Documentos e informes
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From Necessity to Opportunity : Lessons for Integrating Phone and In-Person Data Collection for Agricultural Statistics in a Post-Pandemic World (Inglés)
The COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted survey and data systems globally and especially in low- and middle-income countries. Lockdowns necessitated remote data collection as demand for data on the impacts...
Tipo de documento: Documento de trabajo sobre investigaciones relativas a políticas Número del informe: WPS10168 Fecha del documento: 8 de septiembre de 2022 Tipo de divulgación: Disclosed Autor: Zezza,Alberto,Mcgee,Kevin Robert,Wollburg,Philip Randolph,Assefa,Thomas Woldu,Gourlay,Sydney
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Measuring Land Tenure at the Individual Level : Lessons from Methodological Research in Armenia (Inglés)
Evidence indicates that land rights are strongly associated with several indicators of well-being and development outcomes, including access to credit, resilience to shocks, productivity, and bargaining...
Tipo de documento: Documento de trabajo sobre investigaciones relativas a políticas Número del informe: WPS10140 Fecha del documento: 16 de agosto de 2022 Tipo de divulgación: Disclosed Autor: Gourlay,Sydney,Maggio,Giuseppe,Safyan,Anahit,Zezza,Alberto
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Eyes in the Sky, Boots on the Ground : Assessing Satellite, and Ground-Based Approaches to Crop Yield Measurement and Analysis (Inglés)
Understanding the determinants of agricultural productivity requires accurate measurement of crop output and yield. In smallholder production systems across low- and middle-income countries, crop yields...
Tipo de documento: Informe Número del informe: 173982 Fecha del documento: 15 de julio de 2022 Tipo de divulgación: Disclosed Autor: David B. Lobell,George Azzari,Burke,Marshall Benajah,Gourlay,Sydney,Zhenong Jin,Kilic,Talip,Murray,Siobhan
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Measuring Individuals’ Rights to Land - An Integrated Approach to Data Collection for SDG Indicators 1.4.2 and 5.a.1 : A Companion Guide for Cognitive Interviewing (Inglés)
This guide is intended to support cognitive interviewing in preparation for the implementation of the module on measuring land tenure at the individual level, for monitoring SDGs 1.4.2 and 5.a.1, as described...
Tipo de documento: Informe Número del informe: 174082 Fecha del documento: 30 de junio de 2022 Tipo de divulgación: Disclosed Autor: Hovhannisyan,Narina,Gourlay,Sydney,Grigoryan, Nvard
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Is Dirt Cheap ? The Economic Costs of Failing to Meet Soil Health Requirements on Smallholder Farms (Inglés)
Agricultural productivity is hindered in smallholder farming systems due to several factors, including farmers’ inability to meet crop-specific soil requirements. This paper focuses on soil suitability...
Tipo de documento: Documento de trabajo sobre investigaciones relativas a políticas Número del informe: WPS10108 Fecha del documento: 27 de junio de 2022 Tipo de divulgación: Disclosed Autor: Gourlay,Sydney,Kilic,Talip
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Non-Labor Input Quality and Small Farms in Sub-Saharan Africa : A Review (Inglés)
Adoption of non-labor agricultural inputs, including pesticides and mineral fertilizers, remains low among small-scale farmers in many low-income countries. Accurate measurement of the quality of these...
Tipo de documento: Documento de trabajo sobre investigaciones relativas a políticas Número del informe: WPS10092 Fecha del documento: 17 de junio de 2022 Tipo de divulgación: Disclosed Autor: Michelson,Hope Carolyn,Gourlay,Sydney,Wollburg,Philip Randolph
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Measuring Energy Access : A Guide to Collecting Data Using the Core Questions on Household Energy Use (Inglés)
This guidebook provides survey practitioners with the requisite tools and technical support to successfully integrate the new energy access questions into existing national household surveys. It also provides...
