Agricultural Policy Actions for Building Back Better: A COVID-19 Mitigation Supportive Mechanism
The economic crisis induced by the global coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic hit Africa hard with the continent’s real GDP shrinking by 3.4%, down by 7.3% from the growth projected before the outbreak of the pandemic, with smaller economies facing contraction of up to 7.8%. This economic contraction is attributable to the export adjustments that have affected primary commodity exporters, as well as the resultant losses to tax revenue which negatively affected the capacity of governments to extend public services necessary to respond to the pandemic-induced crisis. The pandemic has also coincided with a number of other stressors, such as extreme weather events and locust infestations, among others, which have exacerbated the crisis and further curtailed efforts to mitigate the effects of the pandemic on food systems and human livelihoods. READ MORE
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New African Development Bank-GCA initiative will galvanize $25 billion to scale up African climate adaptation
African Development Bank President Akinwumi A. Adesina announced the launch of the Africa Adaptation Acceleration Program (AAAP) to mobilize $25 billion to scale up and accelerate climate change adaptation actions across Africa. The announcement came during the Climate Adaptation Summit (CAS) 2021, hosted by the government of the Netherlands and the Global Center on Adaptation. The AAAP, a joint initiative between the African Development Bank and the Global Center on Adaptation, is expected to scale up innovative and transformative actions on climate adaptation across Africa, Adesina said during the inaugural Ministerial Dialogue on Adaptation Action, held as part of the summit. READ MORE
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Innovations for a climate crisis For 50 years, CGIAR innovations have helped to reduce poverty and hunger worldwide... But our food systems are now failing in the face of 21st century challenges. Foremost among these is the climate crisis that poses an existential threat to humanity. We must act to change course. Here’s how CGIAR innovations are reinventing food systems in a climate crisis. READ MORE
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Rapid Assessment of the Impact of Covid-19 on Food Systems and Rural Livelihoods in Sub-Saharan Africa – Synthesis Report 2
The shock of COVID-19 has continued to reverberate through food systems across Sub-Saharan Africa following its arrival in the region in early 2020. The socio-economic impact of the pandemic caused by the imposition of strict control measures on social and commercial activities is proving to be more disastrous than the actual virus in many countries. While global agricultural markets are predicted to remain stable into 2021, food security impacts are being felt unevenly at the local level. READ MORE
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STAARS Fellowship Program: 2021 Call For Research Proposals
The Structural Transformation of African Agriculture and Rural Spaces (STAARS) fellowship program, a multi-institution collaboration managed by Cornell University with support from the CGIAR Research Program on Policies, Institutions, and Markets (PIM), announces its annual call for research proposals. Early-career African researchers selected as STAARS fellows in 2021 advance rigorous, policy-oriented research on the causal determinants of productivity and income growth, asset accumulation, rural employment, and risk management in African agriculture and rural spaces. Application deadline: January 31, 2021. READ MORE
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15 Doctoral Researchers and 1 Postdoctoral Researcher in Food Systems Economics
The University of Göttingen has position openings for 15 Doctoral Researchers and 1 Postdoctoral Researcher in Food Systems Economics to join the Research Training Group (RTG) 2654 “Sustainable Food Systems” funded by the German Research Foundation (DFG). All positions should be filled by 1 September 2021 and are available for a period of three years. READ MORE
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Daniel Carasso Fellowship for research committed to sustainable food systems and diets. Call for nominations 2021
The Fundación Daniel y Nina Carasso awards the Daniel Carasso Fellowship to outstanding postdoctoral researchers engaged in the promotion of sustainable food systems. The Fellowship consists of a research career development grant to carry out a research project at a Spanish university or research centre for a two-year period. Deadline 5 March 2021 14 h UTC+1. READ MORE
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Senior Economist Position at IFAD-RIA & Roster of Consultants
IFAD is currently hiring for three project staff positions to support efforts for the 50x2030 Data Use Component of the Research and Impact Assessment Division of IFAD. 50x2030 Initiative to Close the Agricultural Data Gap, is a $500 million initiative to address the problem of agricultural data availability and use. IFAD, FAO, and the World Bank are the three implementing agencies to execute the work under the Initiative. The three positions are located within the Data Use Cluster in IFAD’s Research and Impact Assessment and include a P-4 Senior Technical Specialist, P-3 Technical Specialist, and P-2 Technical Analyst. READ MORE
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MAIZE delivers “valuable solutions” for critical needs, according to an external review
A report commissioned by the CGIAR Advisory Services assesses the program’s achievements from 2017-2019. The CGIAR Research Program on Maize (MAIZE) “uniquely fills a gap at the global and regional level, positioning it to continue catalyzing good science across borders,” according to a new report. Commissioned by the CGIAR Advisory Services Shared Secretariat (CAS Secretariat), the report assesses the research-for-development program’s achievements and operations over the course of its second phase, from 2017-2019. READ MORE
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Agricultural Development: New Perspectives in a Changing World
Agricultural Development: New Perspectives in a Changing World is the first comprehensive exploration of key emerging issues facing developing-country agriculture today, from rapid urbanization to rural transformation to climate change. In this four-part volume, top experts offer the latest research in the field of agricultural development. Using new lenses to examine today’s biggest challenges, contributors address topics such as nutrition and health, gender and household decision-making, agrifood value chains, natural resource management, and political economy. The book also covers most developing regions, providing a critical global perspective at a time when many pressing challenges extend beyond national borders. Tying all this together, Agricultural Development explores policy options and strategies for developing sustainable agriculture and reducing food insecurity and malnutrition. READ MORE
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