In this paper we examine the impact of the Ethiopia's Productive Safety Net Program on household dietary diversity and child nutrition using both waves of the Ethiopian Socio-economic Survey. For identification, we use various methodologies. To estimate the effect of the program on household...

We use primary data to examine the potential role of wild foods in alleviating food insecurity among rural farmers in Bhutan during the COVID-19 pandemic. We find that food-insecure households are more likely to collect wild foods, suggesting that food-insecure households are consuming wild...

Poverty and food insecurity remain the greatest challenge to the wellbeing and health of rural communities in KwaZulu-Natal. To try and curb this phenomenon, the South African government founded the National School Nutrition Programme as a nudge towards improving health and ensuring that...

Following the Minimum Food Security Quota (MFS-Quota) proposed by Ruiz Estrada, Ndoma, and Park (2016) to evaluate and determine the food sustainability of any given developing and least developed countries in the event of any famine this paper sets out to apply the MFS-Quota to test...

Building sustainable resilience for food security and livelihood dynamics is explored using the Ethiopia Rural Household Survey panel data. Household resilience scores are derived from measures taken to protect against shocks. The impact of several demographic and socio-economic factors on...

Wild raw honey hunting and consumption is very popular among rural communities in South Africa as a source of income and food for households. Although men traditionally dominate wild honey hunting, in recent years participation of women has increased. However, evidence of the participation of...