Creating JOBS and GROWTH
About three-quarters of the world’s poor rely on agriculture and natural resources for food and livelihoods. More than 85% of the world’s 1.2 billion youth live in developing countries where meaningful employment and entrepreneurial opportunities are limited – contributing to migration and political insecurity. Stable rural and urban development requires jobs for the growing number and proportion of young people in the coming decades. Mechanization in food systems presents both opportunities for productivity and employment risks for some. Growth in the rural economy will be dependent not only on increasing jobs in agriculture but also wealth accumulation to allow farm family members to find off-farm employment. The Blue Economy is an often overlooked but critical element of livelihoods and sustainability.
CGIAR and the Sustainable Development Goals
CGIAR research to improve livelihoods and reduce gender inequalities contributes strongly to the United Nation’s Sustainable Development Goals and targets for the 2030 agenda, to address:
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News
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The crippling of the multilateral trading system
International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)10.12.19-
Creating JOBS and GROWTH
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Sustaining FOOD AVAILABILITY
As of today (Dec. 10), the dispute settlement mechanism of the World Trade Organization (WTO) has…
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African Plant Breeders Association launched in Ghana
International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT)06.12.19-
Biodiversity
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Creating JOBS and GROWTH
The African Plant Breeders Association (APBA) was launched recently to bring together plant breeders…
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Capacity building for Africa’s future agrifood system: challenges and the way forward
CGIAR Research Program on Policies, Institutions, and Markets (PIM)03.12.19-
Creating JOBS and GROWTH
An expert panel at the recent African Conference of Agricultural Economists discussed what should be…
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Do smallholders get the right seed and inputs from their agrodealer?
International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT)28.11.19-
Creating JOBS and GROWTH
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Sustaining FOOD AVAILABILITY
Many Tanzanian smallholder farmers fail to produce even 1 ton of maize grain per hectare.…
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Democracy and commodity cycles in Latin America and the Caribbean
International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)25.11.19-
Creating JOBS and GROWTH
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Promoting EQUALITY OF OPPORTUNITY
The social upheavals occurring across Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) have equally impacted co…
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University of Illinois bestows its 2019 International Alumni Award on ILRI chief Jimmy Smith
International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI)22.11.19-
Creating JOBS and GROWTH
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Sustaining FOOD AVAILABILITY
The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign has bestowed its Madhuri and Jagdish N Sheth Internat…
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Events
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01.10.19
Ghana’s economic and agricultural transformation: Past performance and future prospects
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10.09.19
PIM Webinar: The investment effects of forest rights devolution
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Linkages of Agriculture, Nutrition and Economic Development
Holiday Inn & Suites Port Moresby Corner Waigani Drive & Wards Road Port Moresby Papua New Guinea, Papua New Guinea -
14.05.19
Webinar: Determinants of Rural Youth Migration throughout the Developing World
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07.02.19
Webinar: Climate resilience and job prospects for young people in agriculture
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Agricultural Transformation and Market Integration in the ASEAN Region: Responding to Food Security and Inclusiveness Concerns
Phnom Penh, Cambodia
Publications
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Youth and jobs in rural Africa: Beyond stylized facts
International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)02.12.19-
Creating JOBS and GROWTH
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Promoting EQUALITY OF OPPORTUNITY
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2019 Annual trends and outlook report: Gender equality in rural Africa: From commitments to outcomes
International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)27.11.19-
Creating JOBS and GROWTH
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Promoting EQUALITY OF OPPORTUNITY
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The making of a blue revolution in Bangladesh: Enablers, impacts, and the path ahead for aquaculture
International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)18.10.19-
Creating JOBS and GROWTH
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Living within PLANETARY BOUNDARIES
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CGIAR Research Program on Policies, Institutions, and Markets: Priorities for 2019–2021
CGIAR Research Program on Policies, Institutions, and Markets (PIM)30.09.19-
Creating JOBS and GROWTH
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Sustaining FOOD AVAILABILITY
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PIM Achievements in 2018: Highlights
CGIAR Research Program on Policies, Institutions, and Markets (PIM)30.09.19-
Creating JOBS and GROWTH
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Living within PLANETARY BOUNDARIES
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Promoting EQUALITY OF OPPORTUNITY
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Sustaining FOOD AVAILABILITY
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Ghana’s economic and agricultural transformation: Past performance and future prospects
International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)04.09.19-
Creating JOBS and GROWTH
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Sustaining FOOD AVAILABILITY
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