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How light is too light touch: The effect of a short training-based intervention on household poultry production in Burkina Faso
This paper reports on the effects of a training-based intervention seeking to increase household engagement in poultry production in Burkina Faso, analyzing data from a large-scale cluster randomized trial in which 1798 households in 60 communes w
Climbing up the ladder and watching out for the fall: Poverty dynamics in rural Bangladesh
Economic evaluation of an early childhood development center–based agriculture and nutrition intervention in Malawi
Malnutrition is a leading cause of death and disability among children in low-income countries. Nutrition-sensitive interventions show promise in increasing food access and improving diets.
Actual or perceived conflict of interests (COIs) among public and private actors in the field of nutrition must be managed.
Aspiring to more? New evidence on the effect of a light-touch aspirations intervention in rural Ethiopia
A growing literature in economics has analyzed the effects of psychological interventions designed to boost individual aspirations as a strategy to increase investments with long-term returns and thus reduce poverty.
How much are multisectoral programs worth? A new method with an application to school meals
Social protection programs such as cash or food transfers support current poverty and inequality reduction goals, while at the same time enhance future productivity through human capital investments.
The economic returns to nutrition-specific investments in Southern Asia and Africa South of the Sahara
Childhood undernutrition manifests itself in various ways including stunting, wasting, underweight, and micronutrient deficiencies.
Food is the most important basic need for sustenance and survival, and the right to food is among the fundamental human rights.
Securing Food for All in Bangladesh presents an array of research that collectively addresses four broad issues: (1) agricultural technology adoption; (2) input use and agricultural productivity; (3) food security and output markets; and (4) pover
Enabling environments for nutrition advocacy: A comparison of infant and young child feeding and food fortification in Nigeria
The importance of an enabling environment for effective nutrition advocacy is well-recognized, and several key elements of such an environment have been well-established in existing research.
Reverse thinking: Taking a healthy diet perspective towards food systems transformations
Food systems that deliver healthy diets without exceeding the planet’s resources are essential to achieve the worlds’ ambitious development goals.
Climbing up the ladder and watching out for the fall: Poverty dynamics in rural Bangladesh
In Bangladesh, the pace of economic growth accelerated in recent years, with real GDP growing at a rate of 6.5 percent on average per year between 2010 and 2016, reaching 7.3 percent in 2017—the highest in the country’s history.
Despite declining arable agricultural land, Bangladesh has made substantial progress in boosting domestic food production, improving access to food by increasing household income, and enhancing nutritional outcomes
Onion is a key ingredient in most Bangladeshi meals, so its sudden price spurt in the domestic market in early-July 2013 raised deep concerns among the people and the government.
Historique des données de l’Afrique de l’Ouest : disponibilité de données exploitables sur la nutrition
Cette dernière décennie a vu un intérêt croissant pour la priorisation de la nutrition dans le monde et le developpement de programmes performants pour une meilleure nutrition et des systèmes alimentaires plus efficaces.
L’émaciation ou la malnutrition aiguë est un problème de santé majeur nécessitant une attention urgente dans les pays à revenu faible ou intermédiaire (PRFI).
Cette note fournit des orientations pour l’amélioration des politiques pertinentes en matière de nutrition en Afrique de l’Ouest.
Transform Nutrition West Africa a identifié les principales priorités pour des actions futures dans la région de l’Afrique de l’Ouest.