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Targeting Research for Enhanced Impact on Poverty in Marginal Areas: The Representative Case of the Dry Areas of Syria
La Rovere, Roberto; Aw-Hassan, Aden - International Association of Agricultural Economists - IAAE - 2006
livelihood strategies, capabilities, and opportunities by applying a Sustainable Livelihoods framework. Livelihoods diversity has … resources and with livelihoods only marginally based on farming have to rely on off-farm income or exit agriculture. Poorest … households with livelihoods based on migration and scarce land assets can benefit little or only indirectly from agricultural …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005805140
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Access to Land, Income Diversification and Poverty Reduction in Rural Kenya
Karugia, Joseph Thuo; Oluoch-Kosura, Willis; Nyikal, … - International Association of Agricultural Economists - IAAE - 2006
is still an important determinant of livelihoods in the rural areas, even where land holdings are very small, growth in … to entry to remunerative livelihoods both at farm and off-farm level. The study advocates for expansion of educational …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005525284
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WHY DOES POVERTY PERSIST IN RURAL ETHIOPIA?
Bogale, Ayalneh; Hagedorn, Konrad; Korf, Benedikt - International Association of Agricultural Economists - IAAE - 2003
This paper seeks to address the question: why does poverty persist in rural Ethiopia? We argue that it is largely a lack of entitlements to fundamental livelihood assets which urges poor rural farmers into livelihood diversification to make a living. We base our findings on empirical work, which...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005801170
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Pathways Into and Out of Poverty and the Role of Livestock in the Peruvian Andes
Kristjanson, Patricia; Krishna, Anirudh; Radeny, Maren; … - International Association of Agricultural Economists - IAAE - 2006
In many rural areas, livestock are a critical asset for poor households, acting as a bank account, insurance policy and a source of income. Research methods leading to a better understanding of the role of livestock in household poverty dynamics are scarce, however, and are needed for better...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005484033
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Investing in Livestock Development in Water-Scarce Semi-Arid Watersheds: Technological, Institutional and Policy Dimensions
Puskur, Ranjitha - International Association of Agricultural Economists - IAAE - 2006
important role of livestock in livelihoods of communities in water-scarce watersheds and demonstrates that unless livestock … interventions are consciously and astutely planned, with due consideration to protecting livelihoods and environment, WDPs might not … and institutional factors play in bringing about the livestock development that would impact positively on livelihoods and …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005330270
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Contracts, Transaction Costs and Agricultural Production in the Pampas
Lema, Daniel - International Association of Agricultural Economists - IAAE - 2006
This paper presents an analysis of agricultural contracts using a transaction costs approach. We contend that in a context of modern agriculture, with well defined property rights, agricultural contracts must balance costs and benefits, aligning tenant and landlord incentives towards a similar...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005805123
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Evolution of Crop-dairy Production Systems in South India from 1971 to 2002
Yaguchi, Yue; Kajisa, Kei - International Association of Agricultural Economists - IAAE - 2006
It is widely believed that not only a Green Revolution in a crop sector but also a White Revolution in a dairy sector has generated the great momentum of agricultural development in India since the late 1960s. However, due to the dominance of sector-specific analyses, the importance of the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005805127
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Adopting Organic Agriculture: An Investigation Using the Theory of Planned Behaviour
Hattam, Caroline - International Association of Agricultural Economists - IAAE - 2006
Certified organic production by small-scale farmers in developing countries is increasingly promoted as an opportunity to access a growing and dynamic market, while at the same time, enhance productivity and improve incomes. Nevertheless, adoption has been limited. The economics literature...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005805159
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Diversification of the marketing chains among organic producers
Corsi, Alessandro; Borsotto, Patrizia; Borri, Ilaria; … - International Association of Agricultural Economists - IAAE - 2009
Diversification of consumers’ demand and environmental concerns are at the origin of a trend towards short marketing chains and towards direct links between consumers and farmers in developed countries. This paper explores farmers’ motivations for choosing these types of marketing chains...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011069547
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Monetary Impacts and Overshooting of Agricultural Prices in a Transition Economy: The Case of Hungary
Bakucs, Lajos Zoltan; Ferto, Imre - International Association of Agricultural Economists - IAAE - 2009
This article examines the impacts of monetary policy on agricultural prices in the Hungarian economy using time series analysis. The empirical results indicate that agricultural prices adjust faster to monetary shocks than industrial prices do, affecting relative agricultural prices in the short...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011069557