Poverty reduction and conservation of natural resources are both global goals for sustainable development. However, it is not well understood how interventions to reduce poverty impact coastal communities and the fisheries they depend upon.
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Accounting for dietary deprivations in rural Africa: Poor households, poor farms or poor food environments?
Agricultural and food policies are increasingly asked to do more to improve the dietary quality of populations in lower and middle income countries (LMICs), especially severely malnourished rural populations.
Cash transfers, trust, and inter-household transfers: Experimental evidence from Tanzania
Institutionalized conditional cash transfer (CCT) programs may affect pre-existing, informal safety nets such as inter-household transfers and trust among community members.
The educational impacts of cash transfers in Tanzania
Cash transfers boost educational outcomes for poor children on average, but which aspects of educational performance are most responsive and which poor children benefit the most?
Joint forces: The impact of intrahousehold cooperation on welfare in East African agricultural households
In low- and middle-income countries, poor cooperation between members of smallholder agricultural households may lead to inefficient allocation of productive resources.
When we began working with the government of Tanzania to evaluate a pilot conditional cash transfer program, we heard similar concerns from policymakers: would cash transfers provided by the state erode informal safety nets?
Does Relative Deprivation Condition the Effects of Social Protection Programs on Political Support? Experimental Evidence from Pakistan
This paper is a revised version of the IFPRI Discussion Paper 1842
Cash Transfers, Trust, and Inter-household Transfers: Experimental Evidence from Tanzania
This paper was originally published in December 2020 and was updated in November 2022.
Welfare impacts of smallholder farmers’ participation in multiple output markets: Empirical evidence from Tanzania
A relatively large body of literature has documented the welfare effects of smallholder farmers’ participation in single-commodity output markets.
Cash transfers boost educational outcomes for poor children on average, but which aspects of educational performance are most responsive and which poor children benefit the most?
The education impacts of cash transfers for children with multiple indicators of vulnerability
With increased focus on the shortfall in learning outcomes around the world (the “learning crisis”!), one might assume that just about every child is in school, or at least that every young child is in primary school.
Cash transfers increase trust in local government
Where there are more village meetings, cash transfers can increase trust in elected leaders, and improve the perceptions of government responsiveness to citizens’ concerns, and leaders' honesty.
Cash transfers and health: Evidence from Tanzania
Millions of very poor people who depend on agriculture are frequently exposed to shocks due to extreme weather and volatile prices. Even with strong agricultural growth, an estimated 400 million people will remain at risk of hunger in 2030.