Interest from global stakeholders has grown over the past 5 years in the relationship between cash transfers and gender-based violence, and in particular, intimate partner violence (IPV).
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This note summarizes perceptions of COVID-19 impacts and risks from a panel phone survey of rural households in eight districts in rural Malawi.
Malawi reported its first case of COVID-19 in April and declared a national emergency.
HarvestChoice: Supporting strategic investment choices in agricultural technology development and adoption
HarvestChoice began in 2006, when detailed and readily accessible data on agriculture, human welfare, and the environment were scarce for Africa South of the Sahara (SSA).
This policy note summarizes findings from an assessment of the impact of community-based monitoring and accountability forums – popularly known as barazas – implemented by the government of Uganda.
Technologies and strategies for aflatoxin control in Kenya: A synthesis of emerging evidence
Aflatoxin is a poisonous substance produced by a fungus, Aspergillus flavus, that occurs naturally in soils of cultivated and non-cultivated areas.
Technologies and strategies for aflatoxin control in Ghana: A synthesis of emerging evidence
Aflatoxin is a poisonous substance produced by a fungus, Aspergillus flavus, that occurs naturally in soils of cultivated and non-cultivated areas.
Smallholder farmers may suffer losses from ex-treme weather events, pests and disease. This is expected to worsen in the face of climate change.
A major goal of social protection programs run by governments and NGOs in the developing world is to provide income support to individual and households living in poverty.
Foodborne disease in Kenya: County-level cost estimates and the case for greater public investment
The right to safe food is enshrined in the Kenyan constitution.
In smallholder households that engage in commercial agriculture, women are often involved in the phys-ical labor related to the cash crop, but do not engage in the market-facing activities.
A review of best food safety practices: International experiences and lessons for Bangladesh
The goal of this report is to identify best food safety practices that can inform policy makers in Bangladesh and other developing countries by examining and synthesizing experiences in food safety systems and regulation as well as producer and co
Regulatory compliance in the Kenyan dairy sector: Awareness and compliance among farmers and vendors
The purpose of this research note is to describe relevant policies and standards, and to summarise recent research and literature to gain insight into compliance with dairy standards in Kenya.
We developed, implemented, and evaluated an innovative personalized advisory service that complements picture-based insurance (PBI), an easy-to-understand low-cost insurance product for visible crop damage.
This project tests two approaches to increasing women’s integration into and returns from cash crop value chains.
Food safety in Kenya: Focus on dairy
This note goes beyond the rumors to summarize the scientific evidence on milk safety, and offers practical recommendations for improving milk safety in Kenya.
Food safety in Kenya: Focus on fruits and vegetables
Consumption of fruits and vegetables is important for maintaining good health and preventing chronic disease; Kenyans consume too little of these foods relative to dietary recommendations.
There are more than 120 organizations and programs in Malawi working on agriculture that include extension service provision among their main activities.
Where to focus post-harvest loss efforts? A review of recent evidence, with application to Ghana
In this note, we summa-rize new evidence from a recent IFPRI study that documents the relative importance of losses in value chains for staple foods in six countries, review the evidence on which crops are most affected by losses, and outline ways
Implications of wide-scale cropland restoration: A crucial element of the forest landscape restoration approach
The results of this study reveal that the full inclusion of crop production in the forest landscape restoration approach could produce largescale, worldwide benefits for food security and therefore facilitate a wide uptake of restoration practices