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Samuel Benin

Samuel Benin is the Acting Director for Africa in the Development Strategies and Governance Unit. He conducts research on national strategies and public investment for accelerating food systems transformation in Africa and provides analytical support to the African Union’s CAADP Biennial Review.

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Karl Pauw

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Karl Pauw is a Senior Research Fellow in IFPRI’s Foresight and Policy Modeling Unit based in Washington, DC, where he co-leads the country modeling team, and works on a wide range of development and agricultural policy issues. He previously led IFPRI’s country programs in Accra, Ghana (2018–2020), and Lilongwe, Malawi (2013–2015), and served as a regional coordinator for the FAO’s MAFAP program in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (2015–2017). He holds a PhD in Development Economics from the University of Cape Town, South Africa.

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Dairy consumption and household diet quality in East Africa: Evidence from survey-based simulation models

2024Ecker, Olivier; Pauw, Karl
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Dairy consumption and household diet quality in East Africa: Evidence from survey-based simulation models

Dairy foods are an important source of essential macro- and micronutrients in household diets, and their consumption is associated with reduced malnutrition, especially among young children. Low dairy consumption in many developing countries is a justification for programs that promote dairy livestock ownership, help develop dairy value chains, or stimulate dairy demand. While several studies confirm the beneficial effects of such dairy-specific interventions on nutritional outcomes, the purpose in this study is to consider more broadly the contribution of dairy to overall diet quality. Our assessment of consumer preferences for dairy, coupled with simulations of consumption responses to dairy price and household income changes, provide quantitative evidence that can inform policymakers about the possible effects of public policies on dairy consumption and diet quality. While our analysis is based on data from Kenya and Uganda, both countries with established dairy sectors, our findings are relevant for other East African countries with similar dietary patterns and emergent dairy sectors.

Year published

2024

Authors

Ecker, Olivier; Pauw, Karl

Citation

Ecker, Olivier; and Pauw, Karl. 2024. Dairy consumption and household diet quality in East Africa: Evidence from survey-based simulation models. Food Policy 122(January 2024): 102562. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foodpol.2023.102562

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Kenya; Uganda

Keywords

Eastern Africa; Africa; Developing Countries; Diet; Diet Quality; Households; Nutrition; Modelling; Milk Products

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English

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Open AccessCC-BY-4.0

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https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foodpol.2023.102562 Source record

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Foresight

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Journal Article

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Data Paper

2021 Social Accounting Matrix for Nigeria: A Nexus Project SAM

2023Pauw, Karl; Randriamamonjy, Josee; Thurlow, James
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2021 Social Accounting Matrix for Nigeria: A Nexus Project SAM

The 2021 Nigeria Social Accounting Matrix (SAM) follows IFPRI’s Standard Nexus SAM approach, by focusing on consistency, comparability, and transparency of data. The Nexus SAMs available on IFPRI’s website separates domestic production into 42 activities. Factors are disaggregated into labor, agricultural land, and capital, with labor further disaggregated across three education-based categories. The household account is divided into 10 representative household groups: Rural and urban households across per capita consumption quintiles. Nexus SAMs support the improvement of model-based research and policy analysis in developing countries and allow for more robust cross-country comparisons of national economic structures, especially agriculture-food systems.

Year published

2023

Authors

Pauw, Karl; Randriamamonjy, Josee; Thurlow, James

Citation

Pauw, Karl; Randriamamonjy, Josee; and Thurlow, James. 2024. 2021 social accounting matrix for Nigeria: A Nexus project SAM. Data Paper December 2023. Washington, DC: International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI).

Country/Region

Nigeria

Keywords

Household Expenditure; Household Consumption; Economic Indicators; Labor; Sex-disaggregated Data

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English

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Open AccessCC-BY-4.0

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Source record

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National Policies and Strategies

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Data Paper

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Book Chapter

Kenya’s agrifood system: Overview and drivers of transformation

2023Diao, Xinshen; Pauw, Karl; Smart, Jenny; Thurlow, James
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Kenya’s agrifood system: Overview and drivers of transformation

The 2010s were a decade of strong economic development in Kenya. Gross domestic product (GDP)—an indicator of the economy’s size—expanded by an average of 5 percent per year (KNBS 2022). This exceeded population growth and helped raise household incomes, leading to a decline in poverty rates and, more importantly, in the number of poor people, for the first time in at least three decades (World Bank 2022). Agriculture played an important role in this. The sector grew alongside the rest of the economy, despite facing many challenges, including climate variability (Ochieng et al. 2020), weak rural infrastructure (Benin and Odjo 2018), shrinking farm sizes (Jayne et al. 2016), and inaccessibility of farm inputs combined with poor agronomic management (Worku et al. 2020). Agriculture, as part of the broader food system, also contributed to growth in downstream or off-farm sectors and helped cushion the economic damage resulting from COVID-19 in 2020 (Pauw, Smart, and Thurlow 2021). This file includes the introduction to Part One.

Year published

2023

Authors

Diao, Xinshen; Pauw, Karl; Smart, Jenny; Thurlow, James

Citation

Diao, Xinshen; Pauw, Karl; Smart, Jenny; and Thurlow, James. 2023. Kenya’s agrifood system: Overview and drivers of transformation. In Food Systems Transformation in Kenya: Lessons from the Past and Policy Options for the Future, eds. Clemens Breisinger, Michael Keenan, Juneweenex Mbuthia, and Jemimah Njuki. Part 1: An overview of the Kenyan food system, Chapter 2, Pp. 21-50. https://doi.org/10.2499/9780896294561_02

Country/Region

Kenya

Keywords

Africa; Sub-saharan Africa; Eastern Africa; Economic Development; Income; Poverty; Agriculture; Infrastructure; Food Systems

Language

English

Access/Licence

Open AccessCC-BY-4.0

Links

https://doi.org/10.2499/9780896294561_02 Source record

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National Policies and Strategies

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Book Chapter

Events

How do we prioritize agrifood system policies and investments? Insights from the RIAPA modeling system
IFPRI Program/Country Event

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June 12, 2024, 10:00 – 11:00 am

How do we prioritize agrifood system policies and investments? Insights from the RIAPA modeling system

Virtual Event: June 12, 2024 at 10:00am-11:00am EDT. In this webinar, we will demonstrate how RIAPA has been used to identify priority agricultural value chains that most effectively contribute to development outcomes.

Sudan at a Crossroads: Food Systems, Hunger, and Humanitarian Aid During Civil Conflict
IFPRI Policy Seminar

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May 2, 2024, 10:00 – 11:30 am

Sudan at a Crossroads: Food Systems, Hunger, and Humanitarian Aid During Civil Conflict

Hybrid Event: May 2, 2024 at 10:00am-11:30am EDT. This IFPRI policy seminar will reflect on urgent data, analytical, and policy needs to mitigate food insecurity and revitalize food systems in Sudan. This event will bring together researchers from IFPRI’s Sudan country program, conflict analysts, humanitarian donors, and country experts in a hybrid format.

5th Global Food Security Conference
IFPRI at External Event

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April 9 to 12, 2024

5th Global Food Security Conference

Conference: April 9-12, 2024 – 7:30 AM- 6:00 PM CET. Building on the momentum from the UN Food System Summit and recognizing that the 2030 target year of the Sustainable Development Goals is on the horizon, this 5th Global Food Security Conference will bring together science, business, and policy to address this need.