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Derek Headey

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24 October 2019

Analysis of the Drivers of Change in Women’s Anemia in Tanzania 2005-2015

Although the prevalence of anemia among women of reproductive age in Tanzania remains high, there have been documented improvements. It declined from 47.2% in 2004-05 to 40.1% 2010, but by 2016 it has risen again to 44.8%, according to the nationally r …

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16 October 2019

Accounting for the Rapid Reduction of Child Stunting in Tanzania over 2005-2016

This research was undertaken in order to understand what factors have been driving stunting reduction in Tanzania over the recent past (2005-2015), and what can further accelerate progress against undernutrition in the near future (2015-2025). Chronic …

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1 September 2013

Land Constraints and Agricultural Intensification in Ethiopia A Village-level Analysis of High-Potential Areas

“Highland Ethiopia is one of the most densely populated regions of Africa and has long been associated with both Malthusian disasters and Boserupian agricultural intensification. This paper explores the race between these two countervailing forces, wit …

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1 November 2012

Improving the Measurement of Food Security

“Although food security measurement has been substantially expanded in recent decades, there persists significant dissatisfaction with existing measurement systems, especially in the wake of the global food and financial crisis. In this paper we first …

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