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ANEW way forward: Strategies to promote women’s empowerment in farmer producer organizations
Examining a promising avenue for development programs.
Survey: Short-term impacts of COVID-19 in rural Guatemala call for a closer, continuous look at the food security and nutritional patterns of vulnerable families
A lockdown and other pandemic measures erode incomes, food security, and dietary diversity in the Western Highlands.
Rural populations face heightened COVID-19 risks
An analysis of 12 low- and middle-income countries shows potential pandemic hotspots.
The cost of improving nutritional outcomes through food aid programs: Is more and longer better?
Evidence shows that these programs can work, but are the costs reasonable?
Programs need to focus on the double burden of malnutrition: Evidence from Guatemala
A nutrition program reduced stunting, but mothers who participated retained more weight—suggesting such tradeoffs should be part of program design.
How climate change will impact agricultural productivity in Central America and the Andean Region
Central America will be particularly hard-hit by declining yields of rainfed maize, modeling shows.
Optimizing food assistance programs: Multisectoral approach improves child growth in Guatemala
Combining food rations, behavior change communication, and better access to public health services improves infant nutrition and reduces stunting, an IFPRI study shows.
U.S. immigration policies may harm economies, worsen poverty in Central American countries
A model shows how large-scale deportations would create problems for El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras.
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