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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...

This report is a product of the World Bank's monitoring efforts in Myanmar and provides an in-depth look at the country’s agricultural sector and food security status. This study examines intertwined challenges...

Disasters affect millions of people each year and cause economic losses worth many billions of dollars globally. Reporting on disaster impacts in research, policy, and news...

Most support programs targeted at small firms in low- and middle-income countries fail to generate transformative effects at a large scale due to poor targeting, too little...

The YFSRRP focuses on building the resilience of Yemeni households to food security crises and improving household food security and nutrition by increasing food availability, access, and utilization in the project...

Oportunidades was an innovative anti-poverty program that put additional resources in the hands of women and their families and encouraged parents to invest in the human capital of their children. This program...

The first half of 2022 has witnessed one of the largest shocks to global food and energy markets that the world has seen in decades. As economies rebounded from the COVID-19 pandemic...

Agricultural firms in rural areas of developing countries may decide to implement aggregation schemes, typically through contract farming arrangements (CFAs). While firms’ rationale...

The World Bank, working with other partners, is preparing a series of Just-in-Time (JIT) Policy Notes that aim to address pressing issues related to agriculture and food security in Pakistan...

Agricultural innovation has played a critical role in the economic transformation of developing East Asian countries over the past half century. The Green Revolution—in the form of modern...