IFPRI Podcast

This PIM Webinar recorded on October 24, 2019, features a presentation by and a discussion with Dr. Thomas Jayne, University Foundation Professor of Agricultural, Food, and Resource Economics at Michigan State University. The rise of medium-scale farms is affecting Africa in diverse ways that are difficult to generalize. Findings presented in this seminar indicate that medium-scale commercialized...

Speaker: Leonard Wantchekon, Professor of Politics and International Affairs, Princeton University How can information be harnessed to improve rural service delivery and governance? The articles in the new special issue ( https://www.sciencedirect.com/journal/world-development/special-issue/10HB9DTV77Q ) of the journal World Development on “Information, Governance, and Rural Service Delivery,” coe...

Speaker: Tewodaj Mogues, Senior Economist and Technical Assistance Advisor, International Monetary Fund (IMF) How can information be harnessed to improve rural service delivery and governance? The articles in the new special issue ( https://www.sciencedirect.com/journal/world-development/special-issue/10HB9DTV77Q ) of the journal World Development on “Information, Governance, and Rural Service Del...

Speaker: Neha Kumar, Senior Research Fellow, IFPRI How can information be harnessed to improve rural service delivery and governance? The articles in the new special issue ( https://www.sciencedirect.com/journal/world-development/special-issue/10HB9DTV77Q ) of the journal World Development on “Information, Governance, and Rural Service Delivery,” coedited by Katrina Kosec (IFPRI) and Leonard Wantc...

Speaker: David K. Evans, Senior Fellow, Center for Global Development (CGD) How can information be harnessed to improve rural service delivery and governance? The articles in the new special issue ( https://www.sciencedirect.com/journal/world-development/special-issue/10HB9DTV77Q ) of the journal World Development on “Information, Governance, and Rural Service Delivery,” coedited by Katrina Kosec...

Speaker: Katrina Kosec, Senior Research Fellow, IFPRI How can information be harnessed to improve rural service delivery and governance? The articles in the new special issue ( https://www.sciencedirect.com/journal/world-development/special-issue/10HB9DTV77Q ) of the journal World Development on “Information, Governance, and Rural Service Delivery,” coedited by Katrina Kosec (IFPRI) and Leonard Wa...

Moderator: Rajul Pandya-Lorch, Director, Communications and Public Affairs & Chief of Staff in the Director General's Office, IFPRI How can information be harnessed to improve rural service delivery and governance? The articles in the new special issue ( https://www.sciencedirect.com/journal/world-development/special-issue/10HB9DTV77Q ) of the journal World Development on “Information, Governance,...

Discussant: Simeon Ehui, Director, Sustainable Development, Africa, The World Bank Group Ghana’s Economic and Agricultural Transformation ( https://doi.org/10.2499/9780198845348 ) reveals that despite over 30 years of continuous growth in per capita income and rapid urbanization, Ghana has not industrialized and most of its workers remain trapped in low productivity work in agriculture and service...

Discussant: Edward Brown, Senior Director of Research & Policy Engagements, African Center for Economic Transformation, Ghana Ghana’s Economic and Agricultural Transformation ( https://doi.org/10.2499/9780198845348 ) reveals that despite over 30 years of continuous growth in per capita income and rapid urbanization, Ghana has not industrialized and most of its workers remain trapped in low product...

Moderator: Peter Hazell, Independent Consultant Ghana’s Economic and Agricultural Transformation ( https://doi.org/10.2499/9780198845348 ) reveals that despite over 30 years of continuous growth in per capita income and rapid urbanization, Ghana has not industrialized and most of its workers remain trapped in low productivity work in agriculture and services. Using empirical analysis of the perfor...

Speaker: Danielle Resnick, Senior Research Fellow, IFPRI Ghana’s Economic and Agricultural Transformation ( https://doi.org/10.2499/9780198845348 ) reveals that despite over 30 years of continuous growth in per capita income and rapid urbanization, Ghana has not industrialized and most of its workers remain trapped in low productivity work in agriculture and services. Using empirical analysis of t...

Speaker: Shashidhara Kolavalli, Development Strategist Ghana’s Economic and Agricultural Transformation ( https://doi.org/10.2499/9780198845348 ) reveals that despite over 30 years of continuous growth in per capita income and rapid urbanization, Ghana has not industrialized and most of its workers remain trapped in low productivity work in agriculture and services. Using empirical analysis of the...

Speaker: Xinshen Diao, Deputy Division Director, Development Strategy and Governance Division, IFPRI Ghana’s Economic and Agricultural Transformation ( https://doi.org/10.2499/9780198845348 ) reveals that despite over 30 years of continuous growth in per capita income and rapid urbanization, Ghana has not industrialized and most of its workers remain trapped in low productivity work in agriculture...

