IFPRI’s projects in Africa is committed to producing high quality, evidence-based outputs that contribute to agriculture development, food security, nutrition, and poverty alleviation. In particular, IFPRI’s policy research has produced technical reports, peer-reviewed journal articles, book chapters, donor reports, impact assessments, briefs, and more.
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Journal Article
Whole maize flour could enhance food and nutrition security in Malawi
2025Ngoma, Theresa Nakoma; Taleon, Victor; Mvumi, Brighton M.; Gama, Aggrey P.; Palacios-Rojas, Natalia; Matumba, Limbikani
Journal Article
Rural institutions and the technical efficiency of teff production in Ethiopia
2025Hailu, Getu; Weersink, Alfons; Minten, Bart
Journal Article
Assessing the overall benefits of programs enhancing human capital and equity: A new method with an application to school meals
2025Alderman, Harold; Aurino, Elisabetta; Baffour, Priscilla Twumasi; Gelli, Aulo; Turkson, Festus Ebo; Wong, Brad
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Storage management practices and mycotoxin contamination of sorghum (Sorghum bicolor) in northwest Ethiopia
2025Sadik, J.A.; Righetti, L.; Fentahun, N.; Brouwer, Inge D.; Tessema, M.; Abera, M.; van der Fels-Klerx, H.J.
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Maize yield responsiveness and profitability of fertilizer: New survey evidence from six African countries
2025Ragasa, Catherine; Takeshima, Hiroyuki; Asante, Seth; Amare, Mulubrhan; Ma, Ning; Olanrewaju, Opeyemi; Duchoslav, Jan
Journal Article
Fertilizer demand and profitability amid global fuel-food-fertilizer crisis: Evidence from Ethiopia
2025Assefa, Thomas W.; Berhane, Guush; Abate, Gashaw T.; Abay, Kibrom A.
Journal Article
Estimating the direct and indirect effects of improved seed adoption on yields: Evidence from DNA-fingerprinting, crop cuts, and self-reporting in Ethiopia
2025Jovanovic, Nina; Ricker-Gilbert, Jacob
Journal Article
Inclusive and gender-transformative seed systems: Concepts and applications
2025Galiè, Alessandra; Kramer, Berber; Spielman, David J.; Kawarazuka, Nozomi; Rietveld, Anne M.; Aju, Stellamaris
Journal Article
Fertilizer policy reforms in the midst of crisis: Evidence from Rwanda
2025Spielman, David J.; Mugabo, Serge; Rosenbach, Gracie; Ndikumana, Sosthene; Benimana, Gilberthe Uwera; Ingabire, Chantal
Report
Essential commodities prices, availability, and market actors’ perceptions: February 2025
2025Siddig, Khalid; Nigus, Halefom Yigzaw; Abushama, Hala; Rakhy, Tarig
Brief
Economic and welfare implications of the reduction of US foreign assistance in Malawi
2025Cockx, Lara; De Weerdt, Joachim; Duchoslav, Jan; Jamali, Andrew; Nagoli, Joseph; Pauw, Karl; Thurlow, James
Brief
Uganda: Systematic analysis of world market and domestic production shocks
2025Mukashov, Askar; Jones, Eleanor; Thurlow, James
Brief
Ghana: Systematic analysis of world market and domestic production shocks
2025Mukashov, Askar; Pauw, Karl; Jones, Eleanor; Thurlow, James
Report
IFPRI strategy for engagement with CAADP 2026-2035: Supporting implementation at regional, sub-regional, and national levels
2025International Food Policy Research Institute
Brief
IFPRI-Sudan: Generating evidence-based solutions for strengthening humanitarian response and economic resilience
2025Siddig, Khalid; Abay, Kibrom A.; Kirui, Oliver K.; Abushama, Hala; Mohamed, Shima; Rakhy, Tarig
Brief
Sudan Strategy Support Program (SSSP): Background and research output
2025International Food Policy Research Institute
Journal Article
Adapting the Women's Empowerment in Nutrition Index: Lessons from Kenya
