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2417: Intensification without empowerment? Gendered time burdens in India's livestock sector

Anjani Kumar, Dhiraj K. Singh and Nalini Ranjan Kumar

2416: Varietal adoption, turnover, and concentration for major crops in Ethiopia: Evidence from household surveys and field sample genotyping

Moti Jaleta, Gashaw T. Abate, Chilot Yirga, Sisay Kidane, Mekonnen Hailu, Abdulaziz Shifa, Habekristos Beyene, Abdu Mohammed, Belay Mohammed and David J. Spielman

2415: Gender, youth, and growth: Unpacking the productivity–transformation nexus in Rwanda

Brendan Rice and Rob Vos

2414: Exploring good gaps for right-sizing food assistance: Methods, data challenges, and lessons learned

Brendan Rice and Rob Vos

2413: Under the weight of provision: Gendered mental load among smallholder farmers in Kenya

Kristin E. Davis, Sveva Vitellozzi, Piero Ronzani, Carlo Azzarri and Dickson Kinuthia

2412: Livelihood alternatives to labor migration: A choice experiment in Tajikistan

Isabel B. Lambrecht, Sharanya Rajiv, Wouter De Block, Tanzila Ergasheva, Miet Maertens, Mohru Mardonova and Kaat Van Hoyweghen

2411: Evaluation of solar-powered cold storage and evaporative cooling system as off-grid methods for postharvest vegetable storage: Evidence from a laboratory experiment in Nigeria

Kamaldeen Oladimeji Salaudeen, Futoshi Yamauchi, Hiroyuki Takeshima and Samson Dejene Aredo

2410: Spatial disparity, information, and the economics of cool transportation: Insights from a randomized controlled trial in Nigeria

Futoshi Yamauchi, Bedru B. Balana, Dauda Bawa, Hyacinth Edeh and Weilun Shi

2409: CCooling technologies and long-term efficiency improvement of horticulture market agents: Panel data evidence from a solar-powered cold storage intervention in Nigeria

Hiroyuki Takeshima, Futoshi Yamauchi, Dauda Bawa and Bedru Balana

2408: Conceptualizing and measuring dimensions of tenure security: Gendered analysis from Malawi, Bangladesh, and Nepal

Laura Meinzen-Dick, Cheryl Doss and Ruth S. Meinzen-Dick

2407: The making of a non-parametric multi-shock index (MSI)

John M. Ulimwengu

2406: Crop diversification and nutritional resilience amid conflicts: Evidence from farmers in Myanmar

Hiroyuki Takeshima, Ian Masias, Bart Minten, Joanna van Asselt, Phyo Thandar Naing and Hnin Ei Win

2405: Risk aversion and credit access: Solving financial exclusion through contract innovation

Kate Ambler, M. Mehrab Bakhtiar, Alan de Brauw and Mohammad Riad Uddin

2404: Changes in work participation across genders in rural India: Evidence from 2019 and 2024 time use surveys

Anjani Kumar, Seema Bathla and Dhiraj K. Singh

2403: Women’s empowerment and conflict in Burkina Faso: Learning from a randomized trial and non-random conflict

Jessica Heckert, Doulo Sow, Jean-Pierre Tranchant, Florencia Paz and Aulo Gelli

2402: Effects of brick kiln industry on agricultural productivity: A natural experiment in Bangladesh

Moogdho Mahzab, M. Mehrab Bakhtiar, Martin Mattsson and Md Sadat Anowar

2401: Threshold effects of extreme heat on schooling and child labor in rural Bangladesh

M. Mehrab Bakhtiar and Ridwan Karim

2400: Small and medium enterprise development for climate adaptation and an inclusive food system in Egypt

Linda Steinhuebel-Rasheed, Maram Darwish and Olivier Ecker

2399: Bridging gender gaps in political participation: Experimental evidence on group-based trainings from Nigeria

Claire Adida, Katrina Kosec, Jordan Kyle, Cecilia Hyunjung Mo, Leonardo Arriola, Aila Matanock, Dolapo Adeyanju and Rachel Fisher

2398: Breadwinner role and economic decision-making: Experimental evidence from Kenya

Sveva Vitellozzi, Lucia Savadori, Kristin E. Davis, Carlo Azzarri, Dickson Kinuthia and Piero Ronzani

2397: Unpacking the political economy of fertilizer subsidy reforms

Aditi Chugh and Danielle Resnick

2396: See it grow: A randomized evaluation of a digital innovation to improve crop insurance contract design

Berber Kramer, Francesco Cecchi, Madison Levine and Lilian Waithaka

2394: Inflation and diets among poor mothers in Egypt

Reem Hashad, Nina Jovanovic, Naureen Karachiwalla and Sikandra Kurdi

2393: Targeting of food aid programs: Evidence from Egypt

Mai Mahmoud and Sikandra Kurdi

2391: The impact of a nutrition-sensitive graduation model program on child nutrition: Experimental evidence from Ethiopia

Kalle Hirvonen, Jessica Leight, Daniel O. Gilligan, Hiwot Mekonnen Mesfin, Michael Mulford and Haleluya Tesfaye

2390: Closing the regulatory gap: Experimental evidence on oversight and worker incentives

Elizabeth A.J. Cook, Kate Ambler, Vivian Hoffmann, Lilian Kwamboka Otoigo, Alice Njoki Kiarie and Julia Wagner

2389: When the cure is worse than the disease: Acaricide use, tick resistance, and systemic constraints in Uganda’s dairy sector

Sarah Kariuki, Francisca N. Muteti, Patrick Vudriko, Richard M. Ariong, Bjorn Van Campenhout and Jordan Chamberlin

2388: Insecticide use, farmers’ self-reported health status, and genetically modified cowpea in Nigeria: Findings from a clustered randomized controlled trial with causal

Mulubrhan Amare, Kwaw S. Andam, David Spielman, Temilolu Bamiwuye, Chibuzo Nwagboso, Patricia Zambrano and Judith A. Chambers

2387: The two sides of migration in Central America: Distributional impacts in Guatemala

Luis Enrique Escalante, Emerta A. Aragie and Manuel Hernandez

2386: Perceived need and measured well-being: How well do subjective rankings capture relative poverty?

