Work in Progress

Agricultural water, solar irrigation, and small-scale agriculture

1. Kafle, K. and M.C. Buisson. “Do ex-ante asset transfers improve smallholders’ ability to cope with COVID-19 restrictions? The case of Nepal." Under Review

2. Balasubramanya, S., T. Horbulyk, and K. Kafle. "Harnessing social sciences research methods to strengthen public responses to CKDu." Under Review

3. Balasubramanya, S., D. Garrick, ......K. Kafle, et al. "Solar-powered groundwater irrigation for sustainable development." Under Review. 

Migration, remittance, and agriculture 

1. Kafle, K., Y. Wang, and B. Kiiza. “Weather shocks and migration among small-scale farmers in Uganda." Manuscript

2. Kafle, K., N. Fatema, S. Kibriya, and R. Twongyirwe. “Too small to farm? Land fragmentation and labor migration in sub-Saharan Africa.” Manuscript.

3. “Effects of remittances on perceived risk and security in Kyrgyzstan.” (with Y. Wang and S. Kibriya).

4. “Can access to irrigation reduce migration flows? Evidence from sub-Saharan Africa”. In preparation

5. “Impacts of male out-migration on women’s work and empowerment. Evidence from Nepal, Tajikistan, and Senegal” (with C. Doss, V. Slavchevska, and E. Mane). In preparation.

Other topics

1. Kafle, K., R. Benfica, N. Paliwal. “Do youth work in agriculture? Unpacking the dynamics of on-farm youth employment in Tanzania and Malawi.” R&R, Journal of Development Studies.

2. Kafle, K. S. Balasubramanya, D. Stifel, and M. Khadka. “Solar irrigation in Nepal: Equity in energy access and implications for fossil fuel use.” R&R, Ecological Economics.