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Highlights: We collect a sample of more than 50,000 food demand elasticities from 444 studies. The data covers 87 countries and 14 food groups, with 10 animal...

The objectives of this Community of Practice are to i) ​Increase understanding of living income measurement and the income gap; ii) Identify and discuss strategies for closing the income gap.

Background The double burden of malnutrition (DBM) represents a growing global challenge with adverse health and economic consequences. We aimed to investigate the associative roles of national income...

The conventional economics literature equates welfare with consumption-based utility, neglecting the psychological effects of uncertainty and fear of the future on well-being. In this study, we examine how food insecurity...

In this study, the impacts of small-scale farmers on food security enhancement were estimated in three dimensions of food availability, food access and food utilization. In the current study, a systematic...

The story of global agriculture is largely one of small farms, as small-scale operations account for 90% of the 570 million farms around the world and are responsible for a notable share...

Engagement of youth in agriculture in low- and middle-income countries may offer opportunities to curb underemployment, urban migration, disillusionment of youth and social unrest, as well as to lift individuals...

This paper conducts a benefit-cost analysis of expanding agricultural research and development in the Global South. We extend a recent modelling exercise that used IFPRI’s IMPACT model to estimate...

This staff working document aims at analysing the main drivers affecting food security from both the supply and demand sides. Relying on an evidence-based approach, this document provides a factual...

Resilience is often associated with multivalued and multi-faceted strategies, programs, and projects. After approximately 15 years of empirical evidence in the literature, few research questions remain unexplored...