Highlights We conducted a 6-round panel phone survey of 2000 mothers of young children in 2020, covering two distinct COVID-19 shocks. Poverty rose dramatically...

In most countries and globally, malnutrition rates exceed poverty rates. The World Bank estimates that about 9 percent (689 million) of the global population is poor, yet...

This is a regional overview of the EU-funded 4-year "Partners Against Wildlife Crime” project (2019 to 2022), a 10M€ Action implemented through a consortium of 12 international and national partner...

Social behavior change communication (SBCC) interventions on gender and nutrition are now commonly implemented, but their impact on diet quality and empowerment is rarely assessed rigorously...

This Research Note presents the results from an assessment of the evolution of vegetable oil prices in Myanmar. Vegetable oils are an important product in the diet of Myanmar consumers and high food...

Agricultural intermediaries – traders and middlemen/women – play a critical role for food security in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). Yet, their role in improving or undermining...

Chicken and eggs make important contributions to the food and nutrition security of low-income households in Myanmar, making it important to understand the impacts of COVID-19 on Myanmar's poultry sector.

Pulses have long been an important element of India’s food and nutrition security. With 29 percent of Indians following a vegetarian diet (Gonmei and Toteja 2018), the consumption...

In August of 2017, Rohingya refugees fled from Myanmar to escape violence and arrived in the district of Cox’s Bazar of Bangladesh. Within a period of 4 months, an influx of about 724,000...

Highlights Analysis rice yield gaps is needed to better understand how to sustainably increase rice production across Southeast Asia. Rice yield gaps (Yg)...