October 22, 2014 — For the second time this year, World Development, a leading peer-reviewed development journal, has published Landesa’s research. This article assesses the short and long term impact of food security for families who participated in a micro-plot program by the government of West Bengal, India in partnership with Landesa. This piece of research builds on Landesa’s work in India and resulted from collaboration between Landesa’s Research, Monitoring and Evaluation team and the International Food Policy Research Institute.
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