Immacolata Ranucci, Kibrom A. Abay and Luca Tiberti

2385: Show me the money! Experimental evidence on preferences for cash vs. digital payment

Kate Ambler, M. Mehrab Bakhtiar, Jeffrey R. Bloem and Mohammad Riad Uddin

2384: How local leaders view transparency and local autonomy in humanitarian aid distribution: Evidence from Mali

Jaimie Bleck, Lucia Carrillo, Jessica Gottlieb, Sidiki Guindo, Katrina Kosec, Jordan Kyle and Moumouni Soumano

2383: The impact of genetically modified cowpea on yields, postharvest losses, and profitability in Nigeria: Findings from a cluster randomized controlled trial

Mulubrhan Amare, Kwaw S. Andam, David Spielman, Temilolu Bamiwuye, Patricia Zambrano, Judith A. Chambers, Adetunji Fasoranti and Olufemi Popoola

2382: The landscape of youth engagement in labor markets in Africa: Are youth driving structural transformation?

Kibrom A. Abay, Meseret Wondale, Josphat K. Korir, Fantu Nisrane Bachewe, Mesele Araya and Clemens Breisinger

2381: Public expenditure on agriculture, youth out-migration, and engagement in agriculture? Evidence from Nigeria

Mulubrhan Amare, Hiroyuki Takeshima, Kibrom A. Abay and Steven Were Omamo

2380: Bridging the gap: How human-centered design can help unlock bottlenecks in the diffusion of small-scale irrigation in Nigeria

Bedru Balana, Aminu Abba, Augustine Okhale Iraoya, Musa Tukur Yakasai, Bello Yakasai, Kabiru Abdullahi, Ahmed Usman Shuaibu, Nuruddeen Muhammad Musa, Oliver K. Kirui, Hyacinth O. Edeh and Claudia Ringler

2379: Rewriting the rules: How U.S. tariff paths could reshape global trade

Valeria Piñeiro, Juan Pablo Gianatiempo, Bedru Balana, Jorge Armando Rueda and Joseph W. Glauber

2378: Conflict and agricultural inputs: Impacts on maize yields in Nigeria

Mulubrhan Amare, Kwaw S. Andam, Bedru Balana, Opeyemi Olanrewaju and Steven Were Omamo

2377: Mapping the design and implementation of seed sector regulation: The case of Rwanda

Katrin Kuhlmann, Adron Naggayi Nalinya, David Spielman and Tara Francis

2376: Food systems in conflict-prone and climate-affected areas of Northern Nigeria: Humanitarian and development challenges

Bedru Balana, Steven Were Omamo, Mulubrhan Amare, Olufemi Popoola, Chibuzo Nwagboso, Augustine Okhale Iraoya, Serigne Loum, Khusro Jawed and Kwaw S. Andam

2375: Gender, nutrition-sensitive agricultural interventions, and resilience: Evidence from rural Bangladesh

John F. Hoddinott, Akhter Ahmed, M. Mehrab Bakhtiar and Agnes R. Quisumbing

2374: Can digital cash transfers serve those in active conflict? Evidence from a randomized intervention in Sudan

Kibrom A. Abay, Lina Alaaeldin Abdelfattah, Hala Abushama, Oliver K. Kirui, Halefom Yigzaw Nigus and Khalid Siddig

2373: Economywide assessment of CSA interventions in building resilient agri-food systems in Rwanda

Emerta Aragie, James Thurlow, James Warner and Josue Niyonsingiza

2372: Overcoming budget constraints to healthy diets: Evidence from urban Tanzania

Constantine Manda, Danford Sango, Vivian Hoffmann, Alan de Brauw, Zakayo Zakaria, George Temba, Elizabeth Brown, Dorothy Richards and Said Rashid

2371: The price of fragility: Shocks, food security, and lessons from Nigeria

Mulubrhan Amare, Steven Were Omamo, Bedru Balana, Kwaw S. Andam, Chibuzo Nwagboso, Augustine Iraoya, Olufemi Popoola, Serigne Loum and Khusro Jawed

2370: Rebuilding trust in local leadership in conflict-affected settings: The impact of community-based cash transfers

Kibrom A. Abay, Halefom Yigzaw Nigus, Goytom Abraha Kahsay and Alemayehu Taffesse

2369: Signaling, screening, or sunk costs? Experimental evidence on how prices affect agricultural technology adoption in East Africa

Bjorn Van Campenhout, Gashaw T. Abate, Liesbeth Colen and Berber Kramer

2368: Policy implementation is operational

Steven Were Omamo

2367: Healthy diets and the role of micro, small, and medium enterprises: Examining Ethiopia’s food environment

Alan de Brauw and Kalle Hirvonen

2366: Graduating from Ethiopia’s Productive Safety Net Programme: What have we learned?

Kalle Hirvonen, Gashaw T. Abate, Guush Berhane, Daniel O. Gilligan, Melissa Hidrobo, John F. Hoddinott, Jessica Leight and Alemayehu Taffesse