The evidence of improved performance of agriculture in Africa south of the Sahara (SSA) in recent years has indeed been …

of labor-intensive agricultural technologies, to extend and strengthen school systems in rural areas, to promote … competition in off-farm labor markets, and to eliminate discrimination against women. The authors conclude that there is no …

include (1) a greater dependence on cash income; (2) weaker informal safety nets; (3) greater labor force participation of …

differently than men in an urban area. Livelihood strategies for both men and women are predominantly labor based and dependent on …

In the 21st century, agriculture remains fundamental to economic growth, poverty alleviation, improvement in rural …, particularly in Asia and Africa (Ravallion, Chen, and Sangraula 2007), and depend on agriculture as their primary source of … decisionmaking, and the impact of agriculture on health. Findings are based on a review of the relevant studies of agricultural …

sectors usually operate at very high productivity, they cannot absorb the surplus labor from agriculture. By contrast …Large gaps in labor productivity between the traditional and modern parts of the economy are a fundamental reality of … developing societies. In this paper, we document these gaps and emphasize that labor flows from low-productivity activities to …

an increasing concern about the potential negative effects of moving labor away from agriculture on China’s future food …

Agriculture and Water Resources (FMAWR), Federal Ministry of Women affairs and Social Development (FMWASD), and the Federal … were the Federal Government of Nigeria (FGN), The World Bank, state and local governments, and the Food and Agriculture …