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Eradicating hunger is a complex and multifaceted challenge, requiring evidence bases that can inform wide scale action, but that are also participatory and grounded to have local relevance and effectiveness. The Rural Household Multi-Indicator Surveys (RHoMIS) provides a broad assessment of house...


Beveridge, LouiseWhitfield, StephenFraval, SimonWijk, Mark T. vanEtten, Jacob vanMercado, LeidaHammond, JamesCortéz, Luz DavilaSuchini, Jose GabrielChallinor, Andrew[Experiences and drivers of food insecurity in Guatemala's dry corridor: insights from the integration of ethnographic and household survey data]Experiences and drivers of food insecurity in Guatemala's dry corridor: insights from the integration of ethnographic and household survey data
Posada Torres, Rafael[Utilización de variedades mejoradas de arroz por el pequeño agricultor: factores que afectan la toma de decisiones]Utilización de variedades mejoradas de arroz por el pequeño agricultor: factores que afectan la toma de decisiones
Mundet, CBaltuska, NSanz, CCittadini, ECórdoba, Diana M.[Deriving socio-economic indicators for sustainability assessment of sweet cherry farming systems in South Patagonia]Deriving socio-economic indicators for sustainability assessment of sweet cherry farming systems in South Patagonia

This paper examines food insecurity in Malawi. Conceiving food security as tri-dimensional, it is shown using Quantile, logistic, and OLS regressions that food security in Malawi is a function of both supply and demand factors. Specifically, food security as proxied by dietary diversity, reported...


Matchaya, Greenwell C.Chilonda, Pius[Estimating effects of constraints on food security in Malawi: policy lessons from regressions quantiles.]Estimating effects of constraints on food security in Malawi: policy lessons from regressions quantiles.

West Bengal had started a program of metering of agricultural tube wells in 2007. Since then, the state has successfully metered almost 90 percent of its electric tube wells. This comes at a time when most other states in India have steered clear of metering even though universal metering is mand...


Mukherji, AditiDas, A.[How did West Bengal bell the proverbial cat of agricultural metering?: the economics and politics of groundwater.]How did West Bengal bell the proverbial cat of agricultural metering?: the economics and politics of groundwater.

Indian agriculture is trapped in a complex nexus of groundwater depletion and energy subsidies. This nexus is the product of past public policy choices that initially offered opportunities to India?s small-holder-based irrigation economy but has now generated in its wake myriad economic, social, ...


Shah, TushaarGiordano, MarkMukherji, Aditi[Political economy of the energy-groundwater nexus in India: exploring issues and assessing policy options.]Political economy of the energy-groundwater nexus in India: exploring issues and assessing policy options.

Through time, interactions between physical and biotic factors contribute to emerging landscape patterns. The dynamics among social and cultural groups influence the human-mediated contribution to this process. This paper explores the cultural, historical, and socioeconomic differences among peop...


Rodríguez, L.C.Portela, R.Boumans, R.[Differences in nonmonetary value of ecosystem goods and services among Kalinago and Afro-Creole peoples of the commonwealth of dominica, West Indies]Differences in nonmonetary value of ecosystem goods and services among Kalinago and Afro-Creole peoples of the commonwealth of dominica, West Indies

A cross-sectional survey was carried out in Ghinchi farming community, central Ethiopia during October and November 2001 to assess the level of association between children's nutritional status, families' socio-economic gradient, and degree of maternal attention and cognitive development. Ninety ...


Ketema, L.Abate, G.Jabbar, M.A.[Correlates of children's cognitive skills in an agrarian community with mixed crop-livestock production systems, Ghinchi, central Ethiopia]Correlates of children's cognitive skills in an agrarian community with mixed crop-livestock production systems, Ghinchi, central Ethiopia

Nutrient flux and balance studies are valuable tools to assess the sustainability of agro-ecosystems and potential consequences for agricultural productivity. This paper presents results from a study at the field/farm scale representing mixed farming systems typical for the East African Highlands...


Haileslassie, AmarePriess, J.A.Veldkamp, E.Lesschen, J.P.[Nutrient flows and balances at the field and farm scale: Exploring effects of land-use strategies and access to resources]Nutrient flows and balances at the field and farm scale: Exploring effects of land-use strategies and access to resources

This review paper intends to portray current scenario of agricultural productivity through yields and gaps of five major crops; wheat, cotton, rice, maize and sugarcane. The review discusses major constraints, identifies future prospects and makes policy recommendations for enhanced agricultural ...


Aslam, Muhammad[Agricultural productivity current scenario, constraints and future prospects in Pakistan]Agricultural productivity current scenario, constraints and future prospects in Pakistan

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