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A glimpse into the gendered impacts of COVID-19 in rural Kenya
In rural Kenya, the pandemic has posed serious problems whose impacts are ongoing, particularly for women. I recently spoke with Esther (a pseudonym), a small-scale farmer in Nyandarua
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Potentials and Pitfalls in Africa’s Agrifood Processing Sector
The sustainable transformation of Africa’s agrifood processing system has been increasingly recognized as crucial to ensuring the region’s food security, reducing poverty rates, and supporting economic development.
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The global food price crisis threatens to cause a global nutrition crisis: New evidence from 1.27 million young children on the effects of inflation
Frequent food crises with spiking prices have become the new normal in the 21st century, bringing urgency to the task of understanding their nutritional impacts on poor and food insecure populations.
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CGIAR Centers in Senegal received the visit of Dr. Kwesi Atta-Krah
The CG centers in Senegal, received on 24 August 2022 at the IFPRI Africa Regional office based in Dakar, the former IITA Director for Country Alignment and Systems Integration
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‘Who would have thought that cinema could reach this far?’: Lessons from implementing community-based edutainment in rural Senegal
A process evaluation of the television edutainment series C’est la Vie!, to document the challenges of implementation in rural, conservative areas of Senegal.
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JOB OPPORTUNITY: Global HR Coordinator
The International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) seeks a qualified candidate to serve as a Global HR Coordinator to coordinate relocations
Who we are
IFPRI in Africa provides on-the-ground support for local research, capacity building, and partnerships to reduce poverty and end malnutrition across the continent.
What we do
We conduct evidence-based research on agriculture, food security, nutrition, gender, markets, and climate resilience—tailored to African contexts.
Where we work
We share research findings with key stakeholders through policy dialogues, public events, workshops, publications, and blogs.