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Working Papers

2024

1. Resilient Cities urban nutrition profile: Bangladesh
   CGIAR Initative Publications, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)
2. Resilient Cities urban nutrition profile: Ethiopia
   CGIAR Initative Publications, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)

2022

3. Food inflation and child undernutrition in low and middle income countries
   IFPRI discussion papers, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) View citations (1)
   See also Journal Article Food inflation and child undernutrition in low and middle income countries, Nature Communications, Nature (2023) View citations (2) (2023)

2020

4. Economic shocks and child wasting
   IFPRI discussion papers, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)
5. Measuring the impact of agriculture programs on diets and nutrition
   Other briefs, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) View citations (1)

2019

6. Program Impact Pathway Analysis Reveals Implementation Challenges that Limited the Incentive Value of Conditional Cash Transfers Aimed at Improving Maternal and Child Health Care Use in Mali
   Post-Print, HAL

2017

7. Delivery of iron-fortified yoghurt, through a dairy value chain program, increases hemoglobin concentration among children 24 to 59 months old in Northern Senegal: A cluster-randomized control trial
   Post-Print, HAL View citations (8)
   See also Journal Article Delivery of iron-fortified yoghurt, through a dairy value chain program, increases hemoglobin concentration among children 24 to 59 months old in Northern Senegal: A cluster-randomized control trial, PLOS ONE, Public Library of Science (2017) (2017)
8. Nutrition-sensitive agriculture: What have we learned and where do we go from here?
   IFPRI discussion papers, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) View citations (7)

2012

9. Scaling up in agriculture, rural development, and nutrition: SUN: a global movement to accelerate reduction of maternal and child undernutrition
   2020 vision briefs, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)

2011

10. Bridging the gap between the agriculture and health sectors
    2020 conference briefs, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)
11. Value chains for nutrition
    2020 conference briefs, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) View citations (3)
    Also in 2020 conference papers, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) (2011) View citations (2)

2010

12. 2010 Global Hunger Index: The challenge of hunger: The challenge of hunger: Focus on the crisis of child undernutrition
    Issue briefs, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) View citations (9)

2009

13. Improving diet quality and micronutrient nutrition: Homestead food production in Bangladesh
    IFPRI discussion papers, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) View citations (27)
14. Inversión en nutrición durante la primera infancia
    Policy briefs, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)

2008

15. Accelerating progress toward reducing child malnutrition in India: A concept for action
    Research briefs, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) View citations (11)
16. From Agriculture to Nutrition: Pathways, Synergies and Outcomes
    World Bank Publications - Reports, The World Bank Group View citations (17)
17. Hausse des prix alimentaires et actions stratégiques proposées: Que faire, par qui et comment
    Policy briefs, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)
18. High food prices: The what, who, and how of proposed policy actions
    Policy briefs, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)
    Also in Policy briefs, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) (2008) View citations (52)
    Policy briefs, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) (2008)
19. High food prices: The what, who, and how of proposed policy actions [In Chinese]
    Policy briefs, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) View citations (20)
20. Investing in early childhood nutrition
    Policy briefs, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) View citations (3)

2006

21. Agriculture and nutrition linkages old lessons and new paradigms: understanding the links between agriculture and health
    2020 vision briefs, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) View citations (2)
22. The Guatemala Community Day Care Program: an example of effective urban programming
    Research reports, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) View citations (6)
23. Understanding the links between agriculture and health
    2020 vision focus, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) View citations (7)
24. Understanding the links between agriculture and health: Overview
    2020 vision briefs, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) View citations (6)

2005

25. Indian agriculture and rural development: Strategic issues and reform options
    Research briefs, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) View citations (6)
    Also in Issue briefs, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) (2005) View citations (5)
26. The use of operations research as a tool for monitoring and managing food-assisted maternal/child health nutrition (MCHN) programs
    FCND briefs, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)
27. The use of operations research as a tool for monitoring and managing food-assisted maternal/child health nutrition (MCHN) programs: an example from Haiti
    FCND discussion papers, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)

2004

28. Can young children's nutritional needs be met with a combination of fortified blended foods and local foods?
    FCND briefs, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)
29. Why is child malnutrition lower in urban than rural areas?
    FCND briefs, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) View citations (12)
30. Why is child malnutrition lower in urban than rural areas?: evidence from 36 developing countries
    FCND discussion papers, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) View citations (5)
    See also Journal Article Why Is Child Malnutrition Lower in Urban Than in Rural Areas? Evidence from 36 Developing Countries, World Development, Elsevier (2005) View citations (81) (2005)

