Publications
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Journal Article
“Stronger with breastmilk-only initiative” in 5 African countries: Case study on the implementation process and contribution to the enabling environment for breastfeeding
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Brief
Democratic Republic of Congo’s agrifood system structure and drivers of transformation
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Brief
Measuring changes in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC)’s agri-food system
Datasets
Dataset
2018 Social Accounting Matrix for the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC)
Dataset
Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) Micronutrient Cross-Sectional Household Survey
Dataset
Survey Data for Mapping Technology Adoption in East and Central Africa
Blogs
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How does promoting modern seed varieties impact forest conservation?
A study shows changed patterns of deforesation.
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Book launch: Agricultural extension evolves to address a rapidly changing world
New challenges for programs and research efforts that reach hundreds of millions of farmers.
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Micronutrient status in the DR Congo: What to do when diet and blood measurements do and don’t align
Looking at the varying prevalence of zinc and vitamin A deficiencies among women and children.
Events
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East Africa Perspectives on the Book: Agricultural Extension – Global Status and Performance in Selected Countries
IFPRI Ethiopia and IFPRI Malawi are co-organizing a webinar on the recently launched IFPRI book, “Agricultural Extension: Global Status and Performance in Selected Countries“. The book, edited by Kristin Davis, Suresh Babu, and Catherine Ragasa, provides a global overview of agricultural extension and advisory services and assesses and compares extension systems at the national and regional […]
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Virtual Event – Agricultural Extension: Global Status and Performance in Selected Countries
This book provides a global overview of agricultural extension and advisory services, assesses and compares extension systems at the national and regional levels, examines the performance of extension approaches in a selected set of country cases, and shares lessons and policy insights. Drawing on both primary and secondary data, the book contributes to the literature […]
Achieving Food and Nutrition Security in DRC
Although the Democratic Republic of Congo has long been known for its abundance of natural resources, especially its mineral riches, little attention has been given to the country’s vast, but untapped, agricultural potential. If this potential is unleashed, the DRC could significantly reduce poverty, hunger, and malnutrition throughout the country, and also become a long-term […]
News
How does promoting modern seed varieties impact forest conservation? (VoxDev)
VoxDev published a research-based commentary by Tanguy Bernard (Professor of Economics, University of Bordeaux; Senior Research Fellow, IFPRI), Sylvie Lambert (Chaired Professor, Paris School of Economics), Karen Macours (Professor, Paris School of Economics), and Margaux Vinez (Senior Economist, World Bank) looking at how promoting modern seed varieties accelerated the deforestation of primary forest in the Democratic Republic of Congo. […]
Congo-Kinshasa: A quarter of the population in the grip of acute food insecurity (All Africa)
All Africa published an article stating that 27 million people in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), or about a quarter of the country’s population, face acute food insecurity since September 2021. This is what a study published this November by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the World Food Program (WFP) reveals. […]
Workshop to Examine Agricultural Extension System and Agricultural Productivity in the Democratic Republic of Congo
Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo, June 26, 2012—Endowed with 80 million hectares of arable land, diverse climatic conditions, and abundant water resources, the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has the potential to become the breadbasket of the entire African continent. Yet, despite its agricultural and economic potential, it continues to have the highest level of […]
Projects
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The Integrated Project on Agricultural Growth in the Great Lakes region (PICAGL)
The Integrated Project on Agricultural Growth in the Great Lakes region (PICAGL) aims to increase agricultural productivity and marketing of four value chains (cassava, rice,……