Providing the poorest with safety nets and some form of social protection is becoming part of
the agenda of the majority of developing countries. And while cash transfer programs started …

Small farm holdings, which are the main source of food, nutrition and livelihood security in
India, are exposed to numerous stresses. Their capacity to serve as engines of growth is …

While previous research on cash transfer programs has primarily concentrated on micro-
economic effects, this paper analyzes general equilibrium effects of social transfer policies …

Providing the poorest with safety nets and some form of social protection is becoming part of
the agenda of the majority of developing countries. And while cash transfer programs started …

Abstract/Description LANEA (Leveraging Agriculture for Nutrition in East Africa) is an
IFPRI/FAO research initiative carried out in Ethiopia, Uganda and Kenya to investigate …

Background Among others, the productive use of surplus labor is a viable mechanism to
transform the agricultural sector and thus the whole economy in low-income countries. It is …

Many households in less developed countries suffer from food insecurity which is unreliable
access to a sufficient quantity of nutritious food. It is a major cause of malnutrition, and may …

Poverty among landless agricultural workers can be addressed by improving their health
status through proper nutrition. Good health influences a person's ability to work and earn a …

Governments traditionally played a major role in maintaining national food security (Pinstrup-
Andersen, 1988). However, over the past few decades, national food assistance schemes …

The legitimacy of governments is often believed to be fundamentally linked to their ability to
ensure food security for their citizens (Smith, 1997). Accordingly, it is no surprise that …