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2066: Agricultural mechanization and gendered labor activities across sectors: Micro-evidence from multi-country farm household data

Hiroyuki Takeshima and Xinshen Diao

2065: Enumerator bias in yield measurement: A comparison of harvest versus allometric measurement of coffee yields

Vivian Hoffmann, Mike Murphy, Ezra Rwakazooba, Charles Angebault, Godfrey Kagezi and Giulia Zane

2064: Public-sector maize research locations and spatial heterogeneity in maize productivity: Insights from four African countries on the roles of agroclimatic similarity

Hiroyuki Takeshima

2063: Self-selection versus population-based sampling for evaluation of an agronomy training program in Uganda

Vivian Hoffmann, Miki Khanh Doan and Tomoko Harigaya

2062: drivers of Africa’s agriculture transformation: A CAADP biennial review account

Samuel Benin

2061: Migration and gender dynamics of irrigation governance in Nepal

Ruth Meinzen-Dick, Prachanda Pradhan and Wei Zhang

2060: How much are multisectoral programs worth? A new method with an application to school meals

Harold Alderman, Elisabetta Aurino, Priscilla Twumasi Baffour, Aulo Gelli, Festus Turkson and Brad Wong

2059: Have households’ livelihoods and food security rebounded from COVID-19 shocks in Nigeria? Results from a follow-up phone survey

Bedru Balana, Motunrayo Oyeyemi, Adebayo Ogunniyi, Adetunji Fasoranti, Hyacinth O. Edeh and Kwaw S. Andam

2058: Women’s involvement in intra‐household decision‐making and infant and young child feeding practices in central Asia, No. 2

Dilnovoz Abdurazzakova, Katrina Kosec and Ziyodullo Parpiev

2057: Is agricultural insurance fulfilling its promise for the developing world?

Berber Kramer, Peter B. R. Hazell, Harold Alderman, Francisco Ceballos, Neha Kumar and Anne G. Timu

2056: Can restoration of the commons foster resilience? A quasi-experimental comparison of COVID-19 coping strategies among rural households in three Indian states

Karl Hughes, Pratiti Priyadarshini, Himani Sharma, Sanoop Lissah, Tenzin Chorran, Ruth Meinzen-Dick, Atul Dogra, Nathan Cook and Krister Andersson

2055: Can survey design reduce anchoring bias in recall data? Evidence from Malawi

Susan Godlonton, Manuel Hernandez and Cynthia Paz

2054: Gendered perceptions in maize supply chains: Evidence from Uganda

Bjorn Van Campenhout and Anusha De

2053: Enabling environments for nutrition advocacy: A comparison of infant and young child feeding and food fortification in Nigeria

Danielle Resnick, Kola Anigo and Olufolakemi Mercy Anjorin

2052: Video-based behavioral change communication to change consumption patterns: Experimental evidence from urban Ethiopia

Gashaw T. Abate, Kaleab Baye, Alan de Brauw, Kalle Hirvonen and Abdulazize Wolle

2051: Public expenditure’s role in reducing poverty and improving food and nutrition security: Preliminary cross-country insights based on SPEED data

Hiroyuki Takeshima, Jenny Smart and Xinshen Diao

2050: Labor (mis?)measurement in agriculture

Kate Ambler, Sylvan Herskowitz and Mywish Maredia

2049: Reducing vulnerability to forced labor and trafficking of short-term, low-skilled women migrant workers in the South Asia to Middle East corridor

Hagar ElDidi, Chloe van Biljon, Muzna Alvi, Claudia Ringler, Nazmun Ratna, Sawsan Abdulrahim, Patrick Kilby, Joyce Wu and Zahid ul Arefin Choudhury

2048: Understanding the effects of agricultural R&D investments on poverty and undernourishment in sub-Saharan Africa: A causal mediation approach

Rui Benfica and Alejandro Nin-Pratt

2047: Solar-powered cold-storages and sustainable food system transformation: Evidence from horticulture markets interventions in northeast Nigeria

Hiroyuki Takeshima, Futoshi Yamauchi, Dauda Bawa, Salaudeen O. Kamaldeen, Hyacinth O. Edeh and Manuel Hernandez

2046: Promoting school readiness through a preschool feeding program: A nutritional nudge to improve at-risk preschooler’s cognitive development in Armenia

Heather A. Knauer, Sona Balasanyan, Elmira Bakhshinyan and Harold Alderman

2045: School meals as a market for smallholder agriculture: Experimental evidence from Ghana

Aulo Gelli, Edoardo Masset, Clement Adamba, Harold Alderman, Daniel K. Arhinful, Elisabetta Aurino, Gloria Folson, Isaac Osei-Akoto and Felix Ankomah Asante

2044: Nutrition-sensitive social protection programs within food systems

Deanna K. Olney, Aulo Gelli, Neha Kumar, Harold Alderman, Ara Go, Ahmed Raza, Jessica Owens, Alejandro Grinspun, Garima Bhalla and Omar Benammour

2043: Building back fairer from the Covid-19 pandemic in South Africa: Some first step reforms in an era of fiscal constraints

Channing Arndt, Robert J. Davies, Sherwin Gabriel, Laurence Harris, Michael Sachs and Dirk Ernst van Seventer

2042: Gimme shelter: Social distancing and income support in times of pandemic

Ulugbek Aminjonov, Olivier Bargain and Tanguy Bernard

2041: Sweet or not: Nudging toward healthier food choices for children using information

Trang Nguyen, Alan de Brauw and Marrit Van den Berg

2040: The gendered impacts of income fluctuations on household departure, labor supply, and human capital decisions: Evidence from Kyrgyzstan

