This article provides a comprehensive review of the literature on the nature and evolution of
rural livelihood diversification in sub-Saharan Africa, and the situation regarding …

This article reviews the past and potential future roles of land tenure reforms and land
markets in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) as responses to population growth in the process of …

This year's report presents evidence that the absolute number of people who suffer from
hunger continues to slowly increase. The report also highlights that food insecurity is more …

Develo** country lenders are taking advantage of fintech tools to create fully digital loans
on mobile phones. Using administrative and survey data, we study the take up and impacts …

We provide evidence on the economic and well-being impact of the Covid-19 lockdown on a
sample of households in rural Uganda. Our sample consists of 1,277 households randomly …

Climate variability is a major source of risk to smallholder farmers and pastoralists,
particularly in dryland regions. A growing body of evidence links climate-related risk to the …

This research assesses how low-income households in rural Kenya coped with the
immediate economic consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic. It uses granular financial …

Across the tropics, smallholder farmers already face numerous risks to agricultural
production. Climate change is expected to disproportionately affect smallholder farmers and …

In response to the rapid spread of COVID-19, governments across the globe have
implemented local lockdowns that have led to increased unemployment and have disrupted …

Households in develo** countries have gained increased access to remittances through
the recent introduction of mobile money services. I examine the impact of these mobile …