Women who live in marginalized urban areas are underincreased pressure to work outside the home inincome-generating activities.The scarcity of child care alterna-tives can be a severe constraint to their household’s liveli-hood, food, and nutritio

Western Kenya is one of the most densely populated areas in Africa. Farming there is characterized by low inputs and low crop productivity. Poverty is rampant in the region. Yet the potential for agriculture is considered good.

Malnutrition affects one out of every three pre-school-age children living in developing countries.

Malnutrition affects one out of every three preschool-age children living in developing countries.This disturbing, yet preventable, state of affairs causes untold suffering and, given its wide scale, presents a major obstacle to the development pr

This research report examines three questions that are central to IFPRI research: How do property-rights institutions affect efficiency and equity? How are resources allocated within households? Why does this matter from a policy perspective?

One in three pre-school children in the developing world is undernourished. As a consequence, their human rights are violated.

Les adolescents qui, selon la définition de l’Organisation mondiale de la santé, sont les personnes âgées de 10 à 19 ans, constituent jusqu’à 20 pour cent de la population du globe.

Dans Adoption of Hybrid Maize in Zambia: Effects on Gender Roles, Food Consumption, and Nutrition (Adoption du maïs hybride en Zambie: effets sur les rôles des genres, la consommation alimentaire et la nutrition), le rapport de recherche No.