Estimating costs and potential dietary impacts of nutrition-sensitive programs in Ethiopia, Nigeria, and India.
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Production risks, risk preference and contract farming: Impact on food security in India
This article reviews the literature on contract farming (CF) in India and assesses the impact of smallholders’ perceived production risks on the adoption of CF; the impact of CF on smallholders’ food security; and its impact on employment generati
Agricultural water allocation under uncertainty: Redistribution of water shortage risk
This article develops an economic model to analyze how the risk of water shortages affects farmers’ land irrigation decision and how the priority-based water sharing arrangement redistributes such a risk among farms with different water rights pri
Animal sourced foods (ASF) and child stunting
Agricultural policies that improve the accessibility & affordability of ASF (dairy, eggs, & meat/fish) play an important role in nutrition & health, including the prevention of stunting.
The Minimum Dietary Diversity for Women (MDD-W) indicator based on a 10-food group women dietary diversity score (WDDS-10) has been validated to assess dietary quality in nonpregnant women.
Can stronger political competition improve rural livelihoods in developing countries?
Effectiveness of food subsidies in raising healthy food consumption: Public distribution of pulses in India
We assessed the impact of Burundi's Tubaramure Food-assisted maternal and child health and nutrition (FA-MCHN) program on linear growth.
Maternal self-efficacy strengthens the impact of behavior change interventions.
Comparing modeling approaches for assessing priorities in international agricultural research
This article examines how the estimated impacts of crop technologies vary with alternate methods and assumptions, and also discusses the implications of these differences for the design of studies to inform research prioritization.
A research agenda for international agricultural trade
International trade is likely to be a hugely important and interesting area for research by agricultural and applied economists in the next decade.
Allocating external financing for health: a discrete choice experiment of stakeholder preferences
Most donors of external financing for health use allocation policies to determine which countries are eligible to receive financial support and how much support each should receive.
Migrant labor markets and the welfare of rural households in the developing world: Evidence from China
Understanding the impact of rural-urban migration on both consumption and sectoral choice in rural China.