Some agricultural practices, such as irrigation, have the potential to buffer seasonal dietary gaps and through increased production and consumption improve diets, particularly of the rural poor relying on subsistence farming but also for rural an
Experimental evidence from women-owned microenterprises in Ethiopia. Post-training surveys find that business training improves profits & sales.
Land degradation is a pressing global challenge, with three billion people residing in degraded landscapes.
Increasing women's empowerment is a key objective of many development programs, both as a principal goal and as a path to economic development.
Gender differences in the engagement of work activities across sectors are important elements of gender inequality in rural livelihoods and welfare in developing countries.
Background
This policy brief examines the social and economic impacts of COVID-19 in Ethiopia so far, and suggests policy responses required to augment household welfare recovery and sustain poverty reduction.
In situations with imperfect information, the way that value chain actors perceive each other is an important determinant of the value chain's structure and performance.
Studies on credit schemes for small-scale entrepreneurs have documented their potential to alleviate poverty and improve food security, nutrition, and health outcomes in low- and middle-income countries.
Climate change will have an impact on natural resources, water being one of them, affecting the availability of water including increasing the intensity of floods and droughts.
Using the project-Women’s Empowerment in Agricultural Index (pro-WEAI) survey tool developed by GAAP2, this study aims to estimate the impact of a microfinance ‘plus’ programme on women’s economic empowerment in communities in Oromia and Afar, Eth
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Kenyan government declared a nationwide dusk to dawn curfew in March 2020 that was lifted in large parts later in the year, followed by off-and-on reinstatements of curfews and limitations on mobility largely for
To address malnutrition in low- and middle income countries (LMICs), more evidence is needed about the potential of food system innovations to help guide the transformation towards healthier, more sustainable, and equitable food systems.
To gain a better understanding of intrahousehold bargaining processes, surveys increasingly collect data from co-heads individually.
Objectives: Experience of intimate partner violence (IPV) is associated with adverse health and psychosocial outcomes for women. However, rigorous economic evaluations of interventions targeting IPV prevention are rare.
Intergenerational transmission of intrahousehold gender attitudes in Ethiopia--An analysis of current households with natal households of both the husband and wife.
Agricultural production in Africa is generally highly labor intensive with gender‐specific specialization across activities.