Some agricultural practices, such as irrigation, have the potential to buffer seasonal dietary gaps and through increased production and consumption improve diets, particularly of the rural poor relying on subsistence farming but also for rural an
Although migration remains crucial for economic development, financial constraints may limit individual ability to migrate.
Experimental evidence from women-owned microenterprises in Ethiopia. Post-training surveys find that business training improves profits & sales.
Land degradation is a pressing global challenge, with three billion people residing in degraded landscapes.
In complex nutrition-sensitive interventions, separately identifying the effect of each programmatic component on the outcomes of interest can be challenging.
Increasing women's empowerment is a key objective of many development programs, both as a principal goal and as a path to economic development.
Gender differences in the engagement of work activities across sectors are important elements of gender inequality in rural livelihoods and welfare in developing countries.
Background
Enhancing women’s participation in agricultural production, including livestock production, has the potential to generate a range of benefits for rural households in the developing world.
This policy brief examines the social and economic impacts of COVID-19 in Ethiopia so far, and suggests policy responses required to augment household welfare recovery and sustain poverty reduction.
In situations with imperfect information, the way that value chain actors perceive each other is an important determinant of the value chain's structure and performance.
Livelihoods are changing rapidly in rural areas. Measuring and categorizing peoples’ labor activities in relation to the agricultural sector is important for understanding income earning opportunities and designing effective policy.
Women play important roles at different nodes of both agricultural and off-farm value chains, but in many countries their contributions are either underestimated or limited by prevailing societal norms or gender-specific barriers.
Lengthy surveys where designated respondents provide information about their household members can lead to both losses & biases as fatigue grows during interviews.
The survey questionnaires were designed by the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) in collaboration with the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) to collect information on the experiences of and constraints to employment and ent
The qualitative research protocols were designed by the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) in collaboration with the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) to identify issues that most constrain women’s access to employment and e
Studies on credit schemes for small-scale entrepreneurs have documented their potential to alleviate poverty and improve food security, nutrition, and health outcomes in low- and middle-income countries.