Conditional cash transfer (CCT) programs are widely implemented in developing countries but evidence of their medium- and long-term effects on educational achievements is still relatively scarce.

Agri-food production remains vital to the economies in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC).

Given the importance of agricultural R&D investment to sustain agricultural growth in the future, this study looks at the state of agricultural R&D investment in LAC, with the goal of identifying the level of underinvestment in the region.

Between 2001 and 2012, Latin America and the Caribbean’s (LAC) agriculture saw its best performance of the last 30 years.

"The objective of this study is to validate the World Food Programme’s (WFP) method of establishing the prevalence of food insecurity.