In June 2022, the ALL-IN Research Network (ARN) launched its efforts to support locally led, locally relevant development economics research by African researchers and their institutions.
On June 13, 2022, the UC Davis Curiosity Blog featured research led by MRR Innovation Lab director Michael Carter that connects hope to a better future for women in rural Kenya.
by Michael Carter, Andrew Hobbs, Nathan Jensen, Sam Owilly
Read this blog about how Family Insurance, with its special focus on women’s risks and responsibilities, increased demand for insurance relative to conventional index-based livestock insurance.
In Samburu, Kenya, MRR researchers are testing "Family Insurance," which they designed to respond to women's needs in taking care of their families during drought.
On May 11, 2022, VoxDev featured MRR principal investigator Paswel Marenya on the VoxDevTalk podcast to discuss the impacts of pairing stress-tolerant maize with index insurance.
New results show that a prominent poverty graduation program for women in rural Kenya significantly increased business assets, income and savings for most participants with additional benefits for nearby women who did not take part in the program.
In this commentary, MRR Innovation Lab director Michael Carter describes how to shift risk and poverty dynamics for rural families with effective and accessible financial tools to manage risk.
On February 23, 2022, The Conversation featured a commentary by MRR Innovation Lab director Michael Carter that outlines how to reset the relationship between risk, shocks and poverty.
The University of California, Davis, has established the Resilience+ Innovation Facility to spark inclusive agricultural transformation among small-scale farmers in Sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia with a $5 million five-year grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.
