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Recent collaborative CGIAR research has developed a prototype for tracking district-level costs of a healthy diet using monthly eSoko data.1 High frequency monitoring of diets allows for near real-time generation of insights on price impacts on di
Building organizational resilience of public extension system during pandemic in Enugu State Nigeria
The study identified potential changes in the public extension system that could contribute to food system transformation during the pandemic.
Voice, access, and ownership: Enabling environments for nutrition advocacy in India and Nigeria
What constitutes an enabling environment for nutrition advocacy in low- and middle-income countries?
Implementer Led Evaluation and Learning (IMPEL) evaluation of SPIR II RFSA Midline survey report
The objective of this report is to present results from the midline survey conducted as part of the IMPEL evaluation of SPIR-II, a randomized controlled trial launched in 2022.
Perceptions towards management of acute malnutrition by community health volunteers in northern Kenya
Child undernutrition is a persistent challenge in arid and semi-arid areas due to low and erratic rainfall, recurrent droughts and food insecurity.
Improving care pathways for children with severe illness through implementation of the ASPIRE mHealth primary ETAT package in Malawi
Providing emergency care in low resource settings relies on delivery by lower cadres of health workers (LCHW).
Introduction In Sidama, Ethiopia, animal-source foods can be difficult to access. Milk has important nutrients for child growth, but carries the risk of aflatoxin M1 (AFM1) contamination.
Why is there high variability—both across countries and across different food staples—in the adoption and implementation of large-scale food fortification (LSFF)?
African domestic supply booms in value chains of fruits, vegetables, and animal products fueled by spontaneous clusters of SMEs
There is an international consensus that Africans consume less fruits and vegetables (FV), and animal products (AP) than they need for adequate nutrition, and that production and supply chains of these products are constrained.
In this paper, we explore the current levels and participation of crop commercialization by Rwandan smallholder farmers.
Identifying farm typologies in Rwandan agriculture: A framework for improving targeted interventions
This paper explores the broad spectrum of commercial engagement by Rwandan farmers by grouping farmers according to characteristics of the head of household, the degree of commercialization of their farms, size of livestock holdings and other fact
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Vulnerability of Nigerian maize traders to a confluence of climate, violence, disease and cost shocks
Purpose
We study five exogenous shocks: climate, violence, price hikes, spoilage and the COVID-19 lockdown. We analyze the association between these shocks and trader characteristics, reflecting trader vulnerability.
This paper looks at village agriculture committees, model villages, and stakeholder panels at various levels as participatory and decentralized structures for improving demand articulation and accountability in agricultural extension service provi
Somalia is among the most impoverished nations globally, grappling with severe poverty, persistent armed conflicts, and recurrent droughts and floods, leading to a humanitarian crisis marked by substantial internal displacement.
Increased commercialization of smallholder farmers is a major emphasis of Rwanda’s PSTA4 and will continue with PSTA5, as well as other policy documents related to agriculture.
Challenges to groundnut value chain development: Lessons from an (attempted) experiment in Ghana
In developing countries, value chains for many crops are underdeveloped, leading to low producer prices and poor quality produce.
Aspiring to more? New evidence on the effect of light touch aspirations interventions in rural Ethiopia
A growing literature in economics has analysed the effects of psychological interventions designed to boost individual aspirations as a strategy to increase households’ propensity to make long-term investments and thus reduce poverty.