Title: Measuring Women's Empowerment: Gender and Time-use Agency in Benin, Malawi and Nigeria Click here to access the journal article Abstract Time use, or how women and men allocate their time, is an important element of empowerment processes. To extend this area of study, this article proposes and explores the concept of time-use agency, which >> Read more

Click here to read the paper ABSTRACT Informal milk trading in peri-urban Nairobi plays a key role in supporting both livelihoods and nutrition, particularly among poor households. Gender dynamics affect who is involved in and benefits from milk trading. To better understand gendered constraints and opportunities in informal, peri-urban dairy marketing, a qualitative study was >> Read more

Tools and methods for gender research and integration in agricultural value chain, market and entrepreneurship projects Click here to read the working paper

ABSTRACT Studies on credit schemes for small-scale entrepreneurs have documented their potential to alleviate poverty and improve food security, nutrition, and health outcomes in low- and middle-income countries. Other studies find mixed impacts of credit schemes on reducing income inequality, empowering women, and enhancing children’s education. Moreover, growing evidence finds that entrepreneurs offer credit to >> Read more

A new publication about enhancing access to water for all (Sustainable Development Goal #6). Is now available. Ringler, Claudia; Mehta, Lyla; Schreiner, Barbara; Oweis, Theib; and Varghese, Shiney. 2020. Water for all: Making SDG 6 a reality. Rural 21 54(1): 8-10. https://www.rural21.com/english/current-issue/detail/article/water-for-all-making-sdg-6-a-reality.html Click here to read the article.      

Lomé, Togo - Many African governments have committed to promoting inclusive agricultural growth in recent years, but their efforts often neglect the key role played by gender, according to a new report. Evidence shows that gender differences are affecting African countries’ ability to meet their goals of ending hunger, reducing poverty, boosting trade, and increasing >> Read more

Title: Women’s empowerment and crop diversification in Bangladesh: A possible pathway to climate change adaptation and better nutrition Abstract: The existing literature shows that climate change will likely affect several of the dimensions that determine people’s food security status in Bangladesh, from crop production to the availability of food products and their accessibility. Crop diversification >> Read more

Title: Social, biological, and programmatic factors linking adolescent pregnancy and early childhood undernutrition: a path analysis of India's 2016 National Family and Health Survey DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/S2352-4642(19)30110-5 Authors: Phuong Hong Nguyen, Samuel Scott, Sumanta Neupane, Lan Mai Tran, and Purnima Menon Abstract: Background Adolescent pregnancy and child undernutrition are major social and public health concerns. We aimed to examine >> Read more