Poverty is prevalent among small farms in transition economies such as the Lao PDR, where market failures prevail and … development tool to increase small farm incomes and reduce rural poverty. Using propensity score matching methodology and an … tool to improve the profitability and raise the incomes of small farmers, thereby reducing poverty in rural areas with …

donor resources, private sector endeavors that serve to generate pro-poor growth may be the key to poverty alleviation. …