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Priorities for the Development of Smallholder Agriculture in Swaziland
World Bank - 2013
The purpose of this policy note is to contribute to an understanding of the factors that combine to constrain the development of smallholder agriculture in Swaziland. It seeks to shed light on why, despite being well-endowed in land and water resources, and despite having a climate that is...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012557766
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Small-scale irrigation dams, agricultural production, and health : Theory and evidence from Ethiopia
Ersado, Lire - 2005
"Ersado looks at the feasibility and potential of instituting small-scale irrigation dams to reduce Ethiopia's dependence on rainfed agriculture and the associated food insecurity. He develops a theoretical framework to assess the welfare implications of irrigation development programs and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010522705
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Zambia - Commercial Value Chains in Zambian Agriculture : Do Smallholders Benefit?
World Bank - 2012
smallholders benefit from greater participation in value chains?' It provides an evidence-based analysis of the benefits and … constraints associated with smallholders' integration into specific commercial value chains. The study also investigates whether … the benefits of participating in these value chains can be increased for smallholders and provides corresponding policy …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012550838
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Zambia : Smallholder Agricultural Commercialization Strategy
World Bank - 2012
, key issues, support from agribusiness to smallholders, and development of potential and opportunities for smallholder …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012553131
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ICT in Agriculture : Connecting Smallholders to Knowledge, Networks, and Institutions
World Bank - 2011
The livelihoods of the world's poor rise and fall with the fate of agriculture. Enhancing the ability of smallholders …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012247500
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Agricultural Insurance in Bangladesh : Promoting Access to Small and Marginal Farmers
World Bank - 2013
Bangladesh is ranked as the world's fifth most exposed country to natural disasters, including floods, cyclones, and droughts. The purpose of this study is to investigate the viability of agricultural insurance in Bangladesh, particularly for small and marginal farmers and to present the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012557914
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ICT in Agriculture : Connecting Smallholders to Knowledge, Networks, and Institutions
World Bank - 2013
The livelihoods of the world's poor rise and fall with the fate of agriculture. Enhancing the ability of smallholders …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012557925
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Reinvesting in African Small-Holder Agriculture : The Role of Tree Crops in Sustainable Farming Systems
World Bank - 2013
strategy focused on smallholders? B) Under what conditions can small-holder tree crops be included in such a strategy, and be …, small-holders play a major role in their overall production. These small-holder systems are mixed farming systems, including …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012558833
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Group Leasing Approach to Sustain Farming and Rural Livelihoods : The Journey of Women Farmers in Kudumbashree Kerala
World Bank - 2021
Kudumbashree is a society designed and established in 1997 by the State Poverty Eradication Mission (SPEM) of the government of Kerala (GoK) with a broad objective to eradicate poverty and empower women through community-based organizations that operate under the umbrella authority of local...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013545618
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Urban land policy : issues and opportunities
Dunkerley, Harold B. (ed.);  … - 1983
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