L'Institut International de Recherche sur les Politiques Alimentaires (IFPRI) et l'Institut Sénégalais de Recherches Agricoles (ISRA) ont mis en œuvre leur désir et intention de développer une coopération et une collaboration en matière de recherche pour le développement, la formation et, d'autres activités qui contribuent à l’atteinte des buts et des objectifs de ces deux institutions à… [Continue Reading]
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India’s Rice Production Down in Wake of Drought
Despite an uptick in rainfall earlier this month, India’s rice production is suffering in the wake of a dryer-than-usual monsoon season (also known as kharif), said PK Joshi, the director of IFPRI’s South Asia office told Bloomberg today. Last year, he said, farmers produced 91.5 million metric tons; this year, they produced 5-7 million tons… [Continue Reading]
Global Food Crisis in Wake of Drought Could Hit Soon, Fan Says
IFPRI’s Director General Shenggen Fan said in an interview with Bloomberg this week that a global food crisis could hit “soon” unless governments take action, including ending the production of ethanol, a corn-based biofuel. “The major problem is policy,” Fan said. “Biofuel production has to be stopped. That actually pushed global food prices higher and… [Continue Reading]
IFPRI Research on Drought
Drought--especially as it relates to food prices--is grabbing headlines this summer, but IFPRI researchers have studied the diverse impacts of these extended dry spells on economies and people around the world for decades. Their studies—often focused on (but not limited to) countries in Sub-Saharan Africa—show that drought leads to everything from migration and imperiled occupations… [Continue Reading]
Source: Afrique de L’Ouest et du Centre
Recherche agricole : L’ISRA et l’IFPRI formalisent leur collaboration
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The ATA seeks new ways to improve audit services for Ethiopia’s agricultural cooperatives
May 21, 2013 By
Agricultural cooperatives are designed to support member farmers to increase both their productivity and their income. However, the Ethiopian Agricultural Transformation Agency (ATA) identified several systemic bottlenecks that have reduced the effectiveness of cooperatives in Ethiopia. A key area in need of improvement is the auditing functions of cooperatives throughout the country in terms of… [Continue Reading]
