This is the baseline dataset for the Farm and Family Balance Study. Sample consists of married sugarcane farmers associated with a large sugar company near Jinja, Uganda. All eligible farmers who agreed to participate are included.
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In low-income countries, primary school student achievement is often far below grade level and dropout rates remain high.
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As COVID-19 vaccines are becoming available, governments will need to assess the number and location of the most vulnerable people within their populations.
In anticipation of the development of a safe and effective COVID-19 vaccine—the distribution of which will be a complex and sensitive issue—governments will need to assess the number and location of the most vulnerable people within their populati
Women’s decisionmaking indicators are widely used in social science research, though insufficient attention is given to measurement issues.
Measuring time use in developing country agriculture: Evidence from Bangladesh and Uganda
This paper discusses the challenges associated with implementing time-use surveys among agricultural households in developing countries and offers advice on best practices for two common measurement methods: stylized questions and time diaries.
Bargaining power, decision making, and biofortification: The role of gender in adoption of orange sweet potato in Uganda
We examine the role of gender dimensions of intrahousehold bargaining power and decision making in the adoption and diffusion of orange sweet potato (OSP), a biofortified crop being promoted to increase dietary intakes of vitamin A in Uganda.
Food for education (FFE) programs that include school meals are widely used to improve school participation and performance, but evidence on nutritional benefits is limited.
Do beliefs about herbicide quality correspond with actual quality in local markets? Evidence from Uganda
We report the results of laboratory tests of the quality of glyphosate herbicide in Uganda and investigate whether farmers’ beliefs about the prevalence of counterfeiting and adulteration are consistent with the prevalence of low quality in their
In low-income countries, primary school students often fall far below grade level and primary dropout rates remain high. Further, in some countries, educators encourage their weaker students to drop out before reaching the end of primary school.
Biofortification, crop adoption and health information: Impact pathways in Mozambique and Uganda
Biofortification is a promising strategy to combat micronutrient malnutrition by promoting the adoption of staple food crops bred to be dense sources of specific micronutrients.
Measuring time use in development settings
This paper discusses the challenges associated with collecting time-use data in developing countries.
The Abbreviated Women’s Empowerment inAgriculture Index (A-WEAI)
The fifth Sustainable Development Goal—to “achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls”—reflects a growing consensus that these are key objectives of development policy in their own right, while also contributing to improved productivi
Using cognitive interviewing to improve the Women’s Empowerment in Agriculture Index survey instruments: Evidence from Bangladesh and Uganda
This paper describes the cognitive interviews undertaken in Bangladesh and Uganda in 2014 as part of the second round of pilots intended to refine the original version of the Women’s Empowerment in Agricultural Index (WEAI).