This paper analyses the extent and determinants of rural household poverty in the eastern highlands of Ethiopia. We … poverty is location-specific, depends on access to irrigated land (not land per se) and access to non-farm income. Results …

This paper seeks to address the question: why does poverty persist in rural Ethiopia? We argue that it is largely a … 149 rural households in Ethiopia during 1999/2000 cropping season. The FGT poverty index is employed to examine the extent … and severity of rural poverty and reveals that nearly 40% of the sample households live below poverty line with average …

This paper explores how farm productivity affects poverty, and how various factor market constraints affect farm … productive. We find that agricultural productivity directly affects household consumption and hence overall poverty and welfare … productivity in designing poverty reduction policies. Better agronomic practices and increased input use will be crucial in this …

Poverty in Kenya has been on the increase over the last decade. It is estimated that 56% of the total population live … in absolute poverty. Most of the poor reside in rural areas where agriculture is the main livelihood activity. Majority … agricultural produce. The fate of smallholder agriculture in this country is therefore central to poverty reduction. A collapse in …

that biofuels investment enhances growth and poverty reduction despite some displacement of food crops by biofuels. Overall … reduces the incidence of poverty by about six percentage points over a 12-year phase-in period. Benefits depend on production …

. While previous studies have examined direct productivity effects of Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) cotton and other GM crops … farmers, highlighting that Bt cotton contributes to poverty reduction and rural development. …

poverty. In short run, the oil-biofuels nexus was clearly the driving force behind the surge in food prices, but export … sharply in many countries, and that global poverty levels have increased markedly. The good news is that the supply response … clear that additional people will fall into poverty and become food insecure. Lastly, the global food system is …