2003

31. Childcare and work
    FCND briefs, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) View citations (6)
32. Childcare and work: joint decisions among women in poor neighborhoods of Guatemala City
    FCND discussion papers, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) View citations (4)
33. From research to program design
    FCND briefs, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)
34. From research to program design: use of formative research in Haiti to develop a behavior change communication program to prevent malnutrition
    FCND discussion papers, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)
35. Maquiladoras and market mamas
    FCND briefs, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) View citations (1)
36. Maquiladoras and market mamas: women's work and childcare in Guatemala City and Accra
    FCND discussion papers, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)
    See also Journal Article Maquiladoras and market mamas: Women's work and childcare in Guatemala City and Accra, Journal of Development Studies, Taylor & Francis Journals (2007) View citations (11) (2007)
37. Measuring childcare practices
    Food policy reviews, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) View citations (2)
38. Moving forward with complimentary feeding
    FCND briefs, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)
    Also in FCND discussion papers, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) (2003)
39. Stunted child - overweight mother pairs
    FCND briefs, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)
40. Stunted child - overweight mother pairs: an emerging policy concern?
    FCND discussion papers, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) View citations (9)

2002

41. Creating a child feeding index using the demographic and health surveys
    FCND briefs, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) View citations (3)
42. Creating a child feeding index using the demographic and health surveys: an example from Latin America
    FCND discussion papers, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) View citations (3)
43. Does subsidized childcare help poor working women in urban areas?
    FCND briefs, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) View citations (5)
44. Does subsidized childcare help poor working women in urban areas? evaluation of a government-sponsored program in Guatemala City
    FCND discussion papers, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) View citations (4)
45. Is dietary diversity an indicator of food security or dietary quality?
    FCND briefs, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) View citations (16)
46. Is dietary diversity an indicator of food security or dietary quality?: a review of measurement issues and research needs
    FCND discussion papers, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) View citations (27)
47. Progress in developing an infant and child feeding index
    FCND briefs, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)
48. Progress in developing an infant and child feeding index: an example using the Ethiopia Demographic and Health Survey 2000
    FCND discussion papers, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) View citations (4)

2001

49. A multiple-method approach to studying childcare in an urban environment
    FCND briefs, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) View citations (4)
50. A multiple-method approach to studying childcare in an urban environment: the case of Accra, Ghana
    FCND discussion papers, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) View citations (1)
51. Assessing care
    FCND briefs, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)
52. Assessing care: progress towards the measurement of selected childcare and feeding practices, and implications for programs
    FCND discussion papers, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) View citations (3)
53. Can food-based strategies help reduce vitamin A and iron deficiencies?
    Food policy reviews, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) View citations (20)

2000

54. Achieving urban food and nutrition security in the developing world
    2020 vision focus, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) View citations (11)
55. Assessing the potential for food-based strategies to reduce Vitamin A and iron deficiencies
    FCND discussion papers, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) View citations (2)
    Also in FCND briefs, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) (2000) View citations (3)
56. Lograr la seguridad alimentaria y nutricional urbana en el mundo en desarrollo
    2020 vision focus, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)
57. Socio-economic differentials in child stunting are consistently larger in urban than rural areas
    FCND discussion papers, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) View citations (20)
    Also in FCND briefs, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) (2000) View citations (26)
58. The constraints to good child care practices in Accra
    FCND briefs, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)
    Also in FCND discussion papers, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) (2000) View citations (14)
59. Urban livelihoods and food and nutrition security in Greater Accra, Ghana
    Research reports, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) View citations (42)

1999

60. Are determinants of rural and urban food security and nutritional status different?
    FCND discussion papers, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) View citations (33)
61. Are urban poverty and undernutrition growing?
    FCND discussion papers, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) View citations (16)
62. Does geographic targeting of nutrition interventions make sense in cities?
    FCND discussion papers, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) View citations (2)
63. Good care practices can mitigate the negative effects of poverty and low maternal schooling on children's nutritional status
    FCND discussion papers, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) View citations (8)
64. Some urban facts of life
    FCND discussion papers, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) View citations (15)
65. Working women in an urban setting
    FCND discussion papers, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) View citations (1)

