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for affected households. We confront a world of shocks, both familiar and unfamiliar. …In recent years, many people and parts of the world have been hit by major shocks ranging from conflicts, erratic … vulnerable to shocks that may be smaller in scope—such as emerging diseases and contaminated foods—but just as devastating …
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Water, sanitation, and hygiene can have a profound effect on health and nutrition. A growing base of evidence on the link between sanitation, child height, and well-being has come at an opportune time, when the issue of sanitation and nutrition in developing countries has moved to the top of the...
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A series of high-profile food-related scares around the globe has drawn attention to the issue of food safety and other health risks associated with agriculture. Because the scope of the problem is different at different levels of economic development, we need nuanced policy options to promote...
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Eliminating hunger and malnutrition around the globe cannot be achieved without a new approach to dealing with the … problem in middle income countries. Here’s why this is so, how the middle income countries should respond, and what the …
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How can family farmers best contribute to their country’s agriculture needs as well as broader development goals? First, we should determine which farmers can be profitable and assist them in doing so. Second, for those who aren’t profitable, we need to help them shift to other economic...
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tempered by weather and other shocks …
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of people. Policies and interventions that build resilience to these shocks have the power to not only limit the breadth …
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