This dataset is the result of an impact evaluation study undertaken to assess the impact of Alive & Thrive's (A&T) at-scale interventions that combine intensive interpersonal counseling, mass media, and community mobilization in Vietnam.
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Food safety is gaining traction in Kenya due to growing public health concerns for domestic and international trade. Past efforts to establish a food safety management system and a coordination mechanism have not borne fruit.
Explaining catch-up in human development: A political economy comparison of the Philippines and Viet Nam since 1986
This paper examines the Philippines and Viet Nam’s contrasting human development and growth experiences since 1986 from a political economy perspective.
Determining key research areas for healthier diets and sustainable food systems in Viet Nam
Vietnamese food systems are undergoing rapid transformation, with important implications for human and environmental health and economic development.
Many developing-country farmers cultivating vegetatively propagated crops (VPCs)—crops such as cassava, potato, sweetpotato, and yam—face constrained access to quality planting material.
Vietnam has experienced rapid growth in agricultural mechani-zation lately; particularly in the use of tractors and combine-harvesters.
Frontline health workers (FLWs) are needed for delivering interventions at scale to reduce maternal and child undernutrition, but low- and middle-income countries often face inadequate FLW performance.
Examining the exposure, timing, and frequency of interpersonal communication contacts to improve infant and young child feeding in Bangladesh, Ethiopia, and Vietnam (P10-138-19)
In the context of large-scale interventions to improve infant and young child feeding (IYCF) practices, we examined differences in characteristics of those exposed and not exposed to interventions; exposure to interpersonal communication (IPC), in
Intervention design elements are associated with frontline health workers' performance to deliver infant and young child nutrition services in Bangladesh and Viet Nam (P10-128-19)
Frontline health workers (FLW) are needed for delivering interventions at scale to reduce maternal and child undernutrition, but low- and middle-income countries often face inadequate FLW performance.
Strengthening institutional capacity for disaster management and risk reduction through climate-resilient agriculture
The frequency of natural disasters, especially storms and floods, has been increasing globally over the last several decades.
This report’s purpose is to help Vietnam policy makers and stakeholders prepare for future El Niño–Southern Oscillation (ENSO) events.
A model to examine farm household trade-offs and synergies with an application to smallholders in Vietnam
Three new modules related to budget, labor, & human nutrition for the ‘FarmDESIGN” model position the farming enterprise within the farm household.
Historically, agriculture was seen as a contribution that helped induce industrial growth and structural transformation of the economy.
Disentangling determinants of insecticide use to manage production, food security, and health risks in Cambodia and Vietnam: evidence from household surveys and risk-assessment experiments
Insect pest problems are among the main causes of crop yield losses in global agriculture. Insecticides protect households from food-security and income shocks, but can induce human health and environmental risks.
Growing evidence supports the role of preconception maternal nutritional status (PMNS) on birth outcomes; however, evidence of relationships with child growth are limited.
Evolution of agricultural mechanization in Vietnam: Insights from a literature review and multiple rounds of a farm household survey
Despite the reportedly rapid growth of mechanization, as well as its unique history in economic and social systems, information on the patterns of agricultural mechanization growth in Vietnam has been limited.
Decision‐making for systemic water risks: Insights from a participatory risk assessment process in Vietnam
Here, we evaluate the use of causal modeling and participatory risk assessment to developnational policy on systemic water risks.