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Macroeconomic impact of COVID-19 on Africa
This briefing tracks some of the major macroeconomic impacts that COVID-19 has had on African economies and how the pandemic has exacerbated historical structural economic deficiencies across the continent. It also provides an early analysis of the second wave and the longer-term implications of COVID-19 for African economies, and offers suggestions on how to combat the negative impacts of the pandemic
Role of women’s agency in nutrition in the pathway from women’s empowerment in agriculture to food security : a case study from Uganda
Analyse de l’impact des politiques publiques liées à la pandémie de la COVID-19 sur les entreprises, les femmes et les jeunes : cas du Burkina Faso, du Cameroun, de la côte d’ivoire et du Sénégal
Mapping innovation support programmes for micro, small and medium enterprise development : findings from Nepal
Challenges facing micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) have led to a proliferation of innovation support programmes in Nepal. This study examines the innovation support landscape in Nepal, describing existing policies and major innovation support programmes for MSMEs, presenting stakeholders’ views on the same, examining the availability of credible empirical evidence on the effectiveness of these policies and programmes, and identifying whether and to what extent they take into account equity, diversity and inclusion (EDI) considerations. The study has a special focus on the support available to growth-oriented startups and export promotion
Promoting quinoa in Morocco
This brief is addressed to policy makers in the Kingdom of Morocco and it is divided into three sections. The first reveals the importance of Quinoa as a super crop adapted to marginal and dry environments to improve the livelihood of disadvantaged smallholder farmers in Morocco. The second highlights what a Moroccan-Canadian collaboration realized to upgrade the Quinoa value chain in the country, and the third section summarizes the main steps to be undertaken to mainstream the development of Quinoa at the national level
Rapport annuel 2022-2023 du Programme Partage de connaissances et d’innovations (KIX) du Partenariat mondial pour l’éducation (GPE) : des innovations mises à l’échelle pour les enfants non scolarisés
English version available in IDRC Digital Library: Global Partnership for Education Knowledge and Innovation Exchange (KIX) annual report 2022-2023 : scaling educational options for out-of-school childrenSpanish version available in IDRC digital Library: Informe anual 2022-2023 del Intercambio en Conocimiento e Innovación (KIX) de la Alianza Global para la Educación : escalando innovaciones para los niños sin escolariza