Many developing countries face a youth employment challenge. One aspect of this challenge is to ensure that young women have equal access to work, especially within the growing non-farm economy. "Their participation is in many contexts constrained by social norms" stated Eva-Maria Egger from UNU-WIDER during her presentation titled "Does connectivity reduce gender gaps in […]
Blog post by James Thurlow, Valerie Mueller and Julia Wilson. More than 20 million young people aged 15-24 join the workforce in Africa south of the Sahara every year. These young job seekers will need to find work in today’s more competitive global economy, and not everyone thinks they will be successful. Many governments are […]
For many humanitarian and development actors, the household (HH) is presumed to represent the most appropriate social unit for aid delivery. However, scholars argue that it fails to represent the complex structures of the pastoralist family and living arrangements, and the temporal and spatial dynamics and variabilities of these including the place of HHs within […]
Advanced skill in seasonal climate prediction coupled with sectoral decision models can provide decision makers with opportunities to benefit or reduce unnecessary losses. Such approaches are particularly beneficial to rainfed agriculture, the livelihood choice for the majority of the world’s poor population, for which yields are highly sensitive to climate conditions. However, a notable gap […]
Messages around healthy eating are nothing new—but nowadays we are increasingly told to eat well not just for our own health but also for the planet. This debate was given a boost at the beginning of 2019 with the publication of the EAT-Lancet Commission report on the world's diet, which called for a “great food transformation.” It condemned […]
New World Bank Policy Research Working Paper by Kalle Hirvonen and John Hoddinott. Abstract: Economists often default to the assumption that cash is always preferable to an in-kind transfer. Do beneficiaries feel the same way? This paper addresses this issue using longitudinal household data from Ethiopia where a large-scale social safety net intervention (PSNP) operates. […]
The producer/household survey was conducted to study teff value chains in order to make recommendations to policymakers on how to improve the value chain for farmers, wholesalers, retailers, and consumers in Ethiopia. The data collected in this survey helps to understand how the teff value chains are transforming in terms of quality and demand of […]
The coffee producer survey was conducted to study the coffee value chains in order to make recommendations to policymakers on how to improve the value chain to the benefit of farmers. The data collected in this survey helps to understand how the coffee value chains are transforming in terms of quality and demand of coffee, […]
New journal article by Sunny S Kim, Phuong Hong Nguyen, Lan Mai Tran, Silvia Alayon, Purnima Menon, Edward A Frongillo. Background: Social and behavior change communication interventions are integral to improving dietary and care practices, but evidence on the impact of the combination and intensity of these interventions in different contexts is scarce. Read more.
Fruits and vegetables (F&V) are important crops to be stimulated. However, few studies have been done to provide a solid overview of the sector based on large-scale surveys. In 2018, a research note has been finalized that showed the high costs of fruits and vegetables in the food basket of the poorest segment of the […]
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