Archived Events | Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Markets, Risk and Resilience

Resilience Evidence Forum

The Resilience Evidence Forum is a three-day interactive gathering that will take stock of the latest evidence on resilience and its implications for policy and programming and spark further collaborations and capacity exchange across geographic contexts, sectors and actors.

Webinar: How a Focused Budgeting Activity Increased Savings across the Hungry Season in Zambia

The hungry season—a period of shortfalls in food and savings before the following harvest—is a common feature of life for rural families in many developing countries.

Evidence to Action 2022

Evidence to Action 2022 is an exciting forum for renowned research and evaluation professionals and development practitioners to promote the use of evidence for policy–making and practice in Africa through the lens of the COVID-19 pandemic.

ALL-IN Research Network Virtual Launch

The ALL-IN Research Network (ARN) Virtual Launch hosts a lineup of leading speakers and panelists to introduce this new initiative serving African economics researchers and the broader international development community.

Strengthening Resilience to Extreme Poverty in Africa's Drylands

Poverty graduation programs combine training and assets for rural households with the least means to build a sustainable and independent income.

Apr 21, 2022 @ 5:30am - 7:00am
National Press Club, 529 14th St NW 13th Fl, Washington, DC, US, 20045
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Strengthening Women Smallholders’ Resilience to Agricultural Shocks in Uganda National Stakeholder Engagement Meeting

This public event, hosted by the Uganda Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries (MAAIF), announces a three-year research project led by Makerere University that evaluates interventions that seek to increase women’s productivity, empowerment and resilience to agricultural shocks.

Mar 2-3, 2022 @ 10:00pm - 1:00am
Virtual, hosted by the Uganda Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries (MAAIF)
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Resilience Hub Event: How do We Build Inclusive Resilience - A Global Conversation

Join us at the COP26 Resilience Hub (or virtually) for a conversation on building inclusive resilience with organizations representing urban, coastal, and rural development research priorities.

Nov 8, 2021 @ 12:30am - 1:00am
Glasgow, Scotland, and Virtual
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Resilience Hub at the 2021 UN Climate Change Conference (COP26)

Join us for the 26th Conference of Parties (COP26) to the Climate Convention, taking place in Glasgow, Scotland, and virtually around the globe. The will COP Resilience Hub is a new physical and virtual gathering place to help business, investors, civil society, academia, cities and regions take action.

Nov 1-12, 2021 @ 8:00am - 6:00pm
Glasgow, Scotland, and Virtual
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The Common Stake in Index Insurance Certification: How Do Quality Standards Help You?

The MRR Innovation Lab will host a session at the International Conference on Inclusive Insurance under the theme: Climate and Pandemic Risks on Tuesday, October 26th at 11am-12:30pm CET (2am PT).

Strengthening the Local Value Chain of Research to Boost Development and Overcome Global Underrepresentation

The MRR Innovation Lab hosted a session at the University Global Coalition 2021 Annual Forum on Tuesday, September 28th at 8am PT on "Strengthening the Local Value Chain of Research to Boost Development and Overcome Global Underrepresentation."

Generating Resilience+ in the Face of Climate Change: Field Evidence from Tanzania and Mozambique

This UNFCCC Africa Climate Week virtual side event focused on evidence-based research from Mozambique and Tanzania that presents a new way of thinking about resilience and climate risk mitigation programming.

Impactful Impact Evaluations

Rigorous impact evaluations (IEs) can provide critical evidence and knowledge about the contribution of innovations and technologies to agricultural sector development. Yet this powerful tool remains underutilized, particularly in publicly funded programs.

Building Smallholder Resilience Through ICT

The MRR Innovation Lab hosted a session at the Global Agriculture Innovation Forum 2021 on September 14th, 2021 at 6am PT, 9am ET.

Promoting Women’s Resilience in Africa’s Arid Regions in the Age of COVID-19

This event was hosted by UC Davis Global Affairs as a Global Conversations series. Promoting Women’s Resilience in Africa’s Arid Regions in the Age of COVID-19, was a one-hour online panel discussion focusing on how empowering women can provide the greatest return on investment for helping families and communities achieve a future free from poverty and food insecurity.

Quality Index Insurance Certification (QUIIC) at ICII2020

Agricultural index insurance is a promising risk-transfer tool for smallholder farmers, allowing them to invest more in productive inputs and recover better in the event of shocks.