Publications
Book Chapter
Agricultural mechanization: Drivers and characteristics
Brief
Gender and age gaps in voice & agency in community governance: The value of female local political representation in India and Africa South of the Sahara under intensifying conflicts and climate uncertainty
Conference Paper
Climate shocks and fertilizer responses: Field-level evidence for rice production in Bangladesh
Blogs
Tokyo Nutrition for Growth Summit: Leveraging Japanese knowledge to address global health and nutrition challenges
Innovative approaches to solving the problems of food insecurity.
In search of effective support for agricultural mechanization in Africa
Rising food demand and a shrinking rural labor pool have made the need for tractors and other machines increasingly urgent.
TICAD7 Side Event: How Japan’s know-how can help address Africa’s food and nutrition challenges
Japanese organizations and businesses are working with African partners on a variety of fronts, from surimi factories to tomato production—a discussion.
Events
The 8th Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD8)
Virtual Event: September 28, 2022 – 6:00 PM to 7:30 PM JST. The side event explores how Japan can lend its expertise to address Africa’s food and nutrition challenges and show some evidence of the impacts.
Side Event: How Japan’s know-how can help address food and nutrition challenges in the developing world
Virtual Event: Nov 30, 2021 – 06:00 AM to 07:30 AM EST. This event explores how Japan can lend its expertise to address food and nutrition challenges in the developing world.
IFPRI @ Tokyo Nutrition for Growth (N4G) Summit 2021
Virtual Event: Nov 30, 2021 – 05:00 AM to Dec 2, 2021 11:00 PM EST. IFPRI is participating in the Tokyo Nutrition for Growth (N4G) Summit 2021
News
Why FG’s policy on mechanisation is not working (Daily Trust)
Daily Trust (Nigeria) reported that for more than 60 years, Nigeria has been importing tractors yet less than 30 percent of farmers in the country have access to mechanization. The story cites an IFPRI study in which Senior Research Fellow, Hiroyuki Takeshima finds government programs designed to bring in more tractors “are rarely effective, and government […]
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Topics/Countries
Awards
- Nils Westermarck Award, 2018, International Association of Agricultural Economists (IAAE) 30th Conference of Agricultural Economists