1998

66. Urban challenges to food and nutrition security
    FCND discussion papers, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) View citations (43)

1997

67. Plant breeding: a long-term strategy for the control of zinc deficiency in vulnerable populations
    FCND discussion papers, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) View citations (10)
68. The GAPVU cash transfer program in Mozambique: an assessment
    FCND discussion papers, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) View citations (6)

Undated

69. Characteristics That Modify the Effect of Small-Quantity Lipid-Based Nutrient Supplementation on Child Growth
    Mathematica Policy Research Reports, Mathematica Policy Research
70. Preventive Small-Quantity Lipid-Based Nutrient Supplements Reduce Severe Wasting and Severe Stunting Among Young Children: An Individual Participant Data Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials
    Mathematica Policy Research Reports, Mathematica Policy Research

Journal Articles

2023

1. Food inflation and child undernutrition in low and middle income countries
   Nature Communications, 2023, 14, (1), 1-10 View citations (2)
   See also Working Paper Food inflation and child undernutrition in low and middle income countries, IFPRI discussion papers (2022) View citations (1) (2022)

2022

2. Act now before Ukraine war plunges millions into malnutrition
   Nature, 2022, 604, (7907), 620-624 View citations (16)
3. Economic shocks predict increases in child wasting prevalence
   Nature Communications, 2022, 13, (1), 1-9 View citations (5)

2021

4. Reverse thinking: taking a healthy diet perspective towards food systems transformations
   Food Security: The Science, Sociology and Economics of Food Production and Access to Food, 2021, 13, (6), 1497-1523 View citations (6)

2020

5. Lessons from using cluster-randomized evaluations to build evidence on large-scale nutrition behavior change interventions
   World Development, 2020, 127, (C) View citations (3)
6. Randomized controlled trials of multi-sectoral programs: Lessons from development research
   World Development, 2020, 127, (C) View citations (6)

2019

7. Impact on child acute malnutrition of integrating a preventive nutrition package into facility-based screening for acute malnutrition during well-baby consultation: A cluster-randomized controlled trial in Burkina Faso
   PLOS Medicine, 2019, 16, (8), 1-31
8. Impact on child acute malnutrition of integrating small-quantity lipid-based nutrient supplements into community-level screening for acute malnutrition: A cluster-randomized controlled trial in Mali
   PLOS Medicine, 2019, 16, (8), 1-31
9. Is women's empowerment a pathway to improving child nutrition outcomes in a nutrition-sensitive agriculture program?: Evidence from a randomized controlled trial in Burkina Faso
   Social Science & Medicine, 2019, 233, (C), 93-102 View citations (16)

2018

10. What it takes: evidence from a nutrition- and gender-sensitive agriculture intervention in rural Zambia
    Journal of Development Effectiveness, 2018, 10, (3), 341-372 View citations (15)

2017

11. Delivery of iron-fortified yoghurt, through a dairy value chain program, increases hemoglobin concentration among children 24 to 59 months old in Northern Senegal: A cluster-randomized control trial
    PLOS ONE, 2017, 12, (2), 1-17
    See also Working Paper Delivery of iron-fortified yoghurt, through a dairy value chain program, increases hemoglobin concentration among children 24 to 59 months old in Northern Senegal: A cluster-randomized control trial, Post-Print (2017) View citations (8) (2017)

2016

12. Exposure to Large-Scale Social and Behavior Change Communication Interventions Is Associated with Improvements in Infant and Young Child Feeding Practices in Ethiopia
    PLOS ONE, 2016, 11, (10), 1-18 View citations (4)
13. Supply- and Demand-Side Factors Influencing Utilization of Infant and Young Child Feeding Counselling Services in Viet Nam
    PLOS ONE, 2016, 11, (3), 1-17 View citations (1)

2015

14. Farm-Level Pathways to Improved Nutritional Status: Introduction to the Special Issue
    Journal of Development Studies, 2015, 51, (8), 945-957 View citations (69)

2009

15. The impact of conditional cash transfer programmes on child nutrition: a review of evidence using a programme theory framework
    Journal of Development Effectiveness, 2009, 1, (2), 103-129 View citations (49)

