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Agricultural commercialization, economic development, and nutrition
Braun, Joachim von (ed.); Kennedy, Eileen T. (contributor) - 1994
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013532702
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Poverty and Food Security in Brazil during the Pandemic
World Bank Group - 2022
In contrast with the rest of Latin America and the Caribbean, Brazil's poverty rate is estimated to have decreased between 2019 and 2020 to 13.1 percent. Auxilio Emergencial (AE), a large emergency cash transfer program launched in April 2020, is believed to be the main driver of that decrease,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013413851
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Evaluation of the European Commission’s Cooperation with the Philippines : Final Report ; Volume 1
Dosch, Jörn (contributor); MacKellar, Landis (contributor);  … - PARTICIP GmbH Consultants für Entwicklung und Umwelt, … - 2011
The evaluation of the Commission’s co-operation with the Philippines is part of the 2009 evaluation programme as approved by External Relations and Development Commissioners and aiming at ensuring accountability for the management of the allocated funds as well as promoting a lesson-learning...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011799392
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Evaluation of EC co-operation with the LAO PDR : Final Report ; Volume 1
MacKellar, Landis (contributor); Dosch, Jörn (contributor);  … - PARTICIP GmbH Consultants für Entwicklung und Umwelt, … - 2009
The overall purpose of this evaluation is to ensure accountability for the use of allocated resources as well as to promote a lesson-learning culture in EC development cooperation. The main specific objectives of the evaluation were: •to provide the relevant external co-operation services of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011799412
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Cultivating Opportunities for Faster Rural Income Growth and Poverty Reduction : Mozambique Rural Income Diagnostic
World Bank Group - 2022
Mozambique's economy has experienced strong growth over the last two decades, with GDP expanding at an annual average rate of 7.2 percent. However, this growth has been unequally shared and rural areas still lag far behind urban centers in both monetary and non-monetary dimensions of wellbeing....
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013209174
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Rural poverty, risk and development
Fafchamps, Marcel - 2003
This book investigates the relationships between rural poverty, risk, and development. Building upon the author's work in the area, it summarises the contributions of recent theoretical and empirical work to our understanding of how risk affects rural poverty levels in developing countries. In...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011851057
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Tanzania Economic Update, December 2019 : Realizing the Potential of Agriculture for Inclusive Growth and Poverty Reduction
World Bank Group - 2019
-income status by 2025. The government recognizes agriculture as central to realizing its objectives of socioeconomic development …, which are well-articulated in the Second Agriculture Sector Development Program (ASDP II). Among the goals of ASDP II are to … transform agriculture by promoting commercialization, prioritizing high-potential commodity value chains, and mobilizing capital …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013181628
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Making Agriculture Work for the Poor in Timor-Leste
World Bank Group - 2019
About 80 percent of the poor households in Timor-Leste live in rural areas and are dependent on agriculture for their … livelihood. It is therefore widely acknowledged that growth in the agriculture sector is an important channel through which …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012646256
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Tanzania Economic Update, December 2019 : Transforming Agriculture - Realizing the Potential of Agriculture for Inclusive Growth and Poverty Reduction
World Bank Group - 2019
-income status by 2025. The government recognizes agriculture as central to realizing its objectives of socioeconomic development …, which are well-articulated in the Second Agriculture Sector Development Program (ASDP II). Among the goals of ASDP II are to … transform agriculture by promoting commercialization, prioritizing high-potential commodity value chains, and mobilizing capital …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012646681
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Beyond food production : the role of agriculture in poverty reduction
Bresciani, Fabrizio (contributor);  … - 2007
The importance of agricultural growth to poverty reduction is well known, but the specific channels through which the poor can take advantage of growth require further research. Beyond Food Production takes on this challenge, investigating four important channels: rural labor markets, farm...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012420016