Eighty percent of the population in Nepal lives in rural areas and depends heavily on agriculture as a source of income and employment. With changing monsoon patterns, and the effect of drought and floods in various regions, the impact of climate change is visible in the agricultural food chain. Consequently, ensuring food security and farmers’Read more
Toward A New Project Prioritization, Monitoring and Evaluation Strategy
Konark Sikka is an intern with IFPRI- South Asia office Monitoring is a systematic collection of progress information on projects on the basis of performance parameters. Evaluation is systematically assessing data or results on targets and achievements of on-going or completed projects in order to make strategic decisions. What makes projects successful is keeping trackRead more
Is More Inclusive More Effective? The ‘New Public Distribution System For Food In India
In September 2013, the Parliament of India enacted the National Food Security Act (NFSA), which entitles two thirds of India’s population to five kilograms of rice, wheat, or coarse cereals per person per month at one to three Indian rupees (Rs) per kilogram. Five states in India—Andhra Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Tamil Nadu, Odisha, and West Bengal—hadRead more
Extension System Reforms in South Asia
Konark Sikka is an intern with IFPRI- South Asia office Investments in agricultural research are necessary, but not sufficient to translate that research into productivity gains in farmers’ fields. Instead, agricultural transformation requires all aspects of the agricultural sector to change in order to achieve better productivity. Agricultural extension systems in South Asia have beenRead more
Must tabs in the BUDGET MENU
Every year close to the budget dates in February, newspapers and magazines publish industry experts ideas and opinion on what to expect from the Budget and what not to expect from the Budget. This year IFPRI researchers have listed priorities to be included in the upcoming BUDGET 2015. Dr. Devesh Roy, Research Fellow, IFPRI articleRead more
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