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Food policy in Ghana.
Current food policy indicators.
Notwithstanding record production in India and other developing market economies, world grain supplies remain tight largely because of poor crops in the USSR and Eastern and Western Europe.
IFPRI's first report is a partial analysis of the world food problem and attempts to indicate precisely the location and magnitude of possible food deficits in developing market economies.With this report, IFPRI is inaugurating a research program
Substitution of maize with sorghum and millets in traditional processing of Mahewu, a non-alcoholic fermented cereal beverage
There is growing interest in Sub-Saharan Africa for substituting maize with climate-smart crops like sorghum and millets in local food processing.
Benefit-cost analysis of increased funding for agricultural research and development in the global south
This paper conducts a benefit–cost analysis of expanding agricultural research and development (R&D) in the Global South.
Manufacturing has the potential to drive economic growth, job creation and poverty reduction, but African manufacturers face challenges in competing with global markets.
Farming cattle in the tropics: Transnational science andindustrializing pastures in Brazil
Societal Impact Statement
In the context of rural Bangladesh, we assess whether agriculture training alone, nutrition behavior communication change (BCC) alone, combined agriculture training and nutrition BCC, or agriculture training and nutrition BCC combined with gender
Revisiting the size–productivity relationship withimperfect measures of production and plot size
Monitoring smallholder agricultural productivity growth, one of the targets of the Sustainable Development Goals, rests on accurate measures of crop production and land area.
Context matters: Oil palm production and women's dietary diversity in the tropical forest of Cameroon
Oil palm is one of the most rapidly expanding food and cash crops in many tropical regions with significant environmental implications, but also economic gains.
Civil conflict, cash transfers, and child nutrition in Yemen
The most dramatic outcomes of protracted civil conflict include increased malnutrition among children and the resulting consequences for lifelong health and prosperity. Little is known about how to mitigate the nutritional impact of conflict.
Does access to improved grain storage technology increase farmers' welfare? Experimental evidence from maize farming in Ethiopia
Seasonal price variability for cereals is two to three times higher in Africa than on the international reference market. Seasonality is even more pronounced when access to appropriate storage and opportunities for price arbitrage are limited.
Objective
We aimed to understand the mortality risks of vulnerable newborns (defined as preterm and/or born weighing smaller or larger compared to a standard population), in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs).
From food subsidies to cash transfers: Assessing economy-wide benefits and trade-offs in Egypt
Food is a vital part of poor households' budgets and so subsidizing staple foods would appear to be an obvious pro-poor policy.
Does relative deprivation condition the effects of social protection programs on political support? Experimental evidence from Pakistan
Could perceived relative economic standing affect citizens’ support for political leaders and institutions? We explore this question by examining Pakistan's national unconditional cash transfer program, the Benazir Income Support Program (BISP).