Limited access to reliable financial instruments makes it difficult for rural households to manage daily cash flows. Selling goods through cooperatives can improve savings, but cooperative income is not easily accessible when facing an emergency.

Microfinance groups are a prominent source of small-scale rural credit in many developing countries.

Bangladesh struggles with undernutrition in women and young children. Nutrition-sensitive agriculture programmes can help address rural undernutrition. However, questions remain on the costs of multisectoral programmes.

Studies on credit schemes for small-scale entrepreneurs have documented their potential to alleviate poverty and improve food security, nutrition, and health outcomes in low- and middle-income countries.

Building Resilience and Adaptation to Climate Change (BRACC) is a five year program whose main objective is to strengthen the resilience of poor and vulnerable households to withstand current and future weather and climate-related shocks and stres

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

The Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi (PM-KISAN) scheme aims to provide income support to farmers to facilitate timely access to inputs by easing their liquidity needs.

The study explores the diffusion process of innovators, early adopters, and late adopters of agricultural technologies.

One of the most promising strategies to boost farmers’ income in developing countries is the adoption of improved technologies, such as modern cultivars that may produce higher yields.

Gaps in the evidence should not deter the careful design and implementation of programs and policies to strengthen women’s land rights.

The role of food security