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The role of caste in agricultural technology diffusion

Local social structures, such as the jati-caste system in India, can play an important role in the extent of diffusion of new and beneficial agricultural technologies.

Centre for Net Zero launches trial with eminent global centre J-PAL, testing consumer preferences for automated EV charging and grid impacts

Centre for Net Zero is launching a new field trial, EV-Flex, designed to understand consumer price sensitivity to automated EV charging tariffs, and the corresponding benefits to consumers and the grid. The trial is being funded by The Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab (J-PAL)’s, King Climate...

J-PAL and UM6P launch an agricultural laboratory in Morocco

The Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Laboratory (J-PAL) of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in the United States partners with the Mohammed VI Polytechnic University (UM6P) to launch the UM6P-J- Agricultural Laboratory PAL for Africa (UJALA).

J-PAL And UM6P Join Forces To Launch An Agricultural Laboratory In Morocco

The lab will focus on the design and implementation of impact evaluations, with a particular emphasis on improving the food security of smallholder farmers across the African continent. The Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Laboratory (J-PAL) of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in the...

J-PAL launches new agriculture lab in Morocco

The Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab (J-PAL) at MIT has announced that it is partnering with University Mohammed VI Polytechnic (UM6P) to form the UM6P-J-PAL Agricultural Lab for Africa.

Outubro 2023 Newsletter Trimestral J-PAL LAC

A terceira edição da newsletter trimestral do J-PAL LAC tem como destaque o estabelecimento do centro CLEAR para a América Latina e o Caribe na Universidade Católica do Chile (UC). Dentro da UC, o J-PAL LAC, juntamente com o Centro de Políticas Públicas da UC e o Mide UC, estará apoiando o CLEAR-LAC...

J-PAL, UM6P Partner to Launch Agriculture Lab in Morocco

The Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab (J-PAL) at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in the US is joining forces with the Mohammed VI Polytechnic University (UM6P) to launch the UM6P-J-PAL Agricultural Lab for Africa (UJALA).