Book Chapter, Annual Trends and Outlook Report 2020 By Gashaw T. Abate, Kibrom A. Abay, and David Spielman Agricultural productivity growth has long been recognized as an important instrument to reduce poverty, generate nonfarm employment, and hence trigger structural transformation processes (see, for example, Timmer 1997; Fan, Hazell, Thorat 1999; Johnson 2000; and Mellor 2000). A […]
NEW PUBLICATION: Nutritional training in a humanitarian context: Evidence from a cluster randomized trial
By Sikandra Kurdi , Jose Luis Figueroa, and Hosam Ibrahim
Behavioral change communication interventions have been shown to be effective at improving infant and young child nutrition knowledge and practices. However, evidence in humanitarian response contexts is scarce. Using data on secondary outcomes of breastfeeding, water treatment, and knowledge from a cluster randomized control trial of the Yemen Cash for Nutrition program's impact on child nutritional status, this paper shows [...]
COVID-19 and Social Protection: “From Effective Crisis Protection to Self-Reliance”
Basma Yassa - Senior Research Assistant, IFPRI
The economic impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic have imposed unprecedented increasing pressure on global poverty levels. In response, governments have rapidly resorted to the use and the expansion of social safety nets to safeguard the most vulnerable from the negative implications of the outbreak of COVID-19. IFPRI held the 33rd seminar in the Evaluating Impact and Building Capacity seminar series on Tuesday, September 22 on the topic of “COVID-19 and Social protection: From Effective Crisis Protection to Self-Reliance.” The Seminar aimed to discuss [...]
فيروس كوفيد-١٩ والحماية الاجتماعية
بسمة يسا - مساعد باحث أول في المعهد الدولي لبحوث السياسات الغذائية
لقد فرضت الآثار الاقتصادية لجائحة كوفيد-١٩ ضغوطًا متزايدة غير مسبوقة على مستويات الفقر العالمية. ولمواجهة ذلك، لجأت الحكومات بسرعة إلى استخدام وتوسيع شبكات الأمان الاجتماعي لحماية الفئات الأكثر ضعفًا وتأثرًا بالآثار السلبية لتفشي فيروس كوفيد-١٩. عقد المعهد الدولي لبحوث السياسات الغذائية يوم الثلاثاء الموافق ٢٢ سبتمبر الندوة الثالثة والثلاثين من سلسلة ندوات تقييم الأثر وبناء القدرات حول قضية "كوفيد-١٩ والحماية الاجتماعية: من الحماية الفعالة من الأزمات إلى الاعتماد على الذات"
Unpacking the impacts of COVID-19 on economies, food systems, and poverty in African and Asian countries
Evgeniya Anisimova - Senior Communications Specialist with the CGIAR Research Program on Policies, Institutions, and Markets (PIM).
Countries around the world have responded to the COVID-19 pandemic by implementing lockdowns and other social distancing measures. Agrifood systems and food supply chains—although generally exempt from restrictions—have nevertheless experienced disruptions and global market instability [...]
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