Sudan has been embroiled in a high-intensity conflict between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and Rapid Support Forces (RSF) since April 2023, leading to widespread displacement and an escalating humanitarian crisis. Source: IFPRI Africa Regional Office (AFR)
Publication – Mobile phones, income diversification, and poverty reduction in rural Bangladesh
In April 2024, IFPRI researcher Salauddin Tauseef and co-authors published the article, "Mobile phones, income diversification, and poverty reduction in rural Bangladesh" in Review of Development Economics. Abstract The widespread adoption of mobile ph... Source: IFPRI Bangladesh Country Office
Working Paper 40: Employment options and challenges for rural households in Malawi
*This is a revised version of the Working Paper originally distributed in March 2023. The original analysis of off‑farm income sources subsequently was found to have overlooked remittances from biological children of the head of household or the househ... Source: IFPRI Malawi: Malawi Strategy Support Program
Working Paper 40: Employment options and challenges for rural households in Malawi
Malawi has suffered from weak economic growth since its independence in 1964. Over 50 percent of the population live below the poverty line, unable to produce enough or to otherwise obtain sufficient income to meet all of their basic needs. Poverty is ... Source: IFPRI Malawi: Malawi Strategy Support Program
Varying impacts of COVID-19 lockdowns on farmer incomes: Evidence from India
Wheat producers in India suffered only minimal declines in income due to lockdown as compared to the tomato producers.
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Source: IFPRI South Asia Office
