Image credit: McKay Savage. A Self-Help Group from Limuru fighting food insecurity
September 2020

Explorable Data around Self-Help Group Prevalence and Coverage

Self-Help Groups (SHGs) in Sub-Saharan Africa can be defined as mutual assistance organizations through which individuals undertake collective action in order to improve their own lives. “Collective action” implies that individuals share their time, labor, money, or other assets with the group.

September 2020

Measurement Choices - Multi-Crop Plot Area (Part 2)

Over the last year and a half, EPAR has constructed over 150 indicators related to agricultural development, and shared our decisions on data cleaning and indicator construction.

September 2020

Measurement Choices - Yield Area Measure (Part 1)

Over the last year and a half, EPAR has constructed over 150 indicators related to agricultural development, and shared our decisions on data cleaning and indicator construction.

Image credit: McKay Savage. A Self-Help Group from Limuru fighting food insecurity
January 2020

Explorable Data around Self-Help Group Prevalence and Coverage

Self-Help Groups (SHGs) in Sub-Saharan Africa can be defined as mutual assistance organizations through which individuals undertake collective action in order to improve their own lives. “Collective action” implies that individuals share their time, labor, money, or other assets with the group.

January 2020

Measurement Choices - Multi-Crop Plot Area (Part 2)

Over the last year and a half, EPAR has constructed over 150 indicators related to agricultural development, and shared our decisions on data cleaning and indicator construction.

January 2020

Measurement Choices - Yield Area Measure (Part 1)

Over the last year and a half, EPAR has constructed over 150 indicators related to agricultural development, and shared our decisions on data cleaning and indicator construction.

Honduras Bananas
April 2017

Food Security and Nutrition in Low-Income Countries

Food insecurity and poor nutrition, which can lead to physical and mental impairment, are widespread problems in many low-income countries. We review EPAR's researchto date on issues related to food security and nutrition.

Hmong Embroidery
February 2017

Thinking About the Impact of Gender in Development Questions

How might policy decisions and interventions have a different effect for women compared to men in rural households? We explore what EPAR's body of research to date on gender in developing countries reveals about this question.