The key motivation behind this study is to explore the many patterns of interactions between economic and non-economic factors in sub-Saharan Africa (hereafter referred to as Africa) in order to map out a typology of different types of country sit

..."Today, 1.1 billion people live on less than one US dollar per day (the internationally recognized poverty threshold)—430 million in South Asia, 325 million in Sub-Saharan Africa, 260 million in East Asia and the Pacific, and 55 million in Lati

This book is a comprehensive analysis of the impact of the 1998 floods, the response of the government, and the coping strategies of households.

Contrairement aux prévisions communément admises quant à l’aggravation du déclin économique de l’Afrique, une récente étude présente une vision alternative plus positive de l’avenir de ce continent.

"Rapid growth in the agricultural sector is central to any strategy for slashing poverty and hunger on the African continent.

Brief 3 of the Research at a Glance series, “Biotechnology and genetic resource policies”

"Food aid programs have become increasingly important for disaster relief in many developing countries.

"To end hunger and prevent the recurrence of famine and starvation, we need to take the following steps: invest in public health, child nutrition, education, women’s and girls’ social status, and other components of human capital; reform publ

About 10 million people in southern Africa—Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Swaziland, Zambia, and Zimbabwe—are experiencing famine or the threat of famine.The immediate causes of the current crisis are drought, flooding, and low levels of crop planti

Food aid programs have become increasingly important for disaster relief in many developing countries.

The synergy between food assistance and market development contributed to avoiding a food-price crisis.

The synergy between food assistance and market development contributed to avoiding a food-price crisis.

The synergy between food assistance and market development contributed to avoiding a food-price crisis.

In contrast to popular predictions of Africa’s worsening economic decline, recent research supports an alternative and more positive vision of Africa’s future.