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Facilitating access to rural services in Vietnam: The invisible social capital link
Hoang Dinh, Quoc; Dufhues, Thomas; Buchenrieder, Gertrud - International Association of Agricultural Economists - IAAE - 2012
This paper investigates the effects of network based individual social capital on the access of rural households to services. In the context of development economics, an innovative data collection approach is used to determine network based social capital. The approach originates from the field...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010880311
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Market Structure and Coherence of International Cooperation: The Case of the Dairy Sector in Malawi
Revoredo-Giha, Cesar - International Association of Agricultural Economists - IAAE - 2012
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010913828
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Dryland cereals and Household Food Security in Tanzania: Potential and Constraints of Improved Sorghum Cultivars
Schipmann-Schwarze, Christin; Muange, Elijah; Orr, Alastair - International Association of Agricultural Economists - IAAE - 2011
potential of well adapted dryland cereals to contribute to local food security. Here, we analyze the case of sorghum in Tanzania … and better resistance of improved sorghum cultivars to some biotic and abiotic stresses, adoption rates are, however …, still low. Our results indicate that access to information and diversified networks constitute serious adoption constraints …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010913890
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Expectations towards Geographical Indications-Empirical Evidence from India
Neetha, Rose C.D.; Kotrakerebasegowda, Umesh - International Association of Agricultural Economists - IAAE - 2012
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010880283
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The Rhythm of the Rains: Seasonal Effects on Child Health in The Gambia
Gajigo, Ousman; Schwab, Benjamin - International Association of Agricultural Economists - IAAE - 2012
We analyze the consequences of seasonal variation in maternal consumption on child health using two nationally representative Gambian household surveys. Seasonal fluctuation in consumption stems from difficulties borrowing when incomes are low during the rainy season and saving when they peak...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011069639
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Welfare Impacts of Rising Food Prices in Rural Ethiopia: a Quadratic Almost Ideal Demand System Approach
Uregia, Nigussie Tefera; Desta, Mulat Demeke; Rashid, … - International Association of Agricultural Economists - IAAE - 2012
Ethiopia has experienced high food prices, especially since 2005. This paper examines the welfare impacts of rising food prices in rural Ethiopia using Quadratic Almost Ideal Demand System (QUAIDS) approach controlled for expenditure endogeniety and zero consumption expenditure. The elasticity...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010880286
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A meta-analysis of the response of calorie demand to income changes
Ogundari, Kolawole; Abdulai, Awudu - International Association of Agricultural Economists - IAAE - 2012
Over the past three decades, several studies have analyzed the response of calorie intake to income with varying and inconclusive results. This paper review these studies and employs meta-analysis to examine the potential bias in the calorie-income elasticity, as well as the impact of specific...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010913882
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Assessing the Competitiveness of Groundnut Production in Malawi: A Policy Analysis Matrix Approach
Longwe-Ngwira, Abiba; Simtowe, Franklin; Siambi, Moses - International Association of Agricultural Economists - IAAE - 2012
Groundnut is an important component of the national food supply. It does not only have nutritional and dietary value, groundnut also provides cash to farmers; enrich the soil with nitrogen through biological nitrogen fixation; and its haulms can be used as fodder and fuel. Groundnut production...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010880278
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Impact of Mobile Phone-based Money Transfer Services in Agriculture: Evidence from Kenya
Kirui, Oliver K.; Okello, Julius Juma; Nyikal, Rose Adhiambo - International Association of Agricultural Economists - IAAE - 2012
Information Communication Technology (ICT)
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010913969
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The economic potential for an origin based marketing and certification system for a meat product in South Africa: Perceptions, preferences, and experiments.
Kirsten, Johann F.; Vermeulen, Hester; Van Zyl, Karlien; … - International Association of Agricultural Economists - IAAE - 2012
). Together these results present a strong case for the marketing potential of origin based mutton / lamb which could sell at a …
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