2025Lentz, Erin; Jensen, Nathaniel D.; Lepariyo, Watson; Narayanan, Sudha; Bageant, Elizabeth
Journal Article
The costs of a multisectoral nutrition program implemented through a poultry value chain platform in Burkina Faso
2025Margolies, Amy; Pedehombga, Abdoulaye; Twalibu, Aisha; Nwabuikwu, Odiche; Wun, Jolene; Kemp, Chris; Gelli, Aulo; Levin, Carol
Journal Article
The unmet financial needs of intermediary firms within agri-food value chains in Uganda and Bangladesh
2025Adong, Annet; Ambler, Kate; Bloem, Jeffrey R.; de Brauw, Alan; Herskowitz, Sylvan; Islam, A.H.M. Saiful; Wagner, Julia
Brief
Ethiopia: Systematic analysis of world market and domestic production shocks
2025Mukashov, Askar; Taffesse, Alemayehu Seyoum; Jones, Eleanor; Thurlow, James
Brief
Egypt: Systematic analysis of world market and domestic production shocks
2025Mukashov, Askar; Diao, Xinshen; Ecker, Olivier; Jones, Eleanor; Thurlow, James
Brief
Synopsis: Commercialization and dietary diversity of Rwandan smallholder farmers: a focus on women and youth headed households
2025Mukangabo, Emerence; Warner, James
Working Paper
Guilty pleasures: Expenditure elasticities of ultra-processed foods and paid meals in India
2025Kishore, Avinash; Gupta, Manavi
Working Paper
The impact of the African continental Free Trade Agreement: A continentwide macroeconomic assessment and distributional analysis in Nigeria and Rwanda
2025Traoré, Fousseini; Mamboundou, Pierre; Diop, Insa; Sy, Abdourahmane
Brief
Synopsis: The dynamic impact of alternative livestock sector interventions and spending options in Rwanda
2025Aragie, Emerta A.; Bahta, Sirak T.; Baltenweck, Isabelle; Enahoro, Dolapo K.; Karugia, Joseph T.; Thurlow, James; Warner, James
Dataset
SELEVER study: Endline survey
2025International Food Policy Research Institute
Dataset
SELEVER study: Second follow-up survey
2025International Food Policy Research Institute
Dataset
SELEVER study: First follow-up survey
2025International Food Policy Research Institute
Dataset
SELEVER study: Baseline survey
2025International Food Policy Research Institute
Journal Article
Farmers' pesticide use, disposal behavior, and pre-harvest interval: A case study from Nigeria
2025Gurmui, Mesay Yami; Liverpool-Tasie, Lenis Saweda O.; Richards, Maiwada; Wossen, Tesfamicheal; Falade, Titilayo; Oyinbo, Oyakhilomen; Yamauchi, Futoshi; Chamberlin, Jordan; Feleke, Shiferaw; Abdoulaye, Tahirou
Journal Article
Imperfect competition and asymmetric welfare effects of global price and productivity shocks: a CGE model analysis for Senegal
2025Zidouemba, Patrice Relouende; Traoré, Fousseini; Odjo, Sunday Pierre
Report
IFPRI Malawi monthly maize market report, February 2025
2025International Food Policy Research Institute; Banda, Chimwemwe
Working Paper
Under the gun: Military and paramilitary actors in Sudan’s agri-food system
2025Resnick, Danielle; Abushama, Hala; Ahmed, Mosab O. M.; Kirui, Oliver K.; Siddig, Khalid
Journal Article
Quality of routine health and nutrition data in Ethiopia: A systematic review
2025Zerfu, Taddese Alemu; Genye, Tirsit; Tareke, Amare Abera
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Armed conflict and gendered participation in agrifood systems: Survey evidence from 29 African countries
2025Ronzani, Piero; Stojetz, Wolfgang; Azzarri, Carlo; Nico, Gianluigi; Mane, Erdgin; Brück, Tilman
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Protocol: Food environment, food choice, diets, and nutrition outcomes of pastoralists in Africa: Scoping review protocol
2025Omosa, Esther; Cattaneo, Francoise; Kibbee, Matthew; Dominguez-Salas, Paula; Bishop, Natasha; Brouwer, Inge D.
