Do electoral considerations play a role in the targeting of humanitarian transfers?
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Climate and poverty in Africa South of the Sahara
Consumption-based household surveys are used to look at the impact of weather variabilities on welfare, food consumption, and poverty, finding disproportionate welfare impacts from floods.
The kaleidoscope model of policy change: Applications to food security policy in Zambia
What drives policy reform after long periods of policy inertia? What factors shape the effectiveness of policy implementation following reform decisions?
Achieving food security and industrial development in Malawi: Are export restrictions the solution?
Assessesing the economy-wide effects of Malawi’s export restrictions on maize and oilseeds, finding that short run benefits may be redered ineffective by production responses in the medium to long run.
The impact of agricultural extension services in the context of a heavily subsidized input system: The case of Malawi
Examines the interplay between Malawi’s input subsidy and access to extension services, and the impact of both on farm productivity and food security.
Policies for a sustainable biomass energy sector in Malawi: enhancing energy and food security simultaneously
The strong linkages to food security and the environment place biomass energy at the heart of sustainable development.
Do female instructors reduce gender bias in diffusion of sustainable land management techniques?
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Using agriculture to improve child health
Promoting orange sweet potatoes reduces diarrhea
Analyzing nutritional impacts of policies
Methodological innovations in research on the dynamics of poverty: a longitudinal study in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
This article presents the qualitative methodology used in a mixed methods longitudinal study of poverty dynamics in KwaZulu-Natal province in South Africa.