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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 : 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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Trading market access for competition policy enforcement
Saggi, Kamal - 2004
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010523114
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Nonfarm activity and rural income inequality : a case study of two provinces in China
Luo, Xubei - 2006
"Nonfarm activity plays an increasingly important role in rural household income. Based on data from the Living Standards Measurement Study in the provinces of Hebei and Liaoning, the authors study the distribution of nonfarm income in rural China. First, they assume nonfarm income as an...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010522249
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Uruguay : Family Agriculture Development
World Bank - 2013
The bank has a long relationship with Uruguay's agricultural sector, expanding over a period of more than 60 years in which several projects and various analytical and advisory assistance initiatives have been implemented. The main purposes of the present report are: a) to analyze the main...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012557325
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Agrifood Systems in Northern Central America : Agrologistics for Modern Family Farms
World Bank - 2022
This report explores the agrologistics challenges and opportunities faced by agri-food systems in three countries in Northern Central America (NCA), namely El Salvador, Guatemala and Honduras, with a specific focus on the impacts on family farming systems. As an overarching principle guiding the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013544975
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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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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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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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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