Katrina Kosec, Jie Song, Hongdi Zhao and Brian Holtemeyer

2039: Staying afloat in the milk business: Borrowing and selling on credit among informal milk vendors in Nairobi

Emily Myers, Jessica Heckert, Alessandra Galiè, Nelly Njiru and Silvia Alonso

2038: Transitioning to nutrition-sensitive food environments in Ghana: Triple sector strategies to reduce the triple burden of malnutrition

Jonathan Mockshell, Collins Asante-Addo, Kwaw S. Andam and Felix Ankomah Asante

2037: Did a microfinance ‘plus’ programme empower female farmers and pastoralists and improve intrahousehold equality in rural Ethiopia? Evidence from an impact evaluation using a Project-Women’s Empowerment in Agricultural Index (pro-WEAI) survey tool

Marya Hillesland, Susan Kaaria, Erdgin Mane, Mihret Alemu and Vanya Slavchevska

2036: Hidden hunger: Understanding dietary adequacy in urban and rural food consumption in Senegal

Wim Marivoet, John Ulimwengu, Leysa Sall, Adama Gueye, Kimseyinga Savadogo and Khadim Dia

2035: Exploring women’s empowerment using a mixed methods approach

Cheryl Doss and Deborah Rubin

2034: A review of evidence on gender equality, women’s empowerment, and food systems

Jemimah Njuki, Sarah Eissler, Hazel J. Malapit, Ruth Meinzen-Dick, Elizabeth Bryan and Agnes Quisumbing

2033: Recovering from COVID-19: Economic scenarios for South Africa

Dirk Ernst van Seventer, Channing Arndt, Rob Davies, Sherwin Gabriel, Laurence Harris and Sherman Robinson

2032: Sharing tips for rice, chicken and vegetable production: Do voice messages and social learning complement extension services?

Miguel Almanzar, Alan de Brauw and Eduardo Nakasone

2031: Mismatch between soil nutrient requirements and fertilizer applications: Implications for yield responses in Ethiopia

Kibrom A. Abay, Mehari Abay, Mulubrhan Amare, Guush Berhane and Ermias Aynekulu

2030: Where are the opportunities for accelerating food systems innovations for healthier diets? Findings and lessons from Viet Nam

Nancy L. Johnson, Amanda Wyatt and Trang Nguyen

2029: Regulatory Options to Improve Seed Systems for Vegetatively Propagated Crops in Developing Countries

David Spielman, Marcel Gatto, Tesfamicheal Wossen, Margaret McEwan, Tahirou Abdoulaye, Mywish Maredia and Guy Hareau

2028: Papua New Guinea agri-food trade trends: Dietary change and obesity

Emily Schmidt and Peixun Fang

2027: Contract farming, profitability, and adoption of food safety measures in broiler production in Bangladesh

Devesh Roy, Gaurav Tripathi, Abu Hayat Md. Saiful Islam and Anjani Kumar

2026: Awareness and practices among dairy producers and consumers in Sri Lanka

Pradeepa Korale Gedara, Devesh Roy, Vinay Kumar Sonkar, Jeevika Weerahewa, Hemali Kanthilanka, Dilini Hemachandra, Kasun Vithanage, Hasara Rathnasekara and Ruchira Boss

2025: Women and small-scale irrigation: A review of the factors influencing gendered patterns of participation and benefits

Elizabeth Bryan and Nicole Lefore

2024: Design of a mobile phone-based Artificial Intelligence (AI) application to assess dietary intake and provide nudges to improve healthy eating choices: Formative research in Ghana and Vietnam

Bianca C. Braga, Noora-Lisa Aberman, Alejandra Arrieta, Boateng Bannerman, Adam Burns, Gloria Folson, Phuong Huynh, Bastien Koch, Pete McCloskey, Phuong Hong Nguyen, Sawudatu Zakariah-Akoto, David Hughes and Aulo Gelli

2023: Improving coffee productivity in Ethiopia: The impact of a coffee tree rejuvenation training program on stumping

Gashaw T. Abate, Tanguy Bernard, Mekdim Regassa and Bart Minten

2022: Effective food systems innovations: An inventory of evidence from Bangladesh, Ethiopia, Nigeria, Viet Nam, and other low-and middle-income countries

Els Lecoutere, Marrit Van den Berg and Alan de Brauw

2021: Effects of COVID-19 restrictions on mechanization service providers and mechanization Equipment retailers: Insights from phone surveys in Myanmar

Hiroyuki Takeshima, Ian Masias, Myat Thida Win and Phoo Pye Zone

2020: Africa’s manufacturing puzzle: Evidence from Tanzanian and Ethiopian firms

Xinshen Diao, Mia Ellis, Margaret McMillan and Dani Rodrik

2019: Bragging, shirking, and hiding: Spousal disagreement among Ugandan maize farmers

Bjorn Van Campenhout, Els Lecoutere and David Spielman

2018: Food systems for healthier diets in Nigeria: A research agenda

Busie Maziya-Dixon, Thom Achterbosch, Delana Adelekan, Olutayo Adeyemi, Victor Ajieroh, Dare Akerele, Adebayo A. Akinola, Emmanuel Oladeji Alamu, Siemen van Berkum, Kendra A. Byrd, Aafke Nijhuis, Makuachukwu Ojide, Adeyinka Onabolu, Johnson E. Onyibe, Ireen Raaijmakers, Folake O. Samuel, Harriette Snoek, Adekunle M. Yusuf and Inge D. Brouwer

2017: Assessing response fatigue in phone surveys: Experimental evidence on dietary diversity in Ethiopia

Kibrom A. Abay, Guush Berhane, John Hoddinott and Kibrom Tafere