The agricultural sector’s significant position in an economy and high potential benefits of agricultural transformation give developing countries major opportunities, especially for youth, to commercially start an agricultural enterprise.
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Can feeding a millet-based diet improve the growth of children? A systematic review and meta-analysis
Undernutrition, such as stunting and underweight, is a major public health concern, which requires multi-sectoral attention. Diet plays a key role in growth and should optimally supply all required nutrients to support the growth.
Food trade openness and enhancement of food security: Partial equilibrium model simulations for selected countries
This research measured the welfare impacts of food trade liberalization in India, Egypt, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) using the partial equilibrium model—World Integrated Trade Solution (WITS).
Nutrition, cognition, and social emotion among preschoolers in poor, rural areas of South Central China: Status and correlates
Existing empirical evidence suggests that the prevalence of undernutrition in remote and poor, rural areas is still high among Chinese children.
Many African countries are endowed with rich biodiversity with enormous nutritional and economic prospects, but the majority of these resources are not fully harnessed.
Safeguarding the environment and its citizens’ health remains one of the key policy priorities of the governments of many developing and emerging countries.
Estimation and determinants of multidimensional energy poverty among households in Nigeria
The sustainable use of clean and safe sources of energy is indeed a global challenge. Traditional and unsafe forms of energy use is predominant among households in sub-Saharan Africa.
In many developing countries, food environments are changing rapidly, with modern retailers—such as supermarkets—gaining in importance. Previous studies have suggested that the rise of modern retailers contributes to overweight and obesity.
A knowledge, attitude and practice (KAP) study was conducted in three districts of Malawi to test whether the training had resulted in increased knowledge and adoption of recommended pre- and post-harvest crop management practices, and their contr
The increase in the geographical mobility of labour as a result of poverty, unemployment and unstable economic conditions, among other factors, especially among professionals, has been associated with a brain drain in Nigeria.
Welfare impact of globalization in developing countries: Examining the mediating role of human capital
Despite remarkable progress in the fight against poverty during the past few decades, the proportion of the poor living in developing countries is still on the high side.