What is the challenge? Empirical evidence on the impact of irrigation on ecosystem services and smallholder resilience is lacking, with a few existing studies showing mixed results. For example, while some studies argue that irrigation contributes to…
The main objective of this project is to analyze, with special emphasis on landless and women, the impacts, and implications for rural livelihoods and poverty of these (infrastructure and supply chain) changes. We will analyze what changes these…
Demand and Impact on Consumption and Production Decisions The objective of the project is to evaluate the impact of weather securities (simple weather-indexed insurance products) on smallholder farmers’ welfare and production/consumption decisions.…
Piloting an Innovative Design for Agricultural Insurance Despite the apparent benefits of agricultural insurance, farmer demand for such insurance in developing countries is often rather low, even when premiums are heavily subsidized. It is widely…
Progressively eliminating child labor in the world continues to be a daunting challenge, but recent International Labor Organization (ILO) global estimates provide evidence that child labor is declining– especially its worst forms – in many areas of…
Enhancing Effectiveness and Addressing Socio-Cultural Impacts This project is aimed at understanding the impacts of conditional cash transfer programs on indigenous peoples in Latin America. It will consist of three components: an extensive literature…
Developing countries are frequently confronted with emergencies such as natural disasters, civil wars, financial crises and other social and political conflicts. These emergencies cause severe losses in social and productive assets, the dislocation…
IFPRI's 2020 Vision is a world where every person has access to sufficient food to sustain a healthy and productive life, where malnutrition is absent, and where food originates from efficient, effective, and low-cost food systems that are compatible…