was implemented in Malawi over a 12-month period, randomly assigning cassava-producing households to one of four … traditional diary-keeping, the household-level annual cassava production is 295 kilograms higher, on average, (and assumed as … additionally demonstrates likely gross overestimation in international and ministerial statistics on cassava yields in Malawi. For …

in their chains. Detailed case studies of the Thai cassava industry and the Gabon timber sector confirm both these …

This paper analyzes the impact of Covid-19 and uncooperative trade policies on world food markets. It quantifies the … domestic food markets could magnify the initial shock. The analysis shows that, in the quarter following the outbreak of the … pandemic, the global export supply of food could decrease between 6 and 20 percent and global prices increase between 2 and 6 …

the level of animal-source food intake, but they decrease the consumption share of fish. This suggests that increased …

Through a review of the literature, this paper examines the links of food and agriculture with nutrition in South Asia …, a region characterized by a high level of malnutrition. The review finds that the level and stability of food prices … play a critical part in food consumption, with rising prices affecting poor households the most. Although public food …

Using a new database on Chinese food standards, this paper estimates the impact of volunta-ry and mandatory standards … on its agricultural and food exports. The dataset covers seven Chinese products from 1992 to 2008. The findings here …

impact of oil price on biofuel expansion, and subsequently, on food supply. The study shows that a 65 percent increase in oil … price would reduce global food supply through direct impacts as well as through diversion of food commodities and cropland …

specified types of water and sanitation services in Nigeria. The analysis uses geo-located, population-representative data from … for levels of access to seven indicators of water and sanitation services across Nigeria at a resolution of 1?1 square …

monetary costs among women in rural Nigeria. To measure psychic costs, vaccine take-up between two conditions to receive cash …

This paper estimates the impacts of mobile broadband coverage on household consumption and poverty in Nigeria, the … rate. Mobile broadband coverage also reduces the proportion of households below the poverty line, driven by higher food and … non-food consumption in rural households. These effects are mainly due to an increase in labor force participation and …