Examples & Outputs
of activities and topics covered under C1 and C2
West Africa:
- Case Studies of Uneven Implementation of Regional Input Policies such as fertilizer policies, herbicides and veterinary drug policies, etc.
- Modeling the impact of regional rice policy
- Research and analytical support to national programs in Mali, Senegal and Nigeria, and the West Africa Region
- Capacity building of Institut Polytechnique Rural, Mali, through student research support
- IFPRI/ReSAKKS Support to ECOWAS next generation National Agricultural Investment Plans and Regional Agricultural Investment Plan
by establishing a regional Joint Sector Review
(JSR) process and in setting up a regional M&E working group.
- Research and analytical support to Malawi, Tanzania and Zambia
- Capacity building in Partial Equilibrium modeling and crop outlook forecasting—Tanzania, Mozambique and Malawi
- Institutional architecture assessment to focus on policy gaps
- The economics and political economy of local government authority (LGA) levies in Tanzania
- Journalists training on food, agriculture, and nutrition policy issues in Malawi and South Africa (see also a report on IFPRI’s website)
- Training and capacity building of national statistical agency
- Support to the Malawi Department of Land Resources and Conservation in developing crop suitability maps
- Stakeholder assessment of the agriculture and food security policy processes in Malawi
- Capacity building support to IAPRI, Zambia (see an example of an IAPRI publication reflecting this support, and the capacity building workshop on using economic household models - Part 1 and Part 2)
Asia:
- Research and analytical support to Myanmar
- Capacity Building for CSOs and think-tank organization (i.e., MDRI-CESD)
- Research study on “Strategic Planning for Irrigation Development in Myanmar”
- Backstopping application of kaleidoscope model for improved policy process analysis and integration of evidence into policy making and following presentation
Photo: Motorized plough in Malawi