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discussion paper
Understanding the measurement of women’s autonomy: Illustrations from Bangladesh and Ghana
The past decade has seen increased attention to measuring women’s empowerment and autonomy, motivated by the goal of identifying promising programs and policies for reducing gender inequalities.
discussion paper
Measuring trade integration in Africa
In the Malabo Declaration of June 2014, African countries committed to tripling the level of intra-African agricultural trade and services by 2025, fast-tracking the establishment of a Continental Free Trade Area, and adopting a continentwide comm
Despite growing consensus on the socio-economic benefits emanating from enhanced land tenure security, issues related to how best to measure it and what constitute universal indicators of tenure (in)security are poorly understood.
discussion paper
Policy options to accelerate variety change among smallholder farmers in South Asia and Africa South of the Sahara
The genetic improvement of food staple crops cultivated by small-scale farmers is a well-established route to increasing agricultural productivity and improving rural livelihoods.
discussion paper
Assessing the health and nutrition risks of smallholder poultry production in Burkina Faso: Insights from formative research
The Soutenir l’Exploitation Familiale pour Lancer l’Élevage des Volailles et Valoriser l’Économie Rurale (SELEVER) study is designed to evaluate the impact of an integrated agriculture-nutrition intervention package (including poultry value chain
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Data Africa
Data Africa (https://dataafrica.io) is an open data visualization platform designed to provide information on key themes for research and development,
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Heterogeneity in riverine ecosystem service perceptions: Insights for water-decision processes in transboundary rivers
The objective of this study is to analyze heterogeneous perceptions of the relative importance of riverine ecosystem services to inform policy decisions.
conference paper
Reality of Food Losses: A New Measurement Methodology
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Health insurance, a friend in need? Evidence from financial and health diaries in Kenya
Health insurance can protect consumption from health shocks, but it can also crowd out informal transfers.
working paper
Measuring time use in development settings
This paper discusses the challenges associated with collecting time-use data in developing countries.
discussion paper
Women’s land rights as a pathway to poverty reduction: A framework and review of available evidence
Land is an important asset for rural households, and having secure land rights is important for poverty reduction.
discussion paper
Mapping Indian agricultural emissions: Lessons for food system transformation and policy support for climate-smart agriculture
The recently signed Paris Agreement is one of the most promising steps toward addressing the challenges of climate change and global warming. The agreement came into force in November 2016, and India is a party to it.
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Cooking contests for healthier recipes: Impacts on nutrition knowledge and behaviors in Bangladesh
Many poverty alleviation programs aiming to enhance nutrition include behavior change communication (BCC).