This paper examines the continuing effects of COVID-19 and exposure to weather extremes on income, dietary, and migration outcomes in the rural area of Guatemala.

Individual and social preferences have shown to be important factors in individual decision making and general economic performance.

Agricultural commercialization, or the transition from growing crops for home consumption to growing some or all crops for sale, enables farmers to earn cash income that they can use to buy food in markets.

A  theoretical framework to model the optimal size distribution of farms and assess to what extent market imperfections can explain non-optimal land allocation and output inefficiency. (Guatemala)

This article examines the short‐term effects of the COVID‐19 lockdown on food security and nutrition in rural Guatemala.

In-person (face-to-face) data collection methods offer many advantages but can also be time-consuming and expensive, particularly in areas of difficult access.

To maximize impacts and cost-effectiveness of development assistance programs, decisionmakers should consider increasing the length of investments.

Food-assisted maternal and child health and nutrition (FA-MCHN) programs are widely used to reduce household food insecurity and maternal and child undernutrition in low- and middle-income countries.

Food-assisted maternal and child health and nutrition (FA-MCHN) programs may foster child growth during the first 1000 d (pregnancy and the first 2 y of a child's life), but evidence is scant.

In the Western Highlands of Guatemala, not only is climate change a threat to agriculture, but adaptation strategies are challenged by the context of a society torn apart by decades of violent conflict.