Nutrition—sensitive agricultural interventions and maternal and child nutrition outcomes in arid and semi—arid lands of Kenya
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BackgroundIn regions facing chronic stress such as the arid and semi-arid lands (ASALs) of Kenya, there is poor quality of diet among women and children in humanitarian situations, mainly due to multiple climatic shocks that exacerbate local food systems.
Behavioral interventions in informal seed systems to nudge sustainable demand for quality seed of sweetpotato
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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 innovation towards integrated seed sector development, combining formal and informal sector elements. At the same time, behavioral nudges have emerged as potentially powerful ways to encourage the uptake of innovations among smallholder farmers in developing countries.
Intervening Role of the Poverty Level on Public Health Care and Tax Revenues Linkage: Evidence from the East Africa Community Members Countries
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Universal Health Coverage (UHC) has dominated government and development partners’ boardrooms in the last two decades and will continue to do so in the foreseeable future. Debate is ongoing as to whether governments allocate additional public funds to health care as a result of expanded tax revenues or whether public health financing (PHF) can be harnessed to spur growth in tax revenues. Evidence from prior studies has varied, mainly stemming from differences in models adopted, choice and measurement of variables, as well as contextual disparities.
The Impact of Post-Election Violence on the Welfare of Rural Farm Households in Kenya
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ABSTRACTWe investigate the causal impact of the Kenya 2008 post‐election violence on rural farm households' welfare, including per capita income. We explore potential causal pathways through which post‐election violence might have affected household welfare, including crop income, livestock income and off‐farm income.