A long history of empirical research has focused on testing whether and when household consumption and production decisions are separable. If markets were perfect, household consumption would be independent of production.
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Rural Bangladeshi consumers’ (un)willingness to pay for low-milled rice: Implications for zinc biofortification
Zinc deficiency is a severe public health problem in Bangladesh.
Price predictors in an extended hedonic regression framework: An application to wholesale cattle markets in Ethiopia
Livestock markets influence income generation for producers, but also accessibility and affordability of highly nutritious animal-sourced foods for consumers.
Subnational public expenditures, short-term household-level welfare, and economic flexibility: Evidence from Nigeria
Public expenditures (PEs) are critical for key public-sector functions that contribute to the development and welfare improvements.
COVID-19 in rural Africa: Food access disruptions, food insecurity and coping strategies in Kenya, Namibia, and Tanzania
This study assesses the extent of COVID-19-related food insecurity in Kenya, Tanzania, and Namibia.
COVID‐19 impacts on global food systems and household welfare: Key insights from the special issue
The food system, and those who depend on it, have been strongly but unevenly affected by COVID‐19.
Short‐term impacts of COVID‐19 on food security and nutrition in rural Guatemala: Phone‐based farm household survey evidence
This article examines the short‐term effects of the COVID‐19 lockdown on food security and nutrition in rural Guatemala.
Impacts of COVID‐19 on global poverty, food security, and diets: Insights from global model scenario analysis
This study assesses the impact of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID‐19) on poverty, food insecurity, and diets, accounting for the complex links between the crisis and the incomes and living costs of vulnerable households.
Rural populations face a much higher burden of child undernutrition than urban populations, especially in sub‐Saharan Africa, a continent where many households still live in remote rural areas.