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Can gender- and nutrition-sensitive agricultural programs improve resilience? Medium-term impacts of an intervention in Bangladesh por Hoddinott, John F., Ahmed, Akhter, Quisumbing, Agnes R., Rakshit, Deboleena

“…Mindful of this, we address three knowledge gaps: (1) Whether agricultural interventions aimed at diversifying income sources and improving nutrition have sustainable impacts (on asset bases, consumption, gender-specific outcomes and women’s empowerment, and on diets) that persist after the intervention ends; (2) whether such interventions are protective when shocks occur? and (3) whether these interventions promote gender-sensitive resilience. …”
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Economic benefits of sustainable, forage-based cattle systems in Colombia and Nicaragua por Burkart, Stefan, Enciso, Karen, Díaz, Manuel Francisco, van der Hoek, Rein

“…Strong decreases were observed for the following indicators: a) unit production cost, b) risk of obtaining economic loss, c) payback time, d) minimum area required for a profitable system, and e) sensitivity of the system to external shocks. This information will help cattle producers, extensionists and policymakers to make more holistic and informed land-use decisions that include productive, environmental, economic, and social benefits, and by this contributes to the broader adoption of more sustainable production systems.…”
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Kenya food systems transformation book por Breisinger, Clemens, Keenan, Michael, Mbuthia, Juneweenex, Njuki, Jemimah

“…COVID-19, locust infestations, droughts, the fallout of the Russia-Ukraine conflict, and global supply chain disruptions have strained agricultural production and tightened consumers’ budgets. These shocks are occurring against a backdrop of ongoing demographic shifts, urbanization, and stagnating agricultural production, and together demand a reexamination of our approach to food systems. …”
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Nutrition-sensitive agriculture diversification and dietary diversity: Panel data evidence from Tajikistan por Takeshima, Hiroyuki, Lambrecht, Isabel B., Akramov, Kamiljon T., Ergasheva, Tanzila

“…In a low-income setting with limited local employment opportunities that is vulnerable to a wide range of external shocks, this will likely continue to be one of the most straightforward and realistic paths to improving household’s nutrition resilience.…”
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Analysis of responses to effects of COVID-19 pandemic on diets of urban slum dwellers in Nairobi, Kenya por Onyango, Kevin Omondi, Kariuki, Lilian W., Chege, Christine Gacheri Kiria, Lundy, Mark

“…Results show that during the COVID-19 pandemic, only 38% of slum dwellers had consistently acceptable diets, while another two-thirds (61%) of the households fluctuated between acceptable and unacceptable diets, indicating the vulnerability of urban slum dwellers’ diets to food system shocks such as the COVID-19 pandemic. Household response strategies included changing consumption behavior, reorganizing household finances, reducing urban household size, prioritizing children’s access to food, relying on social networks, and relying on household food production. …”
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The cost of COVID-19 on the Indonesian economy: A Social Accounting Matrix (SAM) multiplier approach por Pradesha, Angga, Amaliah, Syarifah, Noegroho, Anang, Thurlow, James

“…Some of the key findings were: • National GDP is estimated to fall by 24 percent during the four-week PSBB period, • External sector shocks – reduced export demand, lower remittances, and lower foreign investments – contribute around one-third of total GDP losses; • The GDP of Indonesia’s agri-food system falls by 13 percent despite agriculture activities being excluded from restrictive measures; • National poverty is expected to jump by 13 percentage points – an additional 36 million people will fall into poverty during the four-week PSBB period; and • By the end of 2020, due to COVID-19 the annual GDP growth is expected to be between 5.3 and 7.3 percent lower than under a baseline scenario without COVID-19.…”
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Impact evaluation of the strengthen PSNP4 institutions and resilience (SPIR) development food security activity (DFSA): Midline report por Alderman, Harold, Gilligan, Daniel O., Hidrobo, Melissa, Leight, Jessica, Ramani, Gayathri V., Taffesse, Alemayehu Seyoum, Tambet, Heleene

“…The main objectives of SPIR are to enhance resilience to shocks and livelihoods and improve food security and nutrition for rural households vulnerable to food insecurity. …”
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Urban food prices under lockdown: Evidence from Myanmar’s traditional food retail sector during COVID-19 por Goeb, Joseph, Maredia, Mywish K., Win, Khin Zin, Masias, Ian, Lambrecht, Isabel B., Boughton, Duncan, Minten, Bart

“…We find that the supply side of Myanmar’s food retail sector was largely resilient to the shocks and lockdowns throughout the first six months of the COVID-19 pandemic. …”
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Impacts of COVID-19 on food systems and poverty in Nigeria por Andam, Kwaw S., Edeh, Hyacinth O., Oboh, Victor, Pauw, Karl, Thurlow, James

“…We estimate the economywide impacts of these lockdown policies and global shocks using a multiplier model of Nigeria calibrated to a 2018 social accounting matrix. …”
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Poverty prevalence and correlates of household expenditure in four lowland areas of rural Papua New Guinea por Schmidt, Emily, Gilbert, Rachel, Holtemeyer, Brian, Mahrt, Kristi

“…Further evaluation of the correlates of household expenditure suggest four potential policy initiatives to explore further as conduits to improving overall welfare: 1) identify measures to increase agricultural production and improve resilience to climate shocks; 2) increase investments in education; 3) seek opportunities to enhance migration out of rural areas and 4) reduce the number of household dependents. …”
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Towards gender equality: A review of evidence on social safety nets in Africa por Peterman, Amber, Kumar, Neha, Pereira, Audrey, Gilligan, Daniel O.

