Three decades of fighting against hunger in Africa: Progress, challenges and opportunities
Tackling hunger is a challenge for many African governments because of its endemic nature
on the continent. Many African countries have found it difficult to achieve significant …
on the continent. Many African countries have found it difficult to achieve significant …
On the structural transformation of rural Africa
From 2000 to 2014, per capita GDP in sub-Saharan Africa increased by almost 35% in real
terms, doubling in some countries. Such progress has happened while agricultural …
terms, doubling in some countries. Such progress has happened while agricultural …
Retooling poverty targeting using out-of-sample validation and machine learning
Proxy means test (PMT) poverty targeting tools have become common tools for beneficiary
targeting and poverty assessment where full means tests are costly. Currently popular …
targeting and poverty assessment where full means tests are costly. Currently popular …
How specific resilience pillars mitigate the impact of drought on food security: Evidence from Uganda
Uganda continues to be prone to climate shocks especially drought which has adverse
impact on food security. This paper studies household resilience capacities with special …
impact on food security. This paper studies household resilience capacities with special …
Inequality, population growth, and hunger in Sub-Saharan Africa
SO Akinbode, PA Okuneye, CO Onyeukwu - SN Social Sciences, 2022 - Springer
Despite increasing population and inequality in most countries in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA)
and their tendencies to aggravate hunger there is still dearth of knowledge on their effects …
and their tendencies to aggravate hunger there is still dearth of knowledge on their effects …
Well‐being insights from the food insecurity supply chain: A logistics service quality perspective
Food insecurity directly impacts individual well‐being, and logistics is considered the
backbone of serving food‐insecure individuals. Food insecurity organizations (FIOs) such as …
backbone of serving food‐insecure individuals. Food insecurity organizations (FIOs) such as …
Food insecurity: addressing a challenging social problem with supply chains and service ecosystems
SJ García-Dastugue, R García-Contreras… - … International Journal of …, 2025 - emerald.com
Purpose Extant literature in supply chain management tends to address a portion of the
product flow to make food accessible to clients in need. The authors present a broader view …
product flow to make food accessible to clients in need. The authors present a broader view …
Towards comprehensive food security measures comparing key indicators
Food security is a multi-dimensional issue that has been difficult to measure
comprehensively, given the one-dimensional focus of existing indicators. Three indicators …
comprehensively, given the one-dimensional focus of existing indicators. Three indicators …
[PDF][PDF] Improved poverty targeting through machine learning: An application to the USAID Poverty Assessment Tools
Proxy means test (PMT) poverty targeting tools have become common tools for beneficiary
targeting and poverty assessment where full means tests are costly. Currently popular …
targeting and poverty assessment where full means tests are costly. Currently popular …
The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on Thailand's agricultural export flows
P Thammachote, JI Trochim - 2021 - ageconsearch.umn.edu
The spread of COVID-19 has caused uncertainty in Thailand agricultural trade flows. This
study makes a preliminary analysis to explore the impact of COVID-19 on Thailand's agri …
study makes a preliminary analysis to explore the impact of COVID-19 on Thailand's agri …