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Shocks and stability of risk and time preferences among poor rural households in Ethiopia
2025Meles, Tensay Hadush; Abay, Mehari Hiluf; Berhane, Guush; Taffesse, Alemayehu Seyoum
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Rural underemployment and urbanisation: Insights from a 9-year panel from Malawi
2025Van Cappellen, Hanne; De Weerdt, Joachim
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Evaluating the gendered credit constraints and uptake of an insurance-linked credit product among smallholder farmers in Kenya
2025Timu, Anne G.; Shee, Apurba; Ward, Patrick S.; You, Liangzhi
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Seed certification, certified seeds use and yield outcomes in Nigeria: Insights from nationally-representative farm panel data and seed company location data
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Abdoulaye, Tahirou; Kumar, P. Lava; Wossen, Tesfamicheal
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Adapting to extreme weather conditions in a developing country: An economywide policy assessment from Malawi
2025Kankwamba, Henry
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Comparison of gestational age assessment methods in the second and third trimesters: Evaluating alternative approaches against ultrasound in urban Burkina Faso
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Huybregts, Lieven; Hadush, Kokeb Tesfamariam; Lachat, Carl; Toe, Laeticia Celine; Dailey-Chwalibóg, Trenton
Working Paper
Production and consumption traits and the adoption of improved maize varieties: Evidence from seed sample packs and cooking demonstrations
2025Van Campenhout, Bjorn; Nabwire, Leocardia; Kramer, Berber; Trachtman, Carly; Abate, Gashaw T.
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Understanding pastoralist adaptations to drought via games and choice experiments: Field testing among Borana communities
2025Bell, Andrew Reid; Rakotonarivo, O. Sarobidy; Zhang, Wei; De Petris, Caterina; Kipchumba, Adams; Meinzen-Dick, Ruth S.
Journal Article
Ex ante economic impact assessment of the 3R-gene potato in Kenya
2025Kihiu, Evelyne; Ghislain, Marc; Kibe, Anthony Mwangi; Nancy, Ng’ang’a; Gatto, Marcel; Falck-Zepeda, Jose B.
Working Paper
Seeds of change: The impact of Ethiopia’s direct seed marketing approach on smallholders’ seed purchases and productivity
2025Mekonnen, Dawit Kelemework; Abate, Gashaw T.; Yimam, Seid; Benfica, Rui; Spielman, David J.; Place, Frank
Journal Article
Dietary diversity, eating habits, dietary patterns, food choice, and associated factors among adolescent girls: A convergent parallel mixed-method study in the Mion District of Ghana
2025Al-Hassan, Raihana; Ayimbire, Mavis A.; Atosona, Ambrose; Garti, Humphrey; Wemakor, Anthony; Brouwer, Inge D.; Azupogo, Fusta
Journal Article
Building Ethiopia’s food security resilience to climate and hydrological change
2025Murgatroyd, Anna; Thomas, Timothy S.; Koo, Jawoo; Strzepek, Kenneth M.; Hall, Jim
Report
IFPRI Malawi monthly maize market report, March 2025
2025International Food Policy Research Institute
Working Paper
The dynamic impacts of alternative livestock sector intervention and spending options in Rwanda
2025Aragie, Emerta A.; Bahta, Sirak T.; Baltenweck, Isabelle; Enahoro, Dolapo K.; Karugia, Joseph T.; Thurlow, James; Warner, James
Data Paper
SELEVER study data
2025
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Santacroce, Marco; Pedehombga, Abdoulaye; Hein, Alain; Somé, Henri
Report
Resilient Cities urban nutrition profile: Kenya
2025Margolies, Amy; Amunga, Dorcas; Pather, Kamara; Craig, Hope; Olney, Deanna K.
