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Sub-Saharan Africa has long been beset with food insecurity. Investment in small-scale irrigation may provide a solution to address the challenge by extending crop production into the dry season.

book chapter

Climate change and agricultural development

Climate change will be a major driver of change in the agricultural sector in the coming decades, along with changes in population, income, urbanization, dietary preferences, and technology.1 Agriculture is unique among economic sectors in its dep

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COVID‐19 policy modeling in Sub‐Saharan Africa

After an initial delay, Sub‐Saharan Africa (SSA) is being hit by the pandemic. Demand for exports is falling and caseloads are rising. Governments have approached this crisis with a range of policy options.

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Climate change effects on agriculture and food security in Tajikistan

Climate change is one of the main challenges for Tajikistan’s agricultural development and food security both in the medium and longer term.

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Impact of climate change on agriculture in Kazakhstan

Using the Global IMPACT model, we investigate the probable effect of climate change on the performance of agriculture and socio-economic conditions in Kazakhstan under five climate-change scenarios.

working paper

COVID-19: Estimating impact on the economy and poverty in Pakistan: Using SAM Multiplier Model

Social Accounting Matrix (SAM) multiplier analysis has been employed to assess the impacts of COVID-19 on various macroeconomic variables including Gross Domestic Product (GDP), employment, and poverty in Pakistan.

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A cultivated planet in 2010 - Part 2: The global gridded agricultural-production maps

Data on global agricultural production are usually available as statistics at administrative units, which does not give any diversity and spatial patterns; thus they are less informative for subsequent spatially explicit agricultural and environme

discussion paper

Impacts of COVID-19 on global poverty, food security and diets

This study assesses the impact of COVID-19 on poverty, food insecurity and diets, accounting for the complex links between the crisis and the incomes and living costs of vulnerable households.

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Anganwadi worker time use in Madhya Pradesh, India: A cross-sectional study

Background: Anganwadi Workers (AWWs) are a group of 1.4 million community health workers that operate throughout rural India as a part of the Integrated Child Development Services program.