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Stories of change in nutrition from Africa and Asia: An introduction to a special series in food security
Malnutrition in all its forms continues to be a massive global challenge, and the past decade has seen a growing political attention to addressing malnutrition in different contexts.
The heat never bothered me anyway: Gender‐specific response of agricultural labor to climatic shocks in Tanzania
Agricultural production in Africa is generally highly labor intensive with gender‐specific specialization across activities.
Do tradeoffs among dimensions of women’s empowerment and nutrition outcomes exist? Evidence from six countries in Africa and Asia
Although women’s empowerment and gender equality are often linked with better maternal and child nutrition outcomes, recent systematic reviews find inconclusive evidence.
mNutrition was a five-year global initiative supported by the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) between 2013 and 2018, organized by GSM Association (GSMA), implemented by in-country mobile network operators, and evaluated by re
mNutrition was a five-year global initiative supported by the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) between 2013 and 2018, organized by GSM Association (GSMA), implemented by in-country mobile network operators, and evaluated by re
The education impacts of cash transfers for children with multiple indicators of vulnerability
With increased focus on the shortfall in learning outcomes around the world (the “learning crisis”!), one might assume that just about every child is in school, or at least that every young child is in primary school.
The mNutrition initiative is a five-year global programme supported by the UK Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO), organised and supported by Groupe Spéciale Mobile Association (GSMA), and implemented by in-country mobile network o
This article presents key lessons learned from a rigorous mixed-method evaluation of mNutrition, a global mobile phone-based advisory service that promotes behavioural change around key nutrition and farming practices to boost the nutritional heal
Women’s empowerment in agriculture and nutritional outcomes: Evidence from six countries in Africa and Asia
Although women’s empowerment and gender equality are associated with better maternal and child nutrition outcomes, recent systematic reviews find inconclusive evidence.
mNutrition was a five-year global initiative supported by the Department for International Development (DFID) between 2013 and 2018, organised by GSMA and implemented by in-country mobile network operators (MNOs) and other providers.
Upgrading local food value chains is a promising approach to invigorating African food systems.
Since 2013, the Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Food Security Policy (FSP) has combined multidisciplinary research on emergent issues facing food systems with policy analysis to provide an enabling environment for improved food security.
Although the prevalence of anemia among women of reproductive age in Tanzania remains high, there have been documented improvements.
The baseline survey data were collected in Ethiopia (November 2014 – December 2014), Tanzania (June 2015 – July 2015), and Ghana (November 2015 – February 2016) as part of the five-year Feed the Future Innovation Laboratory for Small-Scale Irrigat
Although agriculture is an important source of food and income for food expenditures, women’s involvement in the agricultural cropping production process could increase their work load and reduce their BMI.
This paper reviews FSP’s achievements from 2013 to 2018 and discusses some of the key lessons learned while also documenting the project’s vast range of publications, presentations, policy briefs, and other outputs.