and long-term linkages among growth in agricultural and non-agricultural sectors, inequality and poverty. Agricultural … growth is found to be the most important factor in reducing inequality and poverty. The role of agricultural growth in … extreme poverty, and towards revival of agriculture in the post-2015 policy discourse. …

that rural vulnerability in Bangladesh is mainly poverty induced rather than risk induced. Around 78 per cent all who are …. Overall vulnerability in rural areas is estimated to be 50 per cent. The categorization of poverty into transient and chronic