Report
Cost effectiveness of anticipatory action: Lesotho, Madagascar, and Mozambique
2025de Brauw, Alan
Working Paper
Commercialization and dietary diversity of Rwandan smallholder farmers: A focus on women and youth headed households
2025Mukangabo, Emerence; Warner, James
Brief
Market monitoring in Rwanda’s rice sector: Insights from recent events
2025Warner, James; Mukamugema, Alice; Mutabazi, Egide; Benimana, Gilberthe Uwera
Brief
Unique datasets on shocks, food security, and household coping strategies: Creating new analytical playgrounds to study coping behavior in the multi-shock environments of Mali, Chad, Niger, and Burkina Faso (2018-2023)
2025Marivoet, Wim; Sib, Ollo; Samake, Aliou Badara; Dieme, Ndeye Fatou; Hema, Aboubacar; Doehnert, Federico; Suzuki, Mina
Report
IFPRI Malawi monthly maize market report, January 2025
2025International Food Policy Research Institute; Banda, Chimwemwe
Brief
Madagascar assessment
2025Resnick, Danielle
Brief
Conditional contracts in indirect local procurement of maize from smallholder farmers in Uganda: A study design to assess impacts
2025Raghunathan, Kalyani; Abate, Gashaw T.; Van Campenhout, Bjorn; Nabwire, Leocardia; Mukangabo, Emerence; Mugabo, Serge; Benin, Samuel
Journal Article
Assessing global price shocks and mitigation policies on welfare and food security in Nigeria
2025Mamboundou, Pierre; Escalante, Luis Enrique; Omoju, Oluwasola Emmanuel
Journal Article
Association between wasting and inadequate breastfeeding practices among infants under six months in SNNPR and Somali regions of Ethiopia: A multilevel cross-sectional study
2025Getachew, Bethel; Berhane, Yemane; Dessie, Yadeta; Yallew, Walelegn W.; Berhane, Hanna Y.; Kim, Sunny S.
Brief
Country profile – Senegal: Gender, climate change, and nutrition linkages
2025Marivoet, Wim; Diatta, Ampa Dogui; Thomas, Timothy S.; Ferguson, Nathaniel; Bryan, Elizabeth
Brief
Assessing the projected impacts of alternative PSTA5 spending trajectories on the Rwandan economy
2025Aragie, Emerta A.; Ingabire, Chantal; Knudsen, Mads; Thurlow, James; Warner, James
Working Paper
Household coping strategies and food security in the multi-shock environment of Mali
2025Ulimwengu, John M.
Working Paper
Integrated agro-industrial parks in Ethiopia: Status, success and challenges with a focus on Yirgalem IAIP
2025Alemnew, Teklebirhan; Taffesse, Alemayehu Seyoum
Brief
The case for food system knowledge support system (FS-KSS)
2025Ulimwengu, John M.; Mutyasira, Vine; Keizire, Boaz
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Comprehensive mapping of food systems is necessary to guide transformation efforts: The case of Rwanda
2025Ulimwengu, John M.; Warner, James; Mutyasira, Vine; Keizire, Boaz
Brief
The case for post Malabo Agenda implementation guidelines
2025Ulimwengu, John M.; Mutyasira, Vine; Keizire, Boaz
Report
IFPRI Malawi monthly maize market report, December 2024
2025International Food Policy Research Institute; Banda, Chimwemwe
Working Paper
The political economy of food self sufficiency policies and food security in African countries
2025Bouët, Antoine; Traoré, Fousseini; Mamboundou, Pierre; Diop, Insa; Sy, Abdourahmane
Journal Article
Levelling the field: A review of the ICT revolution and agricultural extension in the Global South
2025Khan, Rashid Parvez; Gupta, Saurabh; Daum, Thomas; Birner, Regina; Ringler, Claudia
Journal Article
Neonatal mortality risk of vulnerable newborns by fine stratum of gestational age and birthweight for 230 679 live births in nine low- and middle-income countries, 2000-2017.
