This paper uses a unique data set on 143,000 poor households from Northern Bangladesh to analyze the effects of microfinance membership on a household's ability to cope with seasonal famine known as Monga. We develop an estimation strategy that exploits a jump and a kink at the 10 decimal land...

Data from 2,251 small and medium-size farms for 2021 and 2022 show that area reductions in response to the Russian invasion of Ukraine remained limited. However, worsening terms of trade reduced farm profitability, implying that 46 percent of farms had a negative cash flow and 54 percent (67...

Purpose This chapter aims to explore the means by which rural food business networks can contribute to sustainable rural development. Methodology/approach This chapter explores the role of rural food business networks in sustainable rural development. This is conducted initially through a...

Urban agriculture has generated significant interest in the development literature as a way of enhancing the food security and sustainability of urban populations. However, its importance and benefits vary across place and time. Using field data, this paper considers urban agriculture in...

Climate variability has become much more obvious as a result of global climate change. Livelihood diversification including crop and income diversification is one of the most remarkable strategies to manage risk and cope with economic and climate shocks in order to improve rural livelihood. We...

The COVID-19 pandemic has decimated the lives and livelihoods of people around the world. The impact of COVID-19 has been especially devastating for low-income families in rural areas of India. Food insecurity became pervasive in rural areas soon after the nationwide lockdown was announced, as...