On the basis of a large-scale nationally representative sample of household data from five pooled cross-section surveys … conducted by the Zimbabwe Vulnerability Assessment Committee (ZimVAC), this study assesses the existence of gender differences …, and the existence of gender heterogeneity in the correlation of usage of such coping strategies when confronted by food …

levels of food security states in Nigeria. In addition, the study also examined factors that influence the probability of …) security problems that require different types of policy interventions most especially in Nigeria. The results of the empirical … their choice should be given priority. This gives the household opportunity to benefit from greater varieties of food items …

This study used a nationally representative survey from the 2012-2013 World Bank's General Household Survey for Nigeria … index, and household dietary diversity, based on the FAO groupings of food intake within the household. Accounting for … regression, we find that increases in empowerment are positively associated with household dietary diversity. Overall, household …

-operated farms in Brazil, Paraguay and Peru. Previous studies in Latin America suggest that the gender of the household head is not a …This paper explores the determinants of female land rights and their impact on household income levels among owner … significant predictor of household income, not unsurprising given the ambiguities with which self-declared headship is associated …

This paper aims to study the relationship between women's land ownership and household food security in Tanzania, using … data from three waves of the Tanzanian National Panel Survey. The analysis focuses on the Household Dietary Diversity Scale … (HDDS) as a measure of food security, and we categorize land ownership by gender and whether it is solely or jointly owned …

investments, and it remains unclear whether these pay off at the household level. Using data from maize, wheat and teff growing … farmers in two agroecological zones in Ethiopia, we assess the impact of ISFM on crop and household income, and households … zones. Yet, only in one subsample, it also increases household income, while in the other it is associated with a reduced …

welfare policy and is the focus of our paper. Using data from the four waves of the Nigeria General Household Panel Survey … the factors contributing to poverty is essential for effective, targeted policy initiatives in Nigeria. Investigating the … potential relationship between land access and household poverty-related outcomes is highly relevant for both land and social …