“…Over the last decade, social safety nets (SSNs) have rapidly expanded in Africa, becoming a core strategy for addressing poverty, responding to shocks, increasing productivity and investing in human capital. …”
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Weather dataset choice introduces uncertainty to estimates of crop yield responses to climate variability and change por Parkes, Ben, Higginbottom, Thomas P., Hufkens, Koen, Ceballos, Francisco, Kramer, Berber, Foster, Timothy

“…Weather shocks, such as heatwaves, droughts, and excess rainfall, are a major cause of crop yield losses and food insecurity worldwide. …”
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Assessment of the 2016/17 Food Insecurity Response Programme in Malawi por Babu, Suresh Chandra, Comstock, Andrew R., Baulch, Bob, Gondwe, Anderson, Kazembe, Cynthia, Kalagho, Kenan, Aberman, Noora-Lisa, Fang, Peixun, Mgemezulu, Overtoun Placido, Benson, Todd

“…This Discussion Paper provides considerable detail on which facets of the implementation of FIRP were successful and where implementation fell short in addressing the needs of the affected population, in ensuring that Malawi was better prepared for future food crises, and in laying a foundation for improved resilience in the face of such shocks for both the affected households and Malawi as a whole. …”
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Exploring transformational adaptation strategy through rice policy reform in the Philippines por Pradesha, Angga, Robinson, Sherman, Rosegrant, Mark W., Perez, Nicostrato D., Thomas, Timothy S.

“…However, the rice farmer and vulnerable groups that are prone to climate shocks are adversely affected by the policy. Thus, we introduce alternative intervention policies to complement the reform agenda by providing a cash transfers program to vulnerable groups or a subsidy to support rice farmers. …”
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Humanitarian assistance and resilience-building: Impact of Fadama III-AF II on food security and livelihood restoration in Northeastern Nigeria por Nkonya, Ephraim M., Bawa, Dauda, Kato, Edward, Maurice, David, Murtala, Nasiru, Nuhu, Hadiza, Kwaghe, Patrick, Bila, Yakubu, Sani, Rabiu

“…These approaches follow provision of humanitarian assistance with support for restoring livelihoods and building resilience against potential shocks.4 This new approach of humanitarian assistance plus resilience-building has experienced both successes and challenges. …”
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Implications of slowing growth in emerging market economies for hunger and poverty in rural areas of developing countries por Laborde Debucquet, David, Martin, Will

“…It then uses a global model to assess the impacts of lower rates of productivity growth and consequent lower savings and investment on key price and income variables. The productivity shocks are passed directly to the production activities included in household microsimulation models for almost 300,000 households. …”
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Myanmar Agricultural Performance Survey Round Four: Note on Sample Characteristics and Weighting por Myanmar Agriculture Policy Support Activity

“…Module F consists of data on farm input use including purchased inputs, mechanization, labor, and the effect of natural shocks. Module G presents information on crop marketing and Module H provides data on farm and livestock assets. …”
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Using best-worst scaling to inform agroecological interventions in Western Kenya por Zander, Kerstin K., Drucker, Adam G., Aluso, Lillian, Mengistu, Dejene K., Fadda, Carlo, Termote, Céline, Davis, Kristin E.

“…However, practices that generate broader public good benefits, including improved forest quality/coverage, reduced off-farm environmental impacts, greater community-level resilience to shocks, and improved landscape and wildlife management, were less important to farmers. …”
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Assessing climate resilience in rice production: Measuring the impact of the Millennium Challenge Corporation’s IWRM scheme in the Senegal River Valley using remote sensing and mac... por Fionnagáin, D.Ó., Geever, M., O’Farrell, J., Codyre, P., Trearty, R., Tessema, Y.M., Reymondin, Louis, Loboguerrero, Ana Maria, Spillane, Charlie, Golden, A

“…With a focus on crop irrigation, our findings stress the critical role of climate adaptation interventions for maintaining agricultural productivity in the face of adverse climate shocks. It further highlights the necessity of continuous investment and maintenance for ensuring climate resilient agrifood systems.…”
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Food security without food transfers? A CGE analysis for Ethiopia of the different food security impacts of fertilizer subsidies and locally sourced food transfers por Caria, A. Stefano, Tamru, Seneshaw, Bizuneh, Gera

“…Most of the population lives in rural areas where poverty is widespread and livelihoods vulnerable to shocks and poverty traps. This paper looks at different approaches to improve food security in Ethiopia. …”
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