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Food inflation and child undernutrition in low and middle income countries
The 21st Century has been marked by increased volatility in food prices, with global price spikes in 2007-08, 2010-11, and again in 2021-22. The impact of food inflation on the risk of child undernutrition is not well understood, however.
Transforming food systems in Kenya for a new era of growth and prosperity: Research-based recommendations for the new government
The new Kenyan government faces a complex domestic and global environment, and it is widely expected to address key food and agricultural challenges with a new set of policies and programs.
Vulnerability and welfare: Findings from the third round of the Myanmar Household Welfare Survey (July and August 2022)
The third round of the Myanmar Household Welfare Survey (MHWS), a nationally and regionally representative phone survey, was implemented between July and August 2022.
A historical review of fertilizer policies in Nigeria
In its endeavor to improve agricultural productivity, food security, and livelihoods, Nigeria has pursued several approaches in fertilizer policy. Most of these approaches revolved around variants of government-financed subsidy programs.
Does Relative Deprivation Condition the Effects of Social Protection Programs on Political Support? Experimental Evidence from Pakistan
This paper is a revised version of the IFPRI Discussion Paper 1842
Monitoring the agri-food system in Myanmar: Rice millers – August 2022 survey round
In August 2022, we surveyed 467 active rice millers from 13 states and regions across Myanmar to learn more about the impacts of the current political and COVID-19 crises.
Cash Transfers, Trust, and Inter-household Transfers: Experimental Evidence from Tanzania
This paper was originally published in December 2020 and was updated in November 2022.
IFPRI Malawi monthly maize market report, September 2022
The Monthly Maize Market Report was developed by researchers at IFPRI Malawi with the goal of providing clear and accurate information on the variation of maize prices in selected markets throughout Malawi.
Monitoring the agri-food system in Myanmar: Agricultural crop traders – August 2022 survey
Crop traders are important actors in the mid-stream of Myanmar’s food supply chains serving as the essential link between farms and food processors, exporters, commodity exchange centers, and urban food markets.
The precarious situation of agricultural wage laborers in Myanmar
To understand the effects of COVID-19, the political crisis, and other shocks on Myanmar’s agricultural wage laborers (those workers relying on casual labor in agriculture), we rely on data from three rounds of the Myanmar Household Welfare Survey