A new journal article examines the role of gender in various pathways to food security in Malawi, emphasizing areas for improved access to agriculture and nutrition information along these pathways. The article, published in Global Food Security, also considers the implications of gender targeting for agriculture and nutrition extension services. The authors propose a gendered >> Read more Source: Malawi Strategy Support Program
Discussion Paper 1792: A Critical Review of Malawi’s Special Crops Act and Agriculture Act
Agriculture in Malawi holds special significance, both as a means of household food security and household livelihood, as well as being a revenue-generating sector for the nation. As such, legislation surrounding the governance of Malawi’s agricultural sector holds a place of importance. A recent study conducted by IFPRI and NAPAS:Malawi offers a critical review of >> Read more Source: Malawi Strategy Support Program
Too good to be true? Exploring subsidy reductions in Ghana
This story was cross-posted from the IFPRI website and was originally written by Kwaw Andam, a research fellow with the Ghana Strategy Support Program (GSSP). It also appears on the GSSP blog. Fertilizer subsidies are used across Africa south of the Sahara as the preferred tool for governments trying to boost incomes of poor smallholder farmers >> Read more Source: Malawi Strategy Support Program
Abstract Digest on Maternal and Child Nutrition Research – Issue 25
This issue of Abstract Digest is special indeed. We have put together a selection of articles from four journal supplements, one anniversary issue and other interesting articles. Here are some of the highlights: Nguyen and colleagues (2018) used two rounds of National Family Health Survey data and identified drivers of changes in haemoglobin (Hb) and >> Read more Source: POSHAN: Partnerships and Opportunities to Strengthen and Harmonize Actions for Nutrition in India
Transforming agri-food systems in Ethiopia: Evidence from the dairy sector
ESSP Working Paper 129, by Bart Minten, Yetimwork Habte, Seneshaw Tamru, and Agajie Tesfaye . Abstract: In the transformation of agri-food systems in developing countries, we usually see rapid changes in the livestock sector. However, good data for clearly understanding this transformation are often lacking, especially so in Africa. Relying on a combination of diverse large-scale >> Read more Source: Ethiopia Strategy Support Program
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