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With research staff from more than 60 countries, and offices across the globe, IFPRI provides research-based policy solutions to sustainably reduce poverty and end hunger and malnutrition in developing countries.

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Liangzhi You

Liangzhi You is a Senior Research Fellow and theme leader in the Foresight and Policy Modeling Unit, based in Washington, DC. His research focuses on climate resilience, spatial data and analytics, agroecosystems, and agricultural science policy. Gridded crop production data of the world (SPAM) and the agricultural technology evaluation model (DREAM) are among his research contributions. 

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IFPRI currently has more than 600 employees working in over 80 countries with a wide range of local, national, and international partners.

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Survey instrument on beneficiaries’ perceptions of the benefits of the Baxnaano safety net program in Somalia

2024Nwabuikwu, Odiche; Bliznashka, Lilia; Diatta, Ampa Dogui; Gelli, Aulo; Magan, Mohamed; Hassan, Hashi
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Survey instrument on beneficiaries’ perceptions of the benefits of the Baxnaano safety net program in Somalia

Year published

2024

Authors

Nwabuikwu, Odiche; Bliznashka, Lilia; Diatta, Ampa Dogui; Gelli, Aulo; Magan, Mohamed; Hassan, Hashi

Citation

Nwabuikwu, Odiche; Bliznashka, Lilia; Diatta, Ampa Dogui; Gelli, Aulo; Magan, Mohamed; and Hassan, Hashi. 2024. Survey instrument on beneficiaries’ perceptions of the benefits of the Baxnaano safety net program in Somalia. October 2024. CGIAR Initiative on Fragility, Conflict, and Migration. Washington, DC: International Food Policy Research Institute.

Country/Region

Somalia

Keywords

Africa; Eastern Africa; Capacity Development; Cash Transfers; Households; Surveys

Language

English

Access/Licence

Open AccessCC-BY-4.0

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Project

Fragility, Conflict, and Migration

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Manual

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Training Material

In-depth interview guide on stakeholders’ perceptions of the Baxnaano Safety Net Program benefits in Somalia

2024Bliznashka, Lilia; Nwabuikwu, Odiche; Diatta, Ampa Dogui; Gelli, Aulo; Magan, Mohamed; Hassan, Hashi
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In-depth interview guide on stakeholders’ perceptions of the Baxnaano Safety Net Program benefits in Somalia

A guide designed to assess stakeholders’ views on the program benefits, fidelity of implementation, implementation challenges, and the feasibility of its next phase.

Year published

2024

Authors

Bliznashka, Lilia; Nwabuikwu, Odiche; Diatta, Ampa Dogui; Gelli, Aulo; Magan, Mohamed; Hassan, Hashi

Citation

Bliznashka, Lilia; Nwabuikwu, Odiche; Diatta, Ampa Dogui; Gelli, Aulo; Magan, Mohamed; and Hassan, Hashi. 2024. In-depth Interview Guide on Stakeholders’ Perceptions of the Baxnaano Safety Net Program Benefits in SomaliaOctober 2024. CGIAR Initiative on Fragility, Conflict, and Migration. Washington, DC: International Food Policy Research Institute.

Country/Region

Somalia

Keywords

Africa; Eastern Africa; Capacity Development; Cash Transfers; Implementation; Interviews; Stakeholders; Vulnerability

Language

English

Access/Licence

Open AccessCC-BY-4.0

Source

Source record

Project

Fragility, Conflict, and Migration

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Training Material

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Brief

Building pathways out of poverty in Baidoa, Somalia: Qualitative evidence around resilience in the context of flood shocks

2024Magan, Mohamed; Hassan, Hashi; Leight, Jessica; Hirvonen, Kalle; Karachiwalla, Naureen; Rakshit, Deboleena
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Building pathways out of poverty in Baidoa, Somalia: Qualitative evidence around resilience in the context of flood shocks

Somalia is among the most impoverished nations globally, grappling with severe poverty, persistent armed conflicts, and recurrent droughts and floods, leading to a humanitarian crisis marked by substantial internal displacement. The site of this evaluation, Baidoa, has 517 sites for internally displaced persons (IDPs), housing nearly 600,000 households. Notably, 64% of the residents in these sites are women and girls. The 2nd Somali High-Frequency Survey revealed that poverty is particularly pronounced in IDP settlements, compounded by high unemployment rates and a lack of income-generating opportunities, thereby exacerbating the challenging circumstances in this area. This brief reports findings from a qualitative assessment conducted in January 2024 exploring the effects of severe floods in Baidoa and the role of the Ultra-Poor Graduation (UPG) intervention in protecting households from these shocks.

