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NEW STUDY: Cash Transfers coupled with Behavior Change Communication sustainably reduce violence against women
November 05, 2018
Direct cash transfers coupled with BCC can reduce intimate partner violence by 26 percent, according to a new study.
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Where goats drink first: Women struggle as coastal India grows saltier (Thomson Reuters Foundation News)
October 31, 2018
Thomson Reuters Foundation News published a news article on the health issues women face as sea levels rise on the coastal regions of Bangladesh. Research Fellow Valerie Mueller‘s findings were included in the article showing how worsening soil salinity will force nearly 200,000 coastal Bangladesh residents to migrate inland.
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NEW STUDY: Dispelling Cash Transfer Myths in Africa
October 31, 2018
A new study provides evidence to dispel some popular myths associated with cash transfer programs.
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Africa are likely to experience growing demand for social protection (IPP Media)
October 30, 2018
IPP Media published an article about the growing demand of social protection programs in Africa and how they promote improved livelihoods. Senior Research Fellow Fleur Wouterse was quoted in the article stressing the difficulty some governments have in implementing cost effective, inclusive programs due to a lack of funding.
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Half of Indian teenage girls underweight, anaemic; 4 in 10 defecate in open (Business Standard)
October 29, 2018
Business Standard published an article examining a survey of teenage Indian girls regarding their status of health and access to sanitation. Senior Research Fellow Purnima Menon was quoted in the article discussing underlying drivers of malnutrition in women and girls such as their social status, educational status, and economic empowerment.
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Report: Rising Demand for Social Protection Across Africa Requires Careful Fiscal Balancing, Research
October 24, 2018
Addis Ababa, October 24, 2018: After a prolonged period of economic stagnation and decline, African economies have experienced rapid growth over the last two decades. Poverty and malnutrition have fallen steadily during that period. Because of broad deterioration of livelihoods, it will take a longer period of continued growth to pull large segments of the […]
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NEW STUDY: Sea Level Rise to Force 200,000 To Migrate from Bangladesh Coastal Areas
October 23, 2018
Increased soil salinity may force nearly 200,000 coastal residents to migrate within Bangladesh, according to a new study in Nature Climate Change.
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An innovative method for boosting nutrition (Live Mint)
October 22, 2018
Live Mint published an op-ed by Associate Research Fellow Samuel Scott who discussed the innovative method of distributing biofortified staple foods to curb iron deficiency and anemia issues in India by ease of access, affordability, and scalability within the socio-cultural context.
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Young entrepreneurs lend glamour to African agriculture (Thomson Reuters Foundation News)
October 19, 2018
Reuters published a news feature on young entrepreneurs in African agriculture. The article quoted Ousmane Badiane who pointed to the opening of several agri-business opportunities for the young, such as servicing farm machinery and operating equipment for processing, packaging and distribution.
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US farmers relieved new NAFTA looks a lot like old NAFTA (The Hill)
October 19, 2018
The Hill published an op-ed by Senior Research Fellow Jospeh Glauber who summarized the pros and cons of the new United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement for agriculture producers and consumers.