Policy and Investment Prioritization through Value chain analysis (PPVC) is a replicable and market-led approach developed to assist policymakers to prioritize cost-effective policies and investments. It is based on a combination of modelling platforms, and detailed analytics combined with a stepwise approach to narrow down and rank selected value chains according to their ability to […]
Policy Seminar: Introducing the new Women’s Empowerment Metric for National Statistical Systems (WEMNS)
The new Women’s Empowerment Metric for National Statistical Systems (WEMNS) is a streamlined tool for measuring women’s empowerment, intended for use in large-scale, multitopic surveys conducted by national statistical systems. WEMNS is designed to measure empowerment in households with all types of livelihoods, in both urban and rural areas, complementing the Women’s Empowerment in Agriculture Index (WEAI), which […]
Titukulane Joint Learning Event
The Department of Disaster Management Affairs (DoDMA) and Titukulane (a consortium led by CARE International) in collaboration with National Planning Commision, Right to Food Coalition (hosted by Welthungerhilfe and CISANET), Zurich Flood Resilience Project (Concern Worldwide), SoSuRe (SHA-UP) and FARMSE are organising a National Resilience Learning Event which will take place on 25-27 July at […]
Event Announcement: Leveraging Urbanization for Inclusive Development in Malawi with an Example of the Fruit Value Chain in Salima/Chipoka
In Malawi 2063, urbanization has been identified as one of the three pillars, through which the nation intends to achieve its development aspirations. The recent Malawi Secondary Cities Plan (MSCP) lays out plans to transform 8 urban centers into an interconnected network of secondary cities. The vision is for economic activities of each proposed secondary […]
IFPRI-AMIS Seminar: Ukraine One Year Later: the impact of the war on agricultural markets and food security
With the war in Ukraine entering its second year, global markets continue to feel its effects. World stock levels for wheat, feed grains and soybeans remain tight, and while prices have fallen back to pre-war levels, much uncertainty remains. This seminar will examine how the war has affected global markets, particularly wheat markets. Speakers will […]
