This is the first annual edition of Guinea Economic Update. This annual report presents an overview of Guinea’s evolving macroeconomic position, followed by a detailed exploration of a specific topic...
Micronutrient deficiency, or hidden hunger, remains a significant problem affecting more than 2 billion people globally. Consuming a diet that is diverse in agricultural products is a primary way of decreasing...
Multi-sectoral development interventions have intricate design elements and theories of change. These initiatives aim to engage numerous change agents and incentivize them to achieve desired developmental...
The objective of the Additional Financing of the Agricultural Competitiveness and Export Diversification Project for Benin is to increase productivity and market access for selected agri-food value chains...
The document collection focuses on the transformation of the agricultural sector to drive inclusive economic development. It emphasizes the need for strategic investment in the agricultural industry to...
The document collection explores the challenges and opportunities within various agricultural sub-sectors, highlighting the complexities and potential for growth in this industry. It delves into the cultivation...
Does it matter whether poverty reduction programs target the female or male spouse? A randomized controllled trial in Ethiopia is used to study the differential impacts of easing information and financial...
Ratings for the Ecosystem Conservation and Management Project for Sri Lanka were as follows: outcomes were moderately satisfactory, the Bank performance was moderately satisfactory, and the monitoring...
Women are an untapped resource for economic development across the world, particularly in developing countries like India. Entrepreneurship is a critical avenue for women’s empowerment, leads to substantial...
Can decentralizing demonstration accelerate learning about new technologies? This paper randomizes access to a fixed demonstration kit for new flood-saline-resilient seeds across villages in Bangladesh...
Understanding the value of the externalities associated with a technology is crucial to correctly estimate the welfare benefits of public policies and investments. Suboptimal adoption rates of agricultural...
This paper presents a model where misallocation in the agricultural factors of production is caused by transportation costs to and from local markets, which result in an inefficiently large share of inputs...
The document collection focuses on an assessment of growth-oriented, opportunity-driven, women-owned enterprises in rural areas. It aims to identify the characteristics and drivers of growth for these...
For Kenya to transform into a prosperous middle-income country that provides more and better jobs as well as high quality of life to all its citizens, the Government of Kenya (GoK) needs to create the...
Following the significant volatility that characterized much of 2022, economic conditions in Myanmar have shown tentative signs of stabilization in the first half of 2023. The parallel market exchange...
This report gathers information on scorecards and accountability mechanisms related to agri-food trade in Africa, their success, and failures, and paves the way for the Economic Community of West African...
The objective of the Sindh Water and Agriculture Transformation Project for Pakistan is to increase agricultural productivity and improve water resources management throughout Sindh province through a...