Moderator: Peter Hazell, Independent Consultant Ghana’s Economic and Agricultural Transformation ( https://doi.org/10.2499/9780198845348 ) reveals that despite over 30 years of continuous growth in per capita income and rapid urbanization, Ghana has not industrialized and most of its workers remain trapped in low productivity work in agriculture and services. Using empirical analysis of the perfor...

Opening remarks: Rajul Pandya-Lorch, Director, Communications and Public Affairs Division; & Chief of Staff, Director General's Office, IFPRI Ghana’s Economic and Agricultural Transformation ( https://doi.org/10.2499/9780198845348 ) reveals that despite over 30 years of continuous growth in per capita income and rapid urbanization, Ghana has not industrialized and most of its workers remain trappe...

Discussant: Simeon Ehui, Director, Sustainable Development, Africa, World Bank The Global Commission on Adaptation ( https://gca.org/global-commission-on-adaptation/adapt-our-world ) seeks to highlight the adaptation challenges confronting poor people, notably poor farmers whose livelihoods are fragile and dependent on the weather and launch a year of action to begin rising to meet this challenge....

Discussant: Manish Bapna, Managing Director, World Resources Institute The Global Commission on Adaptation ( https://gca.org/global-commission-on-adaptation/adapt-our-world ) seeks to highlight the adaptation challenges confronting poor people, notably poor farmers whose livelihoods are fragile and dependent on the weather and launch a year of action to begin rising to meet this challenge. In this...

Rapid Fire Presentation/Speaker: Implications by Channing Arndt, Director, Environment and Production Technology Division, IFPRI The Global Commission on Adaptation ( https://gca.org/global-commission-on-adaptation/adapt-our-world ) seeks to highlight the adaptation challenges confronting poor people, notably poor farmers whose livelihoods are fragile and dependent on the weather and launch a year...

Rapid Fire Presentation/Speaker: New ideas on sustainable pest management: It takes a village by Wei Zhang, Senior Research Fellow, IFPRI The Global Commission on Adaptation ( https://gca.org/global-commission-on-adaptation/adapt-our-world ) seeks to highlight the adaptation challenges confronting poor people, notably poor farmers whose livelihoods are fragile and dependent on the weather and laun...

Rapid Fire Presentation/Speaker: New innovations in agricultural extension and rural advisory services by Simrin Makhija, Senior Research Analyst, IFPRI The Global Commission on Adaptation ( https://gca.org/global-commission-on-adaptation/adapt-our-world ) seeks to highlight the adaptation challenges confronting poor people, notably poor farmers whose livelihoods are fragile and dependent on the w...

Rapid Fire Presentation/Speaker: Better at strengthening women’s and men's resilience by Elizabeth Bryan, Senior Scientist, IFPRI The Global Commission on Adaptation ( https://gca.org/global-commission-on-adaptation/adapt-our-world ) seeks to highlight the adaptation challenges confronting poor people, notably poor farmers whose livelihoods are fragile and dependent on the weather and launch a yea...

Rapid Fire Presentation/Speaker: Better risk management by Claudia Ringler, Senior Research Fellow, IFPRI The Global Commission on Adaptation ( https://gca.org/global-commission-on-adaptation/adapt-our-world ) seeks to highlight the adaptation challenges confronting poor people, notably poor farmers whose livelihoods are fragile and dependent on the weather and launch a year of action to begin ris...

Rapid Fire Presentation/Speaker: More R&D to increase agricultural productivity by Keith Wiebe, Senior Research Fellow, IFPRI The Global Commission on Adaptation ( https://gca.org/global-commission-on-adaptation/adapt-our-world ) seeks to highlight the adaptation challenges confronting poor people, notably poor farmers whose livelihoods are fragile and dependent on the weather and launch a year of...

Introduction: Neil Watkins, Deputy Director, Agricultural Development & Nutrition, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation The Global Commission on Adaptation ( https://gca.org/global-commission-on-adaptation/adapt-our-world ) seeks to highlight the adaptation challenges confronting poor people, notably poor farmers whose livelihoods are fragile and dependent on the weather and launch a year of action to...

Moderator: Rajul Pandya-Lorch, Director, Communications and Public Affairs & Chief of Staff in the Director General's Office, IFPRI The Global Commission on Adaptation ( https://gca.org/global-commission-on-adaptation/adapt-our-world ) seeks to highlight the adaptation challenges confronting poor people, notably poor farmers whose livelihoods are fragile and dependent on the weather and launch a y...