Some agricultural practices, such as irrigation, have the potential to buffer seasonal dietary gaps and through increased production and consumption improve diets, particularly of the rural poor relying on subsistence farming but also for rural an
This document summarizes published and grey literature on conceptual framework on the link between child nutrition and economic growth, determinants of child undernutrition, types of investments to enhance maternal and child nutrition, and linkage
Despite progresses made over the last several decades, the prevalence of child malnutrition re-mains alarmingly high.
Africa is experiencing a rapid growth in urban population with a billion more people expected to live in cities by 2050.
Childhood undernutrition manifests itself in various ways including stunting, wasting, underweight, and micronutrient deficiencies.
Rice cultivation in the NLPR regions has moved to higher latitudes.
India has been hard hit by the COVID-19 pandemic. In the context of a larger quasi-experimental impact assessment, we assess the pandemic’s effects on coping behavior in 80 villages spread across four districts and three states (n=772).
Water is an essential resource for all life, but is extremely difficult to manage productively, sustainably and equitably.
Agriculture is fundamental to all three pillars of sustainability, environment, society, and economy. However, the definition of sustainable agriculture and the capacities to measure it remain elusive.
Les pays à revenu faible et intermédiaire (PRFI), notamment en Afrique subsaharienne, font face à une « nouvelle réalité nutritionnelle » (Popkin, Corvalan, and Grummer-Strawn 2020) appelée le double fardeau de la malnutrition, où les enfants de m
A recent IFPRI blog pointed to the perils of COVID-19 ravaging rural areas in second and third waves.
I am honored to write the preface for the Southasiadisaster.net issue on “Agriculture, Gender and COVID-19: Impact and Recovery”.
As the impacts of the COVID-19 continue to be felt across the world, the need to address the vulnerabilities of the poor and marginalized is heightened.
Climate change represents a rapidly emerging challenge for central banks, particularly in developing economies.
Prior to the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, South Africa confronted an unfolding economic crisis. Today, the economic situation has worsened in essentially every dimension.