Africa
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Closing the Gender Gap in Agricultural Productivity
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Women are key to global agriculture, but social and economic barriers severely limit their productivity.
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Banking Africa’s Underbanked
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Has growth in Africa’s financial sector been hindered by population density?
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Incomplete Assistance: Obstacles to Achieving Food Security
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Agricultural micro-lending programs hold great promise, but addressing underlying impediments to production holds the key to sustainability
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Family Planning and Education: A Case Study in Ethiopia
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Family planning services are most effective in communities with low levels of education.
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Lessons from the 2006-2008 World Food Crisis
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The secret to international food security is agricultural productivity, policy predictability, and openness to trade.