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The short-term economic effects of COVID-19 and risk-coping strategies of low-income households in Kenya: A rapid analysis using weekly financial household data
Janssens, Wendy; Pradhan, Menno; de Groot, Richard; … - 2020
This research assesses how low-income households in Western Kenya coped with the immediate economic consequences of the … was detected in Kenya to five weeks after. Our results suggest that income from work decreased with almost one third and …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012427140
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Impacts of supermarkets on farm household nutrition in Kenya
Chege, Christine G. K.; Andersson, Camilla I. M.; Qaim, … - 2014
. Here, we analyze impacts on farm household nutrition. Building on data from vegetable farmers in Kenya, we show that …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010353359
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Impact of export horticulture farming on per capita calorie intake of smallholder farmers in eastern and central provinces in Kenya
Chege, Jane Wambui; Nyikal, Rose Athiambo; Mburu, John; … - In: International journal of food and agricultural … 3 (2015) 4, pp. 65-81
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Impacts of supermarkets on farm household nutrition in Kenya
Chege, Christine G.K.; Andersson, Camilla I.M.; Qaim, Matin - In: World development : the multi-disciplinary … 72 (2015), pp. 394-407
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011413103
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Impacts of double-fortified salt on anemia and cognition: four-year follow-up evidence from a school-based nutrition intervention in India
Grafenstein, Liza von; Kumar, Abhijeet; Kumar, Santosh; … - 2021
Long-term follow-up of early childhood health interventions is important for human capital accumulation. We provide experimental evidence on child health and human capital outcomes from the longer-term follow-up of a school-based nutrition intervention in India. Using panel data, we examine the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012603279
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The Indian enigma revisited
Grafenstein, Liza von; Klasen, Stephan; Hoddinott, John - 2022
undernutrition in India relative to sub-Saharan Africa. Jayachandran & Pande argue that the key to the Indian enigma lies in the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013260039
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Endowments and investments within the household : evidence from iodine supplementation in Tanzania
Adhvaryu, Achyuta; Nyshadham, Anant - 2011
Standard theories of resource allocation within the household posit that parents' investments in their children reflect a combination of children's endowments and parents' preferences for child quality. We study how changes in children's cognitive endowments affect the distribution of parental...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009130697
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Impacts of double-fortified salt on anemia and cognition: four-year follow-up evidence from a school-based nutrition intervention in India
Grafenstein, Liza von; Kumar, Abhijeet; Kumar, Santosh; … - 2021
Long-term follow-up of early childhood health interventions is important for human capital accumulation. We provide experimental evidence on child health and human capital outcomes from the longer-term follow-up of a school-based nutrition intervention in India. Using panel data, we examine the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012597766
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Pesticide handling and human health: Conventional and organic cotton farming in Benin
Aïhounton, Ghislain B. D.; Henningsen, Arne; … - 2021
Synthetic pesticides can be detrimental to the health of humans, particularly when handled inappropriately, which is often the case in developing countries. We investigate to what extent using personal protective equipment (PPE) during pesticide application can mitigate the detrimental health...
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