Suboptimal dietary intake is a critical cause of poor maternal nutrition, with several adverse consequences both for mothers and for their children.

Balochistan is the largest province of Pakistan comprising 44% of the country’s total land mass with a population of 12.34 million (5.9 percent of total population of the country), its southern border of Balochistan makes up two-thirds (770 KM) of

Early marriage (EM) and early childbearing (ECB) have far‐reaching consequences.

South Asian countries carry the largest burden of undernutrition globally. The World Health Organization has recommended a set of Essential Nutrition Actions (ENA) to tackle all forms of malnutrition.

Much of my research has been on the need for collective action in managing natural resources, and the value of groups to facilitate collective agency for women’s empowerment.

Highlights of IFPRI’s current cutting-edge, policy-relevant research in Central, East, South, and Southeast Asia are featured in this brochure.

Cash transfers are a key component of social protection policy in many developing countries.

The Pakistan Rural Household Panel Survey (PRHPS) 2014, Round 3 is the third round of the PRHPS; Round 1 and 2 were conducted in 2012 and 2013 respectively.

While policy makers, media, and the international community focus their attention on Pakistan’s ongoing security challenges, the potential of the rural economy, and particularly the agricultural sector, to improve Pakistanis’ well-being is being n

Historically, agriculture has been crucial to Pakistan’s economic growth and development and remains so even today.

This dataset informs research on the efficiency of markets for cotton seed in Pakistan

In its fourth year, the CGIAR Research Program on Agriculture for Nutrition and Health (A4NH) has many accomplishments to be proud of and much to look forward to.

Pakistan performs poorly with respect to gender equality, women’s empowerment, and other gender-related indicators.

This paper adopts identity as a core concept. Following Akerlof and Kranton (2010), it demonstrates how our social identities, and not just economic incentives, influence our decisions.

This country factsheet presents key agricultural R&D indicators in a highly accessible visual display.

There have been few empirical studies in the developing world and the agricultural sector, on the impact of negative health shocks on household well-being.