2007

16. Maquiladoras and market mamas: Women's work and childcare in Guatemala City and Accra
    Journal of Development Studies, 2007, 43, (3), 420-455 View citations (11)
    See also Working Paper Maquiladoras and market mamas: women's work and childcare in Guatemala City and Accra, FCND discussion papers (2003) (2003)

2005

17. Mothers' Work and Child Care: Findings from the Urban Slums of Guatemala City
    Economic Development and Cultural Change, 2005, 53, (4), 855-85 View citations (22)
18. Why Is Child Malnutrition Lower in Urban Than in Rural Areas? Evidence from 36 Developing Countries
    World Development, 2005, 33, (8), 1285-1305 View citations (81)
    See also Working Paper Why is child malnutrition lower in urban than rural areas?: evidence from 36 developing countries, FCND discussion papers (2004) View citations (5) (2004)

2004

19. Features of Urban Food and Nutrition Security and Considerations for Successful Urban Programming
    The Electronic Journal of Agricultural and Development Economics, 2004, 1, (2), 242-271 View citations (5)

1999

20. Are Determinants of Rural and Urban Food Security and Nutritional Status Different? Some Insights from Mozambique
    World Development, 1999, 27, (11), 1955-1975 View citations (85)
21. Are Urban Poverty and Undernutrition Growing? Some Newly Assembled Evidence
    World Development, 1999, 27, (11), 1891-1904 View citations (54)
22. Does Geographic Targeting of Nutrition Interventions Make Sense in Cities? Evidence from Abidjan and Accra
    World Development, 1999, 27, (11), 2011-2019 View citations (9)
23. Food and Nutrition in an Urbanizing World
    Choices: The Magazine of Food, Farm, and Resource Issues, 1999, 14, (4), 6 View citations (4)
24. Good Care Practices Can Mitigate the Negative Effects of Poverty and Low Maternal Schooling on Children's Nutritional Status: Evidence from Accra
    World Development, 1999, 27, (11), 1993-2009 View citations (29)
25. Overview
    World Development, 1999, 27, (11), 1885-1889
26. Some Urban Facts of Life: Implications for Research and Policy
    World Development, 1999, 27, (11), 1917-1938 View citations (32)
27. Working Women in an Urban Setting: Traders, Vendors and Food Security in Accra
    World Development, 1999, 27, (11), 1977-1991 View citations (28)

1992

28. The correct use of growth charts [5]
    American Journal of Public Health, 1992, 82, (6), 898-899

1991

29. Comparison of two growth charts in Lesotho: Health workers' ability to understand and use them for action
    American Journal of Public Health, 1991, 81, (5), 610-616

Chapters

2024

1. Diets and nutrition: The potential of a food systems approach
   Chapter 2 in Global food policy report 2024: Food systems for healthy diets and nutrition, 2024, pp 18-24

2023

2. The global food price crisis threatens to cause a global nutrition crisis: New evidence from 1.27 million young children on the effects of inflation
   Chapter 15 in The Russia-Ukraine conflict and global food security, 2023, pp 77-80

2022

3. COVID-19 will mostly spare young children; the economic crisis will not
   Chapter 19 in COVID-19 and global food security: Two years later, 2022, pp 122-124
4. Nutrition and climate change: Shifting to sustainable healthy diets
   Chapter 8 in 2022 Global food policy report: Climate change and food systems, 2022, pp 72-81

2021

5. Nutrition: Transforming food systems to achieve healthy diets for all
   Chapter 3 in 2021 Global food policy report: Transforming food systems after COVID-19, 2021, pp 36-43

2020

6. The COVID-19 nutrition crisis: What to expect and how to protect
   Chapter 8 in COVID-19 and global food security, 2020, pp 38-41 View citations (6)
7. Urban food systems and diets, nutrition, and health of the poor: Challenges, opportunities, and research gaps
   Chapter 19 in Handbook on Urban Food Security in the Global South, 2020, pp 380-396 View citations (1)

2019

8. New evidence on nutrition-sensitive agricultural programs
   Chapter 9 in Agriculture for improved nutrition: Seizing the momentum, 2019, pp 93-103 View citations (1)

2017

9. Food security and nutrition: Growing cities, new challenges
   Chapter 3 in 2017 Global Food Policy Report, 2017, pp 24-33 View citations (2)