Journal Article. Consumption of milk is linked to improved nutrient intake and reduced risk of child malnutrition in low and middle-income countries. However, these benefits are contingent on the safety and quality of the milk. Milk consumption may alleviate the widespread risk of malnutrition in rural Ethiopia, but milk-borne contaminants may also compromise child health. […] Source: IFPRI Ethiopia: Ethiopia Strategy Support Program
Assessing the application of gender perspectives in land restoration studies in Ethiopia using text mining
Journal Article. Restoration of degraded land is key to enhancing land productivity and farmers' wellbeing in sub-Saharan Africa. Evidence shows that the benefits of land restoration are tremendous, ranging from biophysical benefits in soil health, agricultural productivity, ecosystem services, to socio-economic dimensions such as improving farmers’ income and livelihoods. Yet one issue that is rarely […] Source: IFPRI Ethiopia: Ethiopia Strategy Support Program
Factors influencing the performance of community health workers: A qualitative study of Anganwadi workers from Bihar, India
Globally, there remain significant knowledge and evidence gaps around how to support Community Health Worker (CHW) programmes to achieve high coverage and quality of interventions.
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Women’s access to agriculture extension amidst COVID-19: Insights from Gujarat, India and Dang, Nepal
COVID-19 induced lockdowns have had far reaching impacts on the rural sector, particularly on women farmers.
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COVID‐19, government transfer payments, and investment decisions in farming business: Evidence from Northern India
This paper examines whether the public transfer program PMGKY, announced immediately after the lockdown, benefited farmers in dealing with the COVID shock.
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