We assessed the potential effectiveness of human milk banking and lactation support on provision of human milk to neonates admitted in the newborn unit (NBU) at Pumwani Maternity Hospital, Kenya.
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Children's consumption of ultra-processed foods (UPF) is increasing in Ethiopia, but relatively little is known about the specific feeding practices that underlie this pattern.
This paper uses comprehensive and long time series monthly food price data and a panel dyadic regression framework to evaluate the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and associated policy responses on spatial market integration across a diverse set o
Availability of national polices, programmes, and survey-based coverage data to track nutrition interventions in South Asia
Progress to improve nutrition among women, infants and children in South Asia has fallen behind the pace needed to meet established global targets.
Cracking the code of hatchery-based mass production of mola (Amblypharyngodon mola) seed for nutritionsensitive aquaculture
Introduction: Small indigenous fish species (SIS) can be particularly rich in micronutrients and make a crucial contribution toward improving human nutrition.
Women's input and decision-making in agriculture are associated with diet quality in rural Tanzania
Background: Women’s empowerment is one critical pathway through which agriculture can impact women’s nutrition; however, empirical evidence is still limited.
Where women in agri-food systems are at highest climate risk: A methodology for mapping climate-agriculture-gender inequality hotspots
Climate change poses a greater threat for more exposed and vulnerable countries, communities and social groups.
Intrahousehold preference heterogeneity and demand for labor-saving agricultural technology
Evaluations of agricultural technologies rarely consider the implications of how adoption may alter the labor allocation of different individuals within a household.
Exploiting Indian landraces to develop biofortified grain sorghum with high protein and minerals
Sorghum (Sorghum bicolor L. Moench) is the staple cereal and is the primary source of protein for millions of people in Asia and sub-Saharan Africa.
Diversified agriculture leads to diversified diets: Panel data evidence from Bangladesh
Policy preferences of experts seeking to raise and stabilise farm incomes in the Eastern Gangetic Plains
Poverty is endemic in the highly populated Eastern Gangetic Plains where agriculture is critical to more than half the population. However, the mechanisms to support agriculture for development are contested.
Assessing the impact of COVID-19 and related interventions on poverty and economic growth in Pakistan: A structural path analysis
This study uses social accounting matrix multipliers and structural path analyses to estimate effects of COVID-19 and related fiscal stimuli on five household groups.
Estimating the intrahousehold costs and benefits of innovations to enhance smallholder farmers’ resilience
This paper introduces a new framework to quantify costs and benefits for resilience-related outcomes of agricultural innovations targeting smallholder farmers.
Increasing the adoption of conservation agriculture: A framed field experiment in Northern Ghana
Conservation agriculture techniques have the potential to increase agricultural production while decreasing CO2 emissions, yet adoption in the developing world remains low—in part because many years of continuous adoption may be required to realiz
Cluster farming is increasingly recognized as a viable means of improving smallholder economic integration and commercialization in many developing countries. However, little is known about its impact on smallholder welfare and livelihoods.
Factors affecting fruit and vegetable consumption and purchase behavior of adults in sub-Saharan Africa: A rapid review
In order to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals, considerable dietary shifts, including an increase in the consumption of fruit and vegetables (FV) will be required.
Myanmar experienced multiple COVID shocks as well as a military takeover in February 2021.
Lessons from a time of upheaval: COVID-19 in South Asia
Numerous structural vulnerabilities put developing regions at a disadvantage as they confront the prospect of increasingly frequent extreme shocks.