undernourished persons in Africa and the highest prevalence of malnutrition in the world. As a result, child stunting and infant …

-term price effects between the world maize market and some Ethiopian regional markets. Using the Almost Ideal Demand System, we … characteristics of household demand across locations are more likely to induce misleading policy recommendations. " from authors …

, exist on the effect of targeted subsidies on private input demand in Nigeria or West Africa . Consequently this study begins …Though input vouchers are being publicized as a mechanism to simultaneously target subsidies and develop demand in … private markets, limited empirical evidence of their effect on private input demand exists. Few empirical studies, if any …

this paper, we present results from an experimental demand-elicitation exercise in rural Bangladesh to shed light on … evenly split their endowment between life and disability insurance and agricultural insurance. Demand for area … group savings does not alter demand for insurance, though group savings is found to be a particularly popular risk …

nature of smallholder agriculture in Africa; the many factors shaping the location, nature, and performance of agricultural …

The second of three books in IFPRI's climate change in Africa series, East African Agriculture and Climate Change: A … Comprehensive Analysis examines the food security threats facing 10 of the countries that make up east and central Africa - Burundi … will increase the efforts needed to achieve sustainable food security throughout the region. East Africa's populations is …

€”extreme poverty, armed conflict, economic and political turmoil, and climate shocks—are now most prevalent in Africa. Researchers … famine context. Broadening current theories and models of development for conquering famine, Famine in Africa grounds its … results of field work and other research from numerous parts of Africa, with a particular focus on Botswana, Ethiopia, Niger …

have experienced the reduction of farm size and the decline of natural resources. Through a comparison of Asia and Africa …