One of the top aims of Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 2 'zero hunger'is to “end
hunger, achieve food security and improved nutrition and promote sustainable agriculture” …

Abstract In rural sub-Saharan Africa–the global poverty hotspot–the vast majority of cropland
is rainfed only, resulting in reduced and unstable yields. Smallholder farmers account for …

Based on a sample of 76 developing countries over 1990–2019, we assess the effect of
adopting mobile money on consumption volatility using entropy balancing. We reveal that …

A growing body of literature highlights the importance of access to energy for economic
growth and its crucial role in achieving other sustainable development goals. Given that this …

Despite the abundant resources with which Africa is endowed, this region of the world is
also, paradoxically, the least enlightened, with a low rate of access to electricity and a high …

Agricultural productivity remains pivotal to the sustenance of the economies and livelihoods
of Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) countries. Given the emerging threat of energy and …

In the belief that no country in the world can develop without a strong industrial sector,
African leaders have consistently stressed the importance of industrialization for sustainable …

Purpose Post-harvest losses are major problems faced by farmers and this is due to their
poor access to credit considered as a low rate of financial inclusion. This paper aims at …

Electrification can advance sustainability and social development. This study investigates
the contribution of electrification to various aspects of societal development, ie, educational …

Abstract Based on the Instrumental Variables-Generalized Method of Moments (IV-GMM)
model, this paper explores the relationship, heterogeneity, and mechanisms between the …