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2012 Agrilinks event recap
SUBMITTED BY AgTeam ON Thu, May 17, 2012 | COMMENTS (0)
Miss an Agrilinks event from 2012? Don't worry, all of our Ag Sector Council Seminars, Feed the Future Stakeholder Meetings, and special seminars are recorded and easy to access. And for many events, you can also watch video interviews with the presenters and download presentations and transcripts.
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Building an enabling environment for functioning commodity exchanges
SUBMITTED BY David Quinn ON Mon, May 14, 2012 | COMMENTS (0)
The USAID Enabling Agricultural Trade (EAT) project, in partnership with the Department of Agricultural and Consumer Economics at the University of Illinois, has launched a policy brief meant to inform policymakers and donors about conditions necessary for an operational commodity exchange in...
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Relationships built on trust are key to successful impact
SUBMITTED BY Kimberly Flowers ON Thu, May 10, 2012 | COMMENTS (0)
Nutrition practices are often based on customs and beliefs passed down for generations, which can make them difficult to change. It is only through strong relationships built on trust and consistency that we can hope to introduce sustainable nutrition practices that will improve food security for...
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Reader's Corner: What works for women, putting heads together, science and innovation, global food policy
SUBMITTED BY Veronica Letelier ON Wed, May 9, 2012 | COMMENTS (0)
Readers Corner This week Veronica looks at proven approaches for empowering women smallholders and achieving food security; the importance of learning, collaboration, and joint work; science and innovation; and significant developments and events in global food policy. 
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News Roundup: Low-cost video for ag development, ag value chains, global scramble for land
SUBMITTED BY AgTeam ON Tue, May 8, 2012 | COMMENTS (0)
News Roundup Sharing the latest news, resources, and events that grabbed our attention this week. Read about integrating low-cost video into agricultural development projects; capacity building, ICTs and gender in agriculture value chains; market segmentation on farmers' valuation of laser land leveling;...
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Market segmentation on farmers' valuation of laser land leveling: Notes from the April 25 Ag Sector Council Seminar
SUBMITTED BY Julie MacCartee ON Wed, May 2, 2012 | COMMENTS (0)
At the April Agriculture Sector Council seminar, David Spielman and Nick Magnan of IFPRI presented results from a field experiment recently conducted in eastern Uttar Pradesh, India, as part of the Cereal Systems Initiative for South Asia (CSISA).
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News Roundup
SUBMITTED BY AgTeam ON Tue, May 1, 2012 | COMMENTS (0)
Sharing the latest news, resources, and events that grabbed our attention this week. Read about IFPRI's 2011 Global Food Policy Report, sustainable agriculture in the Sahel, seven questions for WFP's new Executive Director Ertharin Cousin, and more. 
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Putting small-scale farmers first: Updates from One Acre Fund
SUBMITTED BY AgTeam ON Fri, April 27, 2012 | COMMENTS (0)
One Acre Fund recently contributed a Note From the Field on Microlinks (our KDID partner site), and the Agrilinks Team wanted to share some updates on the organization's work with small-scale farmers. One Acre Fund is an agriculture organization that helps East Africa farmers to grow...
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Webinar: Using low-cost video for agricultural development
SUBMITTED BY AgTeam ON Thu, April 26, 2012 | COMMENTS (0)
This webinar will provide participants with an overview of some of the ways that low-cost video is currently being used with farmers to enhance the impact of agricultural development projects. It will include experiences from two organizations already effectively using video with...
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IFPRI launches its inaugural Global Food Policy Report
SUBMITTED BY AgTeam ON Thu, April 26, 2012 | COMMENTS (0)
On April 23, the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) launched the inaugural Global Food Policy Report, the first in a new annual series. The Report provides a comprehensive overview of major policy changes at the global, regional, national, and local levels, as well as their...
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