Agricultural technology remains under-adopted among smallholder farmers in sub-Saharan Africa. We investigate how the (perceived) quality of an agricultural input affects its adoption by means of two interventions.
In the Indian family setting, women play a crucial role in the overall development of the households. Hence, development agencies and government programs mainly target women, assuming that empowering women would improve families.
Agricultural households, particularly those operating in rainfed systems in low income countries, are vul nerable to a variety of climate and market risks that pose serious threats to their well-being.
Agricultural extension can have important impacts on vulnerable populations by increasing food production, which improves both rural incomes and urban food security.
Fragility, Conflict, and Migration addresses challenges to livelihood, food, and climate security faced by some of the most vulnerable populations worldwide.
Aspirations have been shown to positively influence future-oriented behavior and ensuing outcomes. But they may also fail to do so when the aspired-to-status is too far away from the current one.
In Southeast Asia, Vietnam is known as a hotspot for zoonotic diseases that not only cause serious damage to human health, livelihoods, and the environment, but are also expected to occur more often in the coming years due to intensified livestock
Globally, the commons provide important ecosystem functions and services and contribute towards sustainable development and human population.
Unhealthy diet is a leading factor for death and disability globally (WHO, 2021).
African agriculture is highly sensitive to weather variability and extreme weather shocks. The question of how weather events affect participation in agricultural employment—including from a gender perspective—remains unanswered.
Between 2009 and 2018, the Chinese government introduced a nationwide reform to register land title for rural individual households in over 600,000 villages.
The United Nations Food Systems Summit (UNFSS), held in September of 2021, aimed to move food systems transformation to the top of the global policy agenda.
L’Institut international de recherche sur les politiques alimentaires (IFPRI) est convaincu qu’en rassemblant ses forces, la communauté internationale peut réduire durablement la pauvreté et éradiquer la faim et la malnutrition.
国际食物政策研究所(IFPRI) 坚信通过国际社会共同的努力，可以实现可持续 减贫及消除饥饿和营养不良的目标。为实现这些目标，IFPRI 致力于提供食物和营养安全方 面的前沿研究和政策方案。40多年来，IFPRI 与各利益相关者以及合作伙伴同心协力为国家 和区域主导的政策提供必要的证据，为确保所有人获得安全、充足、营养且可持续生产的食 物贡献力量。
The International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) believes that by working together, the global community can sustainably reduce poverty and end hunger and malnutrition.
Micronutrient deficiencies (MND) remain an important challenge in the 21st century, complicated by climate, economic, and demographic change.
Rwanda has made remarkable progress in the past two decades, highlighted by rapid economic growth and sharp reductions in poverty.
ESSP aims to help improve the policymaking process in Ethiopia by increasing the capacity of Ethiopian institutions...