Agriculture-based livelihoods in developing countries are often challenged by a multitude of
unforeseeable shocks, but economic research mostly focuses on single shocks. This paper …

This study considers the two most pronounced shocks Senegalese subsistence farmers
struggle with, namely increasing purchase prices and droughts. We assess the relationship …

The incidence and impact of a range of household shocks are investigated in a survey of
households with children in 24 communities in peri‐urban and rural KwaZulu‐Natal, South …

“Misfortunes never come singly” is a saying common in different languages and historical
contexts. Could this proverb reflect more than irrational superstitions? We draw from two …

Achieving food security is still a major challenge in developing countries as a result of
negative effects of multiple shocks on household food systems. Consequently, resilience of …

Due to rapid contagion and severity, the World Health Organization (WHO) declared the
coronavirus disease (COVID-19) as a pandemic on 11 March 2020 (WHO 2020). Since its …

Quantitative data collected in 2008 from households in six regions and 23 districts of Ghana
provides information on what strategies households make recourse to when hit by adverse …

This study considers factors of rising purchase prices and droughts; the two most
pronounced shocks Senegalese subsistence farmers struggle with. The research assesses …