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World Income Inequality Database (WIID); collects and stores information on income inequality for developed; developing; and transition countries. WIID provides the most comprehensive set of income...

Mongolia made notable strides in reducing poverty from 2010 to 2014, but the pace of poverty reduction slowed significantly after the 2016 economic recession. Thanks to robust and inclusive...

Global food, fuel, and fertilizer prices have witnessed rapid and significant increase in recent months, driven largely by the fallout from the ongoing war in Ukraine and associated sanctions...

Key messages World hunger rose further in 2021. The increase in global hunger in 2021 reflects exacerbated inequalities across and within countries due to an...

In 2022, the world is experiencing the greatest cost of living crisis in a generation. Crises have always highlighted inequities in our societies. With food prices at near record levels...

Researchers from IITA and Cellule d’Analyses des Indicateurs de Développement (CAID) conducted an in-depth study in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), to assess COVID-19’s impact on gender...

Many sub-Saharan African countries are choosing to prioritise market-oriented agricultural production as a central component of their agricultural and economic development strategies. An increasing focus on inequity...

This paper examines the short-term implications of the COVID-19 pandemic for inequality in developing countries. The analysis takes advantage of high-frequency phone survey data collected by the World Bank to assess...

CIFOR-ICRAF delivers evidence and solutions to transform how land and renewable resources are used and food is produced. It focuses on 5 major global challenges: Deforestation...