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Results indicate that providing fortified rice in school meals is very highly cost effective in reducing zinc, folic acid, and vitamin A deficiencies, improving cognitive performance...

Highlights: Farmers growing sugarcane earned more income, produced more food and had more assets. Farmers growing sugarcane were more food secure...

Child undernutrition in Cambodia is a persistent public health problem requiring low-cost and scalable solutions. Rising cellphone use in low-resource settings represents an opportunity to replace in-person...

Given the high prevalence of child undernutrition in Bangladesh, multi-sectoral approaches involving livelihood promotion have potential to mitigate the burden of undernutrition. This study examined the impact of an economic...

Highlights We study a cluster-randomized health and nutrition intervention delivered through self-help groups (SHGs) in Bihar. The intervention was two-pronged, with a behavior change...

This study traces the causal effects of extreme weather events on nutritional and health outcomes among rural children in Uganda using four waves of individual child survey...

Highlights Past studies showed limited effects of school gardens on children's food choices. We test a novel design that trains children and caregivers in...

There is a resurgence of interest in crop diversification as a strategy to deal with a variety of issues including malnutrition in the context of a changing climate and poorly developed markets. However, the empirical evidence...

This report provides an overview of the humanitarian needs resulting from the current drought in particularly affected areas of Ethiopia (eastern/southeastern Oromia and Somali regions). The report highlights key needs...

WFP works closely with the Government to enhance the nutrition sensitivity of social safety net programmes and directly provides life-saving nutrition assistance to Rohingya refugees and vulnerable Bangladeshi...