This paper uses comprehensive and long time series monthly food price data and a panel dyadic regression framework to evaluate the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and associated policy responses on spatial market integration across a diverse set o
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working paper
Micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs) in fruit and vegetable value chains in Vietnam
Stimulating nutritious diets features high on policy agendas, but designing effective interventions requires insights which are grounded in evidence and reflections on the food environment context and the needs of specific actors involved.
discussion paper
Modeling the economywide effects of water and energy interventions in the face of climate change
The Ethiopian economy relies predominantly on rainfed agriculture for income generation, export earnings, and rural livelihoods.
Myanmar has experienced a sequence of dire crises beginning in 2019 including the unexpected closure of a principal trade route, COVID-19 lockdowns and travel restrictions, and a military coup leading to years of disruptions in the banking and tra
discussion paper
Aflatoxin contamination of maize flour in Kenya: Results from multi-city, multi-round surveillance
This research was undertaken to characterise the level and distribution of aflatoxin contamination of maize flour, a key food safety concern in Kenya.
This factsheet provides a brief description of the economic structure and the size of the agrifood system of Uttar Pradesh (UP), an Indian state.
This factsheet provides a brief description of the economic structure and the size of the agrifood system of Odisha, an Indian state.
This factsheet provides a brief description of the economic structure and the size of the agrifood system of Bihar, an Indian state.
This paper analyzed the determinants of India’s virtual water trade in crops and crop products for the period 2001 to 2020.
The past seven years have left the US trade agenda in shambles.
Food production includes a complex and varied set of agricultural and nonagricultural activities, involving a growing number of sectors and actors that influence the way food is produced, processed, distributed, and consumed.
discussion paper
Including scalable nutrition interventions in a graduation model program: Experimental evidence from Ethiopia
We explore the impact of different models of scalable nutrition services embedded within a light-touch graduation program, implemented at scale in Ethiopia.
discussion paper
Development of a Women’s Empowerment metric for Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene (WE-WASH)
There is a growing focus on gender-sensitive approaches and women’s empowerment in the water, sanitation, and hygiene sectors. At the same time, there is a lack of metrics to measure women’s empowerment in the WASH sector.
América Latina y el Caribe es un importante protagonista en la producción y el comercio de productos agroalimentarios, ya que es el principal exportador neto de estos productos.
book chapter
A paradigm shift in food safety for Africa
Food safety systems globally, and more so in Africa, have not kept pace with the complexity of food safety challenges.
This chapter focuses on the multiple facets and meanings of water and how it is a contested resource. It also explores linkages between SDG 6 (Clean water and sanitation) and SDG 2 (Zero hunger).
Latin America and the Caribbean is the world's largest net exporting region for agrifood products, yet the region faces immediate challenges to food security.
According to the United Nations, least developed countries (LDCs) account for 13 per cent of the world population but only about 1.3 per cent of global GDP and less than 1 per cent of global trade and foreign direct investment .
In August 2023, we surveyed 388 active rice millers from 13 states and regions across Myanmar to learn more about the impacts of the current political and COVID-19 crises.