Input subsidy programs (ISPs) remain one of the most contentiously debated development
issues in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). After ISPs were phased out during the 1980s and …

Systematic reviews and meta-analyses generally focus on intervention impacts or outcomes.
Less common, however, are reviews of the assumptions and theory underlying the pathways …

Climate change is intensifying food insecurity across sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) with lasting
adverse macroeconomic effects, especially on economic growth and poverty. Successive …

Global poverty rates have declined considerably, but the number of people living in extreme
poverty remains high. Many of the world's poor are smallholder farmers. Agricultural …

Reducing gender inequality in economic opportunities is considered valuable in its own
right and a critical element in ending poverty and boosting economic prosperity. Does the …

This study evaluates the effects of mobile technology on productivity and the channels of
transmission of these effects. Using propensity score matching procedures, the results show …

Abstract Most Sub-Saharan countries implement input subsidy programs (ISPs) in an
attempt to increase fertilizer use, crop yields and farmers' income and to improve household …

Maize is widely used for food, animal feed, and industrial raw material in Nigeria. This paper
documents the important changes that characterize Nigeria's maize production and area …

Investment in agricultural research and development is an important intervention for
improving crop productivity and household welfare in most develo** countries where …

Information and communication technologies (ICTs) have received increasing attention in
recent years as a promising means to address poverty challenges in rural China. This paper …