Digital financial services (DFS), particularly mobile banking, have the potential to extend financial services to unbanked populations.[1] Specifically, DFS reduce direct and indirect transaction costs.

According to the latest FAO report on the state of food security and nutrition in the world (1), more than 720 million people faced hunger, and around 3 billion people did not have access to a healthy diet.

We hear a growing chorus of warnings from members of the food and nutrition security community about the dire consequences of the war in Ukraine on global rates of hunger and malnutrition.

Each agricultural season, small-scale maize farmers in southeastern Uganda face the same dilemma.

On July 15, the Centre issued a notification moving power tillers (PT) and their components from the “free” to “restricted” category indicating a clear intent to provide protection to the domestic industry.

Many smallholder farmers, especially women and other marginalized groups, face difficulty in accessing loans and other forms of credit.

Many developing economies suffer from a lack of reliable rainfall measurements due to a lack of funds and a shortage of equipment – such as gauges and radars.

The MSP system, in place since the mid-1960s, was part of the country’s drive to reduce dependence on food imports.

The impacts of COVID-19 are being felt widely across the globe as most countries and localities urge residents to remain home to slow transmission of the disease.

The state must also combine the provision of irrigation with public procurement of rice and wheat and improved access to markets for high-value crops.

Much of my research has been on the need for collective action in managing natural resources, and the value of groups to facilitate collective agency for women’s empowerment.

Aflatoxin is a common fungal toxin that poses a significant threat to health and economic growth in many developing countries.

With the steady decline in new confirmed cases of coronavirus in China beyond Hubei Province, public scrutiny has increasingly shifted to the economy affected by the outbreak, particularly the impact on the plethora of small and medium enterprises

Since the coronavirus outbreak began in January, Chinese business activity has been severely slowed, affecting China’s position in the global industrial supply chain.

An IFPRI-ICAR study in UP reveals that the scheme, along with agricultural advisory services, can pull farmers out of poverty.

A dip in India’s ranking in the Global Hunger Index (GHI) has rightly created a stir in the country.

Over the past two decades, Africa has overcome multiple obstacles to economic growth and eradicating poverty, registering a widespread progress.

Ghana has been viewed as one of Africa's political and economic success stories, from maintaining a multi-party democracy, peace and social cohesion to reducing poverty and growing its middle class.