Do electoral considerations play a role in the targeting of humanitarian transfers?
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Climate and poverty in Africa South of the Sahara
Consumption-based household surveys are used to look at the impact of weather variabilities on welfare, food consumption, and poverty, finding disproportionate welfare impacts from floods.
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The kaleidoscope model of policy change: Applications to food security policy in Zambia
What drives policy reform after long periods of policy inertia? What factors shape the effectiveness of policy implementation following reform decisions?
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Achieving food security and industrial development in Malawi: Are export restrictions the solution?
Assessesing the economy-wide effects of Malawi’s export restrictions on maize and oilseeds, finding that short run benefits may be redered ineffective by production responses in the medium to long run.
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The impact of agricultural extension services in the context of a heavily subsidized input system: The case of Malawi
Examines the interplay between Malawi’s input subsidy and access to extension services, and the impact of both on farm productivity and food security.
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Policies for a sustainable biomass energy sector in Malawi: enhancing energy and food security simultaneously
The strong linkages to food security and the environment place biomass energy at the heart of sustainable development.
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Do female instructors reduce gender bias in diffusion of sustainable land management techniques?
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Using agriculture to improve child health
Promoting orange sweet potatoes reduces diarrhea
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Analyzing nutritional impacts of policies
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Methodological innovations in research on the dynamics of poverty: a longitudinal study in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
This article presents the qualitative methodology used in a mixed methods longitudinal study of poverty dynamics in KwaZulu-Natal province in South Africa.