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Baqui, Abdullah H; Saha, Samir K; Ahmed, Salahuddin; Roy, Arunangshu Dutta; Silveira, Mariângela F; Buffarini, Romina; Shapiro, Roger; Zash, Rebecca; Kolsteren, Patrick; Lachat, Carl; Huybregts, Lieven; Roberfroid, Dominique; Zhu, Zhonghai; Zeng, Lingxia; Gebreyesus, Seifu H; Tesfamariam, Kokeb; Adu-Afarwuah, Seth; Dewey, Kathryn G; Gyaase, Stephaney; Poku-Asante, Kwaku; Boamah Kaali, Ellen; Jack, Darby; Ravilla, Thulasiraj; Tielsch, James; Taneja, Sunita; Chowdhury, Ranadip; Ashorn, Per; Maleta, Kenneth; Ashorn, Ulla; Mangani, Charles; Mullany, Luke C; Khatry, Subarna K; Ramokolo, Vundli; Zembe-Mkabile, Wanga; Fawzi, Wafaie W; Wang, Dongqing; Schmiegelow, Christentze; Minja, Daniel; Msemo, Omari Abdul; Lusingu, John P A; Smith, Emily R; Masanja, Honorati; Mongkolchati, Aroonsri; Keentupthai, Paniya; Kakuru, Abel; Kajubi, Richard; Semrau, Katherine; Hamer, Davidson H; Manasyan, Albert; Pry, Jake M; Chasekwa, Bernard; Humphrey, Jean; Black, Robert E
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Using a list experiment to measure intimate partner violence: Cautionary evidence from Ethiopia
2025Gilligan, Daniel O.; Hidrobo, Melissa; Leight, Jessica; Tambet, Heleene
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Men can cook: Effectiveness of a men’s engagement intervention to change attitudes and behaviors in rural Ethiopia
2025Alderman, Harold; Gilligan, Daniel O.; Hidrobo, Melissa; Leight, Jessica; Mulford, Michael; Tambet, Heleene
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Using best-worst scaling to inform agroecological interventions in Western Kenya
2025Zander, Kerstin K.; Drucker, Adam G.; Aluso, Lillian; Mengistu, Dejene K.; Fadda, Carlo; Termote, Céline; Davis, Kristin E.
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Identification, characterization, and determinants of dietary patterns of low-income urban adults in Vietnam and Nigeria
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Mai, Truong Tuyet; Lundy, Mark; Bakk, Zsuzsa; Brouwer, Inge D.
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To defer or to differ: Experimental evidence on the role of cash transfers in Nigerian couples’ decision–making
2025Bakhtiar, M. Mehrab; Fafchamps, Marcel; Goldstein, Markus; Leonard, Kenneth L.; Papineni, Sreelakshmi
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Short-term and long-term effects of cash for work: Evidence from a randomized controlled trial in Tunisia
2025Leight, Jessica; Mvukiyehe, Eric
Brief
PEDAL Country Snapshot: Madagascar
2025Resnick, Danielle
Journal Article
Do youth work in agriculture? Short-term dynamics of on-farm rural youth employment in Tanzania and Malawi
2025Kafle, Kashi; Paliwal, Neha; Benfica, Rui
Journal Article
Rocking the boat to change the debate: Identifying and testing conventional wisdom
2025Reardon, Thomas
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Menarche and pubertal progression: A cross-sectional analysis of timing and influencing factors in North-Eastern Ghana
2025Alatiah, Gabriel Ajediwe; Azupogo, Fusta; Atosona, Ambrose; Vuvor, Frederick; Steiner-Asiedu, Matilda; Brouwer, Inge D.
Journal Article
Farm size and agricultural productivity of nutritious foods: Evidence from Ethiopia
2025Ameye, Hannah; Bachewe, Fantu Nisrane; Minten, Bart; Tamru, Seneshaw
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Unpacking power dynamics and women's economic empowerment in polygynous households in Burkina Faso
2025Eissler, Sarah; Heckert, Jessica; Pedehombga, Abdoulaye; Sanou, Armande; Ganaba, Rasmané; Gelli, Aulo
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Miracle seeds: Biased expectations, complementary input use, and the dynamics of smallholder technology adoption
2025Miehe, Caroline; Nabwire, Leocardia; Sparrow, Robert; Spielman, David J.; Van Campenhout, Bjorn
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Economic and food security impacts of climate disasters and mitigation policies: Insights from Nigeria
2025Escalante, Luis Enrique; Mamboundou, Pierre; Meyimdjui, Carine; Omoju, Oluwasola E.
