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Policy and Governance

Strengthening the ability of local and national governments to understand complex challenges, collaborate, and use data for decision making leads to policies that are good for individuals and communities.

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AIM4C Summit: Innovation for Integrating and Mainstreaming Agriculture in Climate Action

The Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture hosted a breakout session on “Innovation for Integrating and Mainstreaming Agriculture in the NDCs."

Brian McNamara

Elsa Olivetti

Jun 01, 2023
Agricultural Productivity Climate and Natural Resources Policy and Governance Resilience
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Examining Why Context and Community Input are Essential for Water Resource Transformations

Solving the water crisis is not simply a case of providing technology. It also requires effective governance of emerging transformations of water resources and community input.

International Water Management Institute (IWMI)

May 22, 2023
Climate and Natural Resources Gender Policy and Governance
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Look Beyond the Farm to Solve Global Food System Challenges

There has been a growing call to move food system reforms past siloed agricultural projects. The problem demands a new paradigm. It’s time to look past the farm.

Brianna Van Matre

May 16, 2023
Agricultural Productivity Climate and Natural Resources Policy and Governance Resilience
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Data Sharing Might Not Be Easy, But It’s the Right Thing To Do

What impact could more concerted approaches to data sharing have on farming across the global south and the drive towards more sustainable food production?

CABI: Centre for Agriculture and Biosciences International

May 12, 2023
Agricultural Productivity Markets and Trade Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning Policy and Governance Resilience
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Partnering to Close the Gender Gap in Agrifood Systems

As FAO’s new Status of Women in Agrifood Systems (SWAS) report makes clear, women farmers face hurdles that men do not: unequal access to and control over key productive assets.
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Karol Boudreaux

May 04, 2023
Agricultural Productivity Climate and Natural Resources Gender Policy and Governance
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Local Motion: Accelerating the Shift in Power and Resources to Grassroots Leaders

Localization is essential — and challenging — to get right.

Beth Roberts

Apr 27, 2023
Policy and Governance
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Putting USAID’s Principles for Capacity Strengthening to Work

Distilled from long experience, PRCI shares on-the-ground structures and methods for implementing localization.

Policy, Research, Capacity and Influence Innovation Lab

Apr 25, 2023
Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning Policy and Governance
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Going “ALL-IN” on Locally Led Development Research

Feed the Future ALL-IN flips the traditional model of development research collaborations, putting researchers at African institutions in the lead on defining and implementing high-impact research.
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Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Markets, Risk, and Resilience

Apr 25, 2023
Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning Policy and Governance
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USDA Works Toward Harmonization and Collaboration with ASEAN Members

USDA-FAS works in partnership towards greater harmonization and collaboration on regulatory systems in Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) member countries.
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Food Safety for Food Security

Apr 24, 2023
Agricultural Productivity Food Safety Policy and Governance
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Examining Locally Led Policy System Transformation

A new paper, “Locally-Led Policy System Transformation: Lessons from Policy LINK,” offers ideas for engaging and collaborating with local actors on agriculture and food policy initiatives.
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Feed the Future Policy LINK

Apr 19, 2023
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Embracing New Partnerships that Advance Locally Led Development through Private Sector Engagement

Apr 24, 2023 online
Learn more about how these programs advance localization, support new linkages, and mobilize collective action across governments, the private sector, and local organizations.
Agricultural Productivity Markets and Trade Policy and Governance
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Impacts of Global Shocks on Poverty, Hunger, and Diets

Feb 09, 2023 online
This analysis examines the impact of recent and potential global shocks on poverty, hunger, and diets across 17 countries. 
COVID-19 Markets and Trade Policy and Governance
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Farming under the Rainbow: LGBTQI+ Inclusive Development in Agriculture Programs in Honduras and Central America

Sep 28, 2022 online
Join the webinar to learn about important considerations and promising practices for advancing LGBTQI+ inclusive development in agriculture and food security programming.
Agricultural Productivity Gender Policy and Governance Youth
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The 3rd CAADP Biennial Review: From Data to Policy Implementation

Apr 28, 2022 online
A multi-stakeholder webinar to explore the impact of the Comprehensive Africa Agricultural Development Programme’s Biennial Review.
Policy and Governance
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The Use of Smart Subsidy in Impact-Linked Agricultural Finance

Jan 27, 2022 online
Join us for a webinar on how donors and development finance institutions approach impact-linked finance in the agriculture sector.
Markets and Trade Policy and Governance
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Strengthening African Country Data Systems: The CAADP Biennial Review Toolkit

Mar 03, 2021 online
Ownership and inclusivity are important features in a strong data system. The Comprehensive African Agriculture Development Programme (CAADP) has created a process to increase ownership of data, inclusivity of data...
Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning Policy and Governance
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Why Inclusion Matters: Featuring Voices from the Field

Jul 29, 2020 online
Inclusive Development Month on Agrilinks is wrapping up with with a webinar that will report on the most recent evidence on what inclusion means across varying contexts, why inclusion is so important to reaching our goals of reducing hunger and poverty, and hearing voices from the field regarding their own experiences on why inclusion matters.
Gender Policy and Governance Youth
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Advancing Country-led Accountability for Performance in the Ag Sector: Africa’s CAADP Biennial Review

Mar 25, 2020 online
Addressing Africa’s agricultural challenges has the potential to unlock inclusive economic growth, benefit smallholder farmers, boost food production and end hunger. It is for this reason that African heads of...
Policy and Governance
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Policy Priorities: Reporting on Policy Change {Feed the Future MEL Webinar Series}

Oct 30, 2018 online
Measuring and reporting on progress in food security policy has been a challenge for Missions and for FTFMS, but BFS (MEL and Policy Divisions) has developed some practical solutions. At...
Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning Policy and Governance
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Ask the Expert: Q&A with Jeff Hill on Supporting Food Security Policies in Fragile States

Jun 28, 2018 online
We know that agriculture and food policy is critical in driving agricultural transformation. But what can we do in countries often deemed "fragile" facing complex emergency conditions where institutions are...
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