This study presents findings from a qualitative research study conducted in Chiapas, Mexico that is one component of a larger activity funded by the Walmart Foundation and implemented by the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI), ti

The COVID-19 pandemic has had profound effects on livelihoods and food security across rural populations worldwide.

Agricultural support policies cost more than US$800 billion per year in transfers to the farm sector worldwide.

This paper examines the continuing effects of COVID-19 and exposure to weather extremes on income, dietary, and migration outcomes in rural Guatemala.

This paper considers different approaches to modelling the economic impact of the Covid-19 pandemic/lockdown shocks.

Engaging burgeoning youth populations in developing country agriculture is seen as an important strategy toward effective, efficient, and sustainable food system transformation.

Farm size and land allocation are important factors in explaining lagging agricultural productivity in developing countries.

International migration has grown rapidly over the past two decades, at an annual rate of 2.4%, prompting increased interest in identifying the root causes of outmigration and the population groups more likely to emigrate.

Aflatoxins affect the health of close to 70 percent of the population of the world through contaminated food.

This paper explores the impact of climate change on agriculture in Nicaragua using biophysical models and a bioeconomic model. It also examines differences in projections of key climate models.

Climate change will be a significant challenge to farmers in Guatemala.

In a context of rising protectionist rhetoric, this paper looks at the potential impact of trade wars initiated by a change in US trade policies.

This paper examines the development of US agricultural policy and considers how it has affected US consumers and producers, as well as how US programs affect foreign producers and consumers within the context of the United States’ obligations unde

A central, but inadequately explored issue with respect to subsidized crop insurance programs concerns the costs of delivering insurance coverage to farmers.

Heat is a serious barrier to maize productivity increases, and heat is expected to rise as a result of climate change.

Discussions regarding the merits of cash and food transfers by academics and implementers alike focus on their relative impacts. Much less is known about their relative costs.