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Herder-related violence, labor allocation, and the gendered response of agricultural households
2025Bloem, Jeffrey R.; Damon, Amy; Francis, David C.; Mitchell, Harrison
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Conflicts, crop choice, and agricultural investments: Empirical evidence from Nigeria
2025Amare, Mulubrhan; Abay, Kibrom A.; Berhane, Guush; Andam, Kwaw S.; Adeyanju, Dolapo
Working Paper
Capabilities assessment to support food systems transformation towards sustainable healthy diets in Ethiopia
2024Namugumya, Brenda S.; Mengesha, Belay Terefe; Pittore, Katherine; Herens, Marion
Working Paper
Leveraging the role of MSMEs for healthier diets and nutrition: Insights from fruit and vegetable value chain studies across five countries
2024Nguyen, Trang; Termeer, Emma; Berkhout, Ezra; Mekonnen, Daniel Ayalew; Dijkxhoorn, Youri; de Steenhuijsen Pieters, Bart
Working Paper
Nature-positive agriculture for people and the planet: A qualitative analysis from Kenya
2024Kinuthia, Dickson; Oingo, Balentine; Bryan, Elizabeth; Davis, Kristin E.; Wallin, Elsa; Bukachi, Salome A.
Brief
Stakeholder feedback on a slaughterhouse hygiene intervention in western Kenya
2024Otoigo, Lilian; Jasada, Ijudai; Hoffmann, Vivian; Ambler, Kate; Kiarie, Alice; Cook, Elizabeth A.J.
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Evaluating hydropower and irrigation development in Sudan under climate change uncertainties
2024Basheer, Mohammed; Elnour, Zuhal; Pérez, Cristo Facundo; Liao, Wenxi; Siddig, Khalid; Ringler, Claudia
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Formative study on slaughterhouse hygiene in Western Kenya: Summary Report
2024Otoigo, Lilian; Alumasa, Lorren; Majiwa, Hamilton; Hoffmann, Vivian; Ambler, Kate; Kiarie, Alice; Cook, Elizabeth A.J.
Working Paper
Impacts of personalized picture-based crop advisories: Experimental evidence from India and Kenya
2024Ceballos, Francisco; Chugh, Aditi; Kramer, Berber
Brief
Enhancing women’s economic empowerment in rural Nigeria through advocacy trainings
2024Kosec, Katrina; Kyle, Jordan; Mo, Cecilia H.
Working Paper
Promoting adoption of sustainable land management technologies by women and couples in Ethiopia: Evidence from a randomized trial
2024Leight, Jessica; Bahiru, Kibret Mamo; Buehren, Niklas; Getahun, Tigabu; Gilligan, Daniel O.; Mulford, Michael; Tambet, Heleene
Brief
Impact of a slaughterhouse hygiene intervention in western Kenya
2024Ambler, Kate; Cook, Elizabeth A.J.; Hoffmann, Vivian; Kiarie, Alice; Otoigo, Lilian; Wagner, Julia
Working Paper
The effects of conflict-induced migration on food security and health related outcomes in Sudan: From displacement to despair
2024Abushama, Hala; Kirui, Oliver K.; Taffesse, Alemayehu Seyoum; Siddig, Khalid; Mohamed, Shima A. H.
Working Paper
Do public works investments in watershed rehabilitation and small-scale irrigation improve nutrition and resilience? Evidence from bureau for humanitarian assistance interventions in support of Ethiopia’s productive safety net program
2024Balana, Bedru; Mekonnen, Dawit Kelemework; Arega, Tiruwork; Ringler, Claudia; Bryan, Elizabeth; Yami, Mastewal; Taffesse, Alemayehu Seyoum; Wondwosen, Abenezer
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