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Policy brief, 2022
FAO Agricultural Development Economics Policy Brief, No. 59.
This policy brief introduces a working paper conducted by FAO that sheds light on the household-level relationship between poverty and food insecurity in various countries of sub-Saharan Africa...
Available in:English
A cross-country analysis using national household survey data
Working paper, 2022
FAO Agricultural Development Economics Working Paper, No. 22-14.
This paper analyses national household surveys from ten countries in sub-Saharan Africa and Latin America to shed light on the household-level relationship between monetary poverty and food insecurity....
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National poverty profile
Technical study, 2021
FAO Agricultural Development Economics Technical Study, No. 15.
Identifying the pathways through which agricultural investments can be sustainable and inclusive requires assessments of the poverty, livelihoods and food security situation of the populations likely to be...
Available in:English
Policy brief, 2021
FAO Agricultural Development Economics Policy Brief, No. 44.
An impact evaluation of Nicaragua’s Land Administration Programme (PRODEP) finds that the programme ensured gender equality in the access to land titles, with women landholders more likely to...
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FAO Agricultural Development Economics Working Paper 21-11
Working paper, 2021
This study analyses the impacts of titling on tenure security, property value, access to credit, and household investments in the departments of Nueva Segovia, Jinotega y Chinandega, which are covered by Nicaragua’s Land Administration Programme...
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Are social protection policies designed to reach the rural poor?
Information product, 2020
Many studies have provided global and regional overviews of the state of social protection policies and their importance to poverty reduction, food security and nutrition. However, little is known about how such policies are designed...
Available in:English
Policy brief, 2020
FAO Agricultural Development Economics Policy Brief, No. 29.
Coffee is one of the key agricultural commodities in the Government of Uganda’s pursuance of economic growth and job creation, especially for the rapidly expanding youth population. A...
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Technical study, 2020
FAO Agricultural Development Economics Technical Study, No. 8.
In the face of the economic downturn that Nicaragua experienced in 2018 and the need for a recovery, the study provides a comparative analysis of how investments in...
FAO Agricultural Development Economics Working Paper 19-08
Working paper, 2019
A better and more complete understanding of family farms is urgently needed to guide policy makers’ efforts towards achieving a number of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). This paper takes stock of the number of farms...
Available in:English
FAO Agricultural Development Economics Working Paper 19-07
Working paper, 2019
Does receiving information on potential adverse weather conditions induce adaptive responses by smallholders? Do market institutions ease constraints to adaptation of these practices? This report examines these questions using a unique panel dataset of Zambian...
Available in:English