Poor child health and nutrition persist throughout West Africa. This research analyzes the impact of key economic … variables, including income, education and background characteristics, on child health and nutrition across nine different … that increases in health (and height) coincide with economic development. …

Reinvestment Act (ARRA) in 2009 eased the program rules to encourage more farmers to participate. Why has farmers’ participation in … the program been so low? Have the relaxed criteria of the ARRA been effective in encouraging farmers’ participation? Based … for losses in other types of direct government payments as well as eligibility criteria explain farmers’ participation in …

options that explicitly account for opportunity costs of production, environmental benefits, and participation response … functions. Keywords: benefit cost analysis, conservation programs, participation, linear programming …

. This paper considers the effect of improved groundnut seed on smallholder food security in Eastern Uganda, with emphasis on … food security does not increase in other regions of Eastern Uganda where aggregate rates of adoption are lower. Differences …

. Using World Bank survey data from three countries, Ethiopia, Uganda, and Kenya, this research addresses the senders’ and … or Asia. Ethiopia and Uganda recipients tend to receive a larger amount than those living in Kenya. The effects of …

In this study, we experimentally analyze the investment behavior of smallholder farmers in Uganda. We ascertain whether …

Raising the incomes of agricultural households is central to reducing poverty in Uganda. In many areas of the country … extension programs in Uganda and other parts of Sub-Saharan Africa. …