The land of what is today Vietnam witnessed the emergence of three early kingdoms during the third century BCE, all decentralized tributary networks of distinct polities. After resisting the…

Sustainable intensification of livestock production relies critically on effective disease management, yet the environmental implications of current practices remain poorly understood. The study was…

Despite being known independently as important aetiological agents of liver disease, little is known about the prevalence, patterns, and risk factors associated with co-occurring alcohol use and…

ABSTRACT Climate change and variability pose a significant hindrance to agricultural productivity. The adverse effects are particularly concerning in many African countries that rely heavily on…

In this study, we aimed to investigate the prevalence and determinants of health behaviors, including cigarette smoking, alcohol drinking, and physical exercise among men in Dak Lak, Vietnam. The…

This article examines how corruption relates to a firm's decision to invest and the value of investment. We use data from the World Bank Enterprise Survey (WBES) of firms in Sub‐Saharan Africa (SSA)...

ABSTRACT This article examines the determinants of agricultural productivity in the East African Community for the period 2000 to 2020. Panel data estimation methods were applied in the study. The…

Abstract Improving rural nutrition remains a pressing development challenge across sub-Saharan Africa, where agriculture dominates livelihoods but diets often lack diversity and essential nutrients…

Abstract An agent-based model (ABM) is developed to simulate the function of lease markets for surface water irrigation rights operating at the watershed scale. The ABM examines the effect of drought…

ABSTRACT CONTEXT: The introduction of quality-certified seed (QCS) in the informal farmer network-based seed systems, which have largely relied on informal signals of quality, represents a promising…