Enhancing farm productivity and rural livelihoods through ICT interventions in Malawi
Stories & Blogs IFPRI (Blog )Agriculture is central to Malawi’s economy, employing much of the population and contributing substantially to GDP. However, agricultural productivity and earnings have stagnated and chronic food insecurity is a serious problem.
Workshop: Applying the Women’s Empowerment in Agrifood Governance (WEAGov) tool to support gender-responsive policy innovation across Africa.
Stories & Blogs IFPRI (Blog )Well-designed and well-implemented agrifood policies can play a significant role in closing gender gaps and setting countries on a pathway toward sustainable and equitable food systems.
Towards the Future: Youth Leadership and UN 2.0 in Malawi
Stories & Blogs UNDCO (Blog )21st century problems require 21st century solutions. They also need next-generation trailblazers.
Putting Africa on the path to prosperity
Stories & Blogs World bank (Blog )While 1.2 billion people in developing countries are projected to reach working age over the next decade, only an estimated 420 million jobs will be available to them.
Sudan food emergency: Unpacking the scale of the disaster and the actions needed
Stories & Blogs IFPRI (Blog )The United Nations recently warned of the risk of famine in Sudan. Around 18 million people are already acutely hungry, including 3.6 million children who are acutely malnourished.
In Zambia, I saw rural resilience first-hand
Stories & Blogs IFAD (Blog )Zambia has been hit hard by extreme weather events in recent years. Drought is impacting food security and rural livelihoods so severely that the government has declared it a national emergency.
Programme Managers’ Meeting for the Elimination of Visceral Leishmaniasis in Eastern Africa
Event June 11 to 13, 2024 - Venue/Format: Radisson Hotel, Addis Ababa, EthiopiaOrganizer: WHO
Regional Meeting of West African Intergovernmental Organizations
Event June 10 to 11, 2024 - Venue/Format: Abidjan, Côte d’IvoireOrganizer: ECA
United Nations Expert Group Meeting on Non-traditional and Integrated Data for SDGs
Event July 17, 2024 - Venue/Format: UN Women BuildingOrganizer: UN DESA
Energy Modelling Platform for Africa (EMP-A) 2024
Event May 13 -31, 2024 - Venue/Format: Accra, GhanaOrganizer: ECA - African Climate Policy Centre (ACPC)