Year published

2024

Authors

Magan, Mohamed; Hassan, Hashi; Leight, Jessica; Hirvonen, Kalle; Karachiwalla, Naureen; Rakshit, Deboleena

Citation

Magan, Mohamed; Hassan, Hashi; Leight, Jessica; Hirvonen, Kalle; Karachiwalla, Naureen; and Rakshit, Deboleena. 2024. Building pathways out of poverty in Baidoa, Somalia: Qualitative evidence around resilience in the context of flood shocks. Learning Brief April 2024. Washington, DC: International Food Policy Research Institute. https://hdl.handle.net/10568/141613

Country/Region

Somalia

Keywords

Africa; Eastern Africa; Sub-saharan Africa; Conflicts; Flooding; Households; Poverty; Women

Language

English

Access/Licence

Open AccessCC-BY-4.0

Source

Source record

Project

Fragility, Conflict, and Migration

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Brief

Blogs

Graduation from poverty: Can a big push program help conflict-affected households? Evidence from Somalia
IFPRI Blog
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December 17, 2024

Graduation from poverty: Can a big push program help conflict-affected households? Evidence from Somalia

By Kalle Hirvonen, Naureen Karachiwalla, Jessica Leight, and Deboleena Rakshit

Moving from assistance to self-sufficiency.

IFPRI roundtable: Limit conflict, build resilience to avert famines
IFPRI Blog
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July 25, 2017

IFPRI roundtable: Limit conflict, build resilience to avert famines

By Katarlah Taylor

As famine grips four countries in Africa, an IFPRI panel discusses how to blunt its impact and head off future humanitarian disasters.

Ending famines and chronic hunger requires good governance
IFPRI Blog
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July 03, 2017

Ending famines and chronic hunger requires good governance

By Paul Dorosh

Lessons from Bangladesh and Ethiopia on how to build reslience into food systems.

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Events

Building pathways out of poverty: Midline findings from a randomized controlled trial
IFPRI Program/Country Event

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July 31, 2024, 9:00 – 10:00 am

Building pathways out of poverty: Midline findings from a randomized controlled trial

This webinar will provide evidence around the effects of the Ultra Poor Graduation program implemented in Baidoa, Somalia by World Vision and funded by the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID)’s Bureau for Humanitarian Assistance (BHA). The project seeks to enable ultra-poor internally displaced households to graduate from extreme poverty and begin an upward trajectory […]

News

June 02, 2022 | In the News

Why India is able to handle the ongoing food crisis so efficiently (Tasting Table)

Tasting Table published an article about how current food inflation is causing a sharp increase in global prices as factors ranging from the war in Ukraine to devastating droughts have led to production and supply chain disruptions.  This crisis is impacting nations in various ways. NPR notes that in Africa, Ethiopia, Somalia, and Kenya have […]

April 27, 2022 | In the News

USDA taps emergency funding for US commodities to address war impact (Agri-Pulse)

Agri-Pulse published an article stating that the Biden administration will spend US$282 million on domestic commodities such as wheat as part of a food aid package for Yemen and five African nations experiencing severe drought and food insecurity, USDA and USAID. Commodities being purchased are hard red winter wheat, soft white wheat, yellow split peas, […]

February 09, 2022 | In the News

Horn of Africa drought: Humanitarian key messages (Reliefweb)

ReliefWeb published a press release from the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs. The Horn of Africa is experiencing one of its worst droughts in recent history, with 12-14 million people severely food insecure in Ethiopia, Kenya, and Somalia. According to IFPRI, Rising livestock prices also fuel conflict, and recent clashes between nomadic […]

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Projects

Ultra-Poor graduation in Somalia

Ultra-Poor graduation in Somalia

USAID’s Bureau of Humanitarian Assistance funds World Vision to implement the Ultra-Poor Graduation intervention in Baidoa, Somalia, designed to enable ultra-poor households who are internally……