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With research staff from more than 60 countries, and offices across the globe, IFPRI provides research-based policy solutions to sustainably reduce poverty and end hunger and malnutrition in developing countries.

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Samuel Benin

Samuel Benin is the Acting Director for Africa in the Development Strategies and Governance Unit. He conducts research on national strategies and public investment for accelerating food systems transformation in Africa and provides analytical support to the African Union’s CAADP Biennial Review.

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IFPRI currently has more than 600 employees working in over 80 countries with a wide range of local, national, and international partners.

Policy Responses to the Gendered Impacts of COVID-19 in the Africa Region

Co-Organized by IFPRI, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and CGIAR Gender Platform

November 16, 2021

  • 8:00 – 10:00 am (America/New_York)
  • 2:00 – 4:00 pm (Europe/Amsterdam)
  • 6:30 – 8:30 pm (Asia/Kolkata)

This Policy Dialogue explores the gender-differentiated impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on men and women in rural areas of selected countries in sub-Saharan Africa and examines the extent to which policy responses address the unique challenges faced by women and men. Key findings, lessons, and recommendations drawing on phone survey data and policy analyses conducted in Ethiopia, Kenya, Niger, Rwanda, Senegal, Uganda, and Zambia will be shared.

The Dialogue will provide a forum for policymakers to discuss the gendered impacts of COVID-19 and the importance of designing and implementing gender-responsive policies and programs to minimize the economic, food security, and social impacts of the pandemic.

Moderator and Chair

Presentation