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increase in food prices, net consumers are more likely to suffer from it. However, the net consumption impact of food price … Household Survey (UNHS) 2005/2006 to estimate a measure of net consumption impact that includes both price and profit effects …. Overall, we found that household welfare is expected to decrease with loss in consumption and increase with income gain as a …
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How households adjust their consumption in response to changes in prices and income is crucial determinant of the … Ethiopia, where many households consume inadequate quantities of calories, protein and other nutrients. Household consumption … behaviour in the country is also rather complex. Regional consumption patterns differ considerably with no single staple …
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some intersection of keywords relating to residency requirements, common food consumption, and intermingling of income or …. Definitions emphasizing common consumption or joint production increase estimates of the levels of household assets and … consumption statistics, but not on per adult equivalency asset and consumption statistics, relative to open-ended definitions of …
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male and female farmers who are offered index-based agricultural insurance with those who are offered a variety of savings … savings for emergencies, even when we controlled for access to informal insurance and differences in crop choice. We … additional sources of life cycle risk—particularly health risks associated with fertility and childcare—that men do not. In …
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consumption and thus the expectations-based reference point for future periods, creating a second savings motive. This underscores …. This paper shows that such reference dependence can affect savings in opposite directions depending on whether people face … liquidity constraints. Existing models for wealth and intertemporal choice predict that reference dependence reduces savings but …
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activities, and in many rural communities, secure, safe, and convenient savings and payment facilities hardly existed. In …
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The Atlas of African Agriculture Research & Development is a multifaceted resource that high­lights the ubiquitous nature of smallholder agriculture in Africa; the many factors shaping the location, nature, and performance of agricultural enterprises; and the strong interde­pendencies among...
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and consumption as well as minimization of health risks; (3) multiple uses of irrigation water should be recognized in … security, improved nutrition, and health. We conclude that the evidence remains insufficient to draw broad conclusions due to …) policy synergies between different sectors (agriculture, nutrition, health, water supply and sanitation, education) should be …
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across the life course, from the preconception health status of the mother through adulthood. This paper lays out a core …
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