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The share of working-age young people in Africa south of the Sahara has risen due to past declines in mortality coupled with high fertility. This “youth bulge” has created a sense of urgency among national governments and the international development community as the prospect of widespread youth unemployment in Africa, and the social instability and […]

For 15 years, I had lived in a small village in southeastern China. We did not recognize malnutrition when we saw it, because to us it looked normal. We were all malnourished. Now, as I look back on my past decade as director general of the International Food Policy Research Institute, I can see how […]

On Thursday, 31 October 2019, the Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (FMARD) launched the National Gender Policy on Agriculture as a tool to deepen women’s involvement in the country’s agriculture. Given IFPRI’s history of support to the development of the policy, Dr. Kwaw Andam, Country Program Leader of IFPRI’s Nigeria Strategy Support Program […]

Lomé, Togo, - Many African governments have committed to promoting inclusive agricultural growth in recent years, but their efforts often neglect the key role played by gender, according to a new report. Evidence shows that gender differences are affecting African countries’ ability to meet their goals of ending hunger, reducing poverty, boosting trade, and increasing resilience […]