit, March 16–17, Lusaka, Zambia
Published on April 1, 2017
The Summit focused on climate change adaptation and mitigation in relation to agriculture and food security. -
What Drives Policy Change? Insights from the Kaleidoscope Model of Food Security Policy
Published on March 30, 2017
Steven Haggblade, Sheryl Hendriks, and Danielle Resnick, March 29, 2017, IFPRI, Washington, DC -
Off-farm Employment around Yangon: Survey Results
Published on March 17, 2017
Off-farm employment is the sole source of earnings for 56% rural households around Yangon and it provides 78% of rural households income. -
Capacity Building Is a Non-linear Process: Building Networks for Better Research
Published on March 17, 2017
Researchers at Michigan State University and several tertiary institutions in Nigeria worked in teams to submit grant proposals for research work in Nigeria under the MSU led Alliance for African Partnership (AAP). -
Training of Ministries of Agriculture staff from 34 of Nigeria’s 36 States and FCT
Published on March 8, 2017
The Nigeria Agricultural Policy Project organized a training on data analysis and presentation in Abuja, March 7–8, 2017. -
Journalists Brainstorm with Researchers on how to Promote Evidence Based Reporting Backed by Data…
Published on March 8, 2017
The Nigeria Agricultural Policy Project convened a brainstorming session in Abuja for media representatives, March 8, 2017. -
3rd Annual Agricultural Policy Conference, March 1–3, Dar es Salaam
Published on March 5, 2017
The Role of Agri-food Systems in Promoting Industrialization in Tanzania Enhancing Linkage of Upstream and Downstream Value Chain Activities in the Context of Agriculture Transformation -
Value Chain Concepts and Application Training at Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria
Published on February 20, 2017
Faculty and young researchers are trained on the application of value chain concepts and analysis to Nigerian agriculture at Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, Feb 20–21, 2017
