Monitoring & Evaluation

This report presents lessons learned from the World Food Programme's (WFP) actions against food insecurity. The report is divided into 3 sections. The first section shows the methodology used by the WFP. Case studies shows the instruments put in place in several countries. Innovation in food...

Bangladesh has some social safety net programs that transfer food to the poor, some that transfer cash, and some that provide a combination of both. This study evaluates the relative impacts of food and cash transfers on food security and livelihood outcomes among the ultra poor in Bangladesh, with...

In this article, John Maluccio and Rafael Flores present the results of a quantitative assessment of the impacts of the "Red de Proteccion Social" programme (RPS) or social safety net. The programme aims to alleviate poverty via cash transfers mainly to poor households, which is a short-term...

Fertiliser subsidies have received a lot of attention, and praise for success in combating food insecurity and poverty. This article reviews the debates on fertilizer subsidies, mostly in Sub-Saharan Africa. While they have been successful in boosting production overall, they have number of limits...