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Findings: As in most developing countries, agriculture in Liberia is foundational to the country’s poverty alleviation efforts. Agriculture is the main source of livelihood in Liberia, employing nearly 50 percent...

This Human Capital Review (HCR) report presents an in-depth analysis of human capital indicators throughout a person’s lifetime, from in utero to productive aging. By examining the various stages...

Since Cambodia’s first Systematic Country Diagnostic (SCD1), the country’s economy has continued to grow strongly, reduce poverty and boost shared prosperity. Growth continued to be...

Key findings: Using nationally representative household panel survey data from five sub-Saharan African countries, the article models consumer preferences and examine how nutrient...

Background Levels of child malnutrition and hunger across the world have decreased substantially over the past century, and this has had an important role in reducing mortality and improving...

This article explores the fundamental right to food, examining its legal framework, its relationship with other human rights, and the efforts being made globally to improve this right...

Climate change, poverty, and low environmental education have contributed to increasing vulnerability of poor farmers in Mali. This study was done to determine the impact of low-cost adaptation...

Since Cambodia’s first Systematic Country Diagnostic (SCD1), the country’s economy has continued to grow strongly, reduce poverty and boost shared prosperity. Growth continued to be...

As Madagascar undergoes a demographic transition and expects significant growth in the share of its working-age population by 2050, focusing investments to ensure the health, education, and empowerment of adolescent girls...

This paper quantifies the impact of drought on household consumption for five main agroecological zones in Africa, developing vulnerability (or damage) functions of the relationship between rainfall deficits...