Related Blogs: East Africa
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Addressing the knowledge gap on the financial needs of firms in the midstream of agricultural value chains
Jun 27, 2023 | Kate Ambler, Jeffrey R. Bloem, Alan de Brauw, and Sylvan Herskowitz
Shedding light on a key segment of the food system.
‘Miracle seeds,’ informational curses? The risk of high expectations for new agricultural technologies
Jun 22, 2023 | Caroline Miehe, Leocardia Nabwire, Robert Sparrow, David Spielman, and Bjorn Van Campenhout
Using videos to test skewed perceptions of improved crop varieties.
Can phone surveys be used in standard poverty measurement? Evidence from Ethiopia
Jun 9, 2023 | Alan de Brauw, Kalle Hirvonen, Gashaw T. Abate, and Abdulazize Wolle
An experiment suggests survey fatigue can skew results.
How can artificial intelligence-powered chatbots help policymakers? A roadmap for Kenya
Jun 1, 2023 | Boniface Akuku, Clemens Breisinger, Joseph Karugia, Jawoo Koo, Michael Keenan, and Richard Ndegwa
Making a Difference: Childcare centers as a platform for improving child nutrition in Malawi
May 16, 2023 | Aulo Gelli, Amy Margolies, Brian McNamara
Feeding Africa: how small-scale irrigation can help farmers to change the game
May 2, 2023 | Elizabeth Bryan, Claudia Ringler
Strong evidence of the relationship between small-scale irrigation, food security, diet quality, and nutrition.
Increasing financial access in Ethiopia through mobile money: Results from experiments to catalyze enrollment and use among women and refugees
Apr 10, 2023 | Alan de Brauw
Testing ways to expand digital financial inclusion.
This is a man’s world: Gendered perceptions of Ugandan agro-input dealers
Mar 17, 2023 | Anusha De, Caroline Miehe, Bjorn Van Campenhout
Persistent biases hold back women shop owners.
Addressing water governance challenges around Lake Beseka, Ethiopia: A social network approach
Feb 28, 2023 | Upeksha Hettiarachchi
Examining complex relationships around a key resource.
Measuring the extent of a risky practice: Using toxic chemicals on cattle for tick control in Uganda
Feb 21, 2023 | Richard Ariong, Jordan Chamberlin, Sarah Wairimu Kariuki, Bjorn Van Campenhout
A problem for the growing dairy industry.