Tipo de documento: Informe Número del informe: 164938 Fecha del documento: 1 de octubre de 2021 Tipo de divulgación: Disclosed Autor: Koo,Bonsuk,Lewis,Jessica,Portale,Elisa,Adair-Rohani,Heather,Siwatu,Gbemisola Oseni,Palacios-Lopez,Amparo,Gourlay,Sydney,Contreras Gonzalez,Ivette Maria,Pinto,Alisha Noella
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Agricultural Survey Design : Lessons from the LSMS-ISA and Beyond (Inglés)
This volume is organized to assess innovations in agricultural survey design, provide practical recommendations on the design and tradeoffs inherent in agricultural survey modules, and lastly to provide...
Tipo de documento: Informe Número del informe: 164604 Fecha del documento: 1 de septiembre de 2021 Tipo de divulgación: Disclosed Autor: Dillon,Andrew S.,Carletto,Calogero,Gourlay,Sydney,Wollburg,Philip Randolph,Zezza,Alberto
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Locust Invasion in Ethiopia : Scope and Impact - Evidence from the World Bank-Supported High-Frequency Phone Surveys (Inglés)
The desert locust, the most destructive migratory pest in the world, is highly mobile and feeds on large quantities of any kind of green vegetation, including crops, pasture, and fodder with great potential...
Tipo de documento: Resumen Número del informe: 159025 Fecha del documento: 1 de mayo de 2021 Tipo de divulgación: Disclosed Autor: Ilukor,John,Gourlay,Sydney
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Harnessing Forests as Pathways to Prosperity in Liberia : Policy Note (Inglés)
Liberia is the most forested country in West Africa, with more than two thirds of its land surface covered by forest. In 2019, 47.5 percent of the Liberian households (HHs) lived in proximity to and were...
Tipo de documento: Nota sobre políticas Número del informe: AUS0002098 Fecha del documento: 1 de marzo de 2021 Tipo de divulgación: Disclosed Autor: Hooda,Neeta,Costa,Valentina,Gourlay,Sydney,Kishor,Nalin M.,Verheijen,Lesya
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Impact of COVID-19 Crisis on Agriculture : Evidence from Five Sub-Saharan African Countries (Inglés)
The brief leverages COVID-19 high frequency phone survey (HFPS) data collected primarily by National Statistics Offices (NSO) 2 of five SSA countries (Burkina Faso, Ethiopia, Malawi, Nigeria, and Uganda)...
Tipo de documento: Resumen Número del informe: 156042 Fecha del documento: 22 de enero de 2021 Tipo de divulgación: Disclosed Autor: Amankwah,Akuffo,Gourlay,Sydney
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Food Security in the Face of COVID-19 : Evidence from Africa (Inglés)
As the pandemic started spreading to sub-Saharan Africa, one concern has been that of its possible impacts on food security, as the crisis has the potential to exacerbate an already fragile food security...
Tipo de documento: Resumen Número del informe: 155894 Fecha del documento: 1 de enero de 2021 Tipo de divulgación: Disclosed Autor: Amankwah,Akuffo,Gourlay,Sydney
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People and Forest Interface : Contribution of Liberia’s Forests to Household Incomes, Subsistence, and Resilience (Inglés)
Liberia is one of the most forested countries in West Africa, with more than two thirds of its land surface covered by forest. The National Forest Inventory, conducted by the Liberia Forestry Development...
Tipo de documento: Informe Número del informe: AUS0001831 Fecha del documento: 21 de agosto de 2020 Tipo de divulgación: Disclosed Autor: Hooda,Neeta,Ahuja,Naysa,Costa,Valentina,Gourlay,Sydney,Kishor,Nalin M.,Murray,Siobhan,Verheijen,Lesya
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A New Spin on an Old Debate : Errors In Farmer-Reported Production and their Implications for Inverse Scale-Productivity Relationship In Uganda (Inglés)
Based on a two-round household panel survey conducted in Eastern Uganda, this study shows that the analysis of the inverse scale-productivity relationship (IR) is highly sensitive to how plot-level maize...
Tipo de documento: Artículo de periódico Número del informe: 173981 Fecha del documento: 31 de octubre de 2019 Tipo de divulgación: Disclosed Autor: Gourlay,Sydney,Kilic,Talip,David B. Lobell
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Eyes in the sky, boots on the ground : assessing satellite- and ground-based approaches to crop yield measurement and analysis in Uganda (Inglés)
Crop yields in smallholder systems are traditionally assessed using farmer-reported information in surveys, occasionally by crop cuts for a sub-section of a farmer's plot, and rarely using full-plot harvests...
Tipo de documento: Documento de trabajo sobre investigaciones relativas a políticas Número del informe: WPS8374 Fecha del documento: 26 de marzo de 2018 Tipo de divulgación: Disclosed Autor: Lobell,David B.,Azzari,George,Marshall,Burke,Gourlay,Sydney,Jin,Zhenong,Kilic,Talip,Murray,Siobhan
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Spectral Soil Analysis and Household Surveys : A Guidebook for Integration (Inglés)
Soil is a key input in agricultural production and analysis. This guidebook offers practical guidance for integrating spectral soil analysis into household survey operations, particularly in low-income...
Tipo de documento: Documento de trabajo Número del informe: 147694 Fecha del documento: 1 de octubre de 2017 Tipo de divulgación: Disclosed Autor: Gourlay,Sydney,Aynekulu,Ermias,Carletto,Calogero,Shepherd,Keith
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Land Tenure Module : Essential Questions for Data Collection for 1.4.2 and 5.a.1 (Inglés)
Five modules with essential questions to collect data required for measuring SDG indicators 1.4.2 and 5.a.1 , based on the meta data as approved by the Inter Agency Expert Group on SDGs. This integrated...
Tipo de documento: Documento de trabajo Número del informe: 119717 Fecha del documento: 13 de septiembre de 2017 Tipo de divulgación: Disclosed Autor: Gourlay,Sydney,Ali,Daniel Ayalew,Brunelli,Chiara,Deininger,Klaus W.,Hilhorst,Dorothea Huberta Maria,Kilic,Talip,Nairesiae,Everlyne,Zezza,Alberto
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Could the debate be over ? errors in farmer-reported production and their implications for the inverse scale-productivity relationship in Uganda (Inglés)
Based on a two-round household panel survey conducted in Eastern Uganda, this study shows that the analysis of the inverse scale-productivity relationship is highly sensitive to how plot-level maize production...
Tipo de documento: Documento de trabajo sobre investigaciones relativas a políticas Número del informe: WPS8192 Fecha del documento: 12 de septiembre de 2017 Tipo de divulgación: Disclosed Autor: Gourlay,Sydney,Kilic,Talip,Lobell,David
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Collecting the dirt on soils : advancements in plot-level soil testing and implications for agricultural statistics (Inglés)
Much of the current analysis on agricultural productivity is hampered by the lack of consistent, high quality data on soil health and how it is changing under past and current management. Historically...
Tipo de documento: Documento de trabajo sobre investigaciones relativas a políticas Número del informe: WPS8057 Fecha del documento: 11 de mayo de 2017 Tipo de divulgación: Disclosed Autor: Gourlay,Sydney,Aynekulu,Ermias,Shepherd,Keith,Carletto,Calogero
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Land Area Measurement in Household Surveys : Empirical Evidence and Practical Guidance for Effective Data Collection (Inglés)
Land area measurement is the cornerstone of agricultural statistics, economics, and policy analysis in developed and developing countries alike. With over seventy percent of the developing world’s poor...
Tipo de documento: Documento de trabajo Número del informe: 147692 Fecha del documento: 1 de agosto de 2016 Tipo de divulgación: Disclosed Autor: Carletto,Calogero,Gourlay,Sydney,Murray,Siobhan,Zezza,Alberto