Transformation of the Aquaculture Value Chain in Kenya
The Kenyan aquaculture sector has undergone a profound structural transformation over the last decade, evolving from a subsistence-based activity into a sophisticated commercial ecosystem. This growth is most evident in the cage-based segment of Lake Victoria, which saw an explosive 1,300-fold increase in production volume between 2014 and 2024.
High Value Crop Commercialization and Women’s Empowerment in Sub-Saharan Africa: Panel Insights Reinforced by Double Machine Learning and Quasi-Experiments
We examine how agricultural commercialization relates to women’s empowerment across Ethiopia, Malawi, Tanzania, Uganda, and Nigeria using LSMS-ISA household panels (2010–2020), a modified A-WEAI (5DE), two-way fixed effects, Double Machine Learning, and propensity-score matched difference-in-differences. Entry into markets (extensive margin) is consistently associated positively with empowerment where identification is strongest: PSM-DiD shows noticeable gains when households begin selling any crops—especially in Ethiopia, Malawi, Tanzania and Nigeria—and positive correlations when existing sellers add cash crops to sales in Malawi (Ethiopia marginal).
Does Commercial Small-Scale Aquaculture Drive Inclusive Agricultural Transformation in Odisha?
This report examines whether commercial small-scale aquaculture contributes to inclusive agricultural transformation in Odisha, India, using mixed methods evidence from market, farm, community, and geospatial surveys, and qualitative “rapid reconnaissance” interviews with 41 value chain actors.
Social Learning and Peer Influence in Smallholder Commercialization
This paper examines how peer behavior influences small-scale producers’ (SSPs) decisions to purchase inputs and sell outputs in six sub-Saharan African countries. Using comparable nationally representative panel data and a correlated random effects framework, we assess the extent and shape of social interactions driving input and output market participation.
Welfare and Opportunities for Small-Scale Producers and MSMEs in Rural Africa: An Econometric Analysis
This study examines how participation in commercial agriculture and micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs) is associated with inclusive development outcomes for small-scale producers (SSPs) across six African countries representing diverse income levels.
Informe Anual 2025
Documento realiza un recorrido por el trabajo realizado durante este año. Se divide en las secciones: proyectos, actividades, publicaciones, academia Rimisp, comunicaciones, consejo internacional y redd de donantes y socios de Rimisp.
Culture Alimentaire Autochtone
Cet ouvrage constitue l’expression ultime d’un échange d’expériences et de savoirs entre membres des peuples et nations asháninka, aymara, kayambi, cri, inuit, náhuatl, maya q’eqchi’, métis, misak et wolastoqey, qui traversent le continent américain du nord du Canada jusqu’en Amazonie.
Indigenous Food Culture
This book is the final expression of an exchange of experiences and knowledge among members of the Asháninka, Aymara, Kayambi, Cree, Inuit, Náhuatl, Maya Q’eqchi’, Métis, Misak, and Wolastoqey peoples and nations, spanning the American continent from northern Canada to the Amazon.
Cultura Alimentaria Indígena
Este libro es la expresión final de un intercambio de experiencias y saberes entre miembros de los pueblos y naciones asháninka, aymara, kayambi, cree, inuit, náhuatl, maya q’eqchi’, métis, misak y wolastoquey, que atraviesan el continente americano desde el norte de Canadá hasta la Amazonía.
Libro Cultura Alimentaria Indígena: Territorio, tradición y transformación de los sistemas alimentarios en las Américas
Este libro es un viaje por los territorios, culturas y sistemas alimentarios de los pueblos indígenas de las Américas, desde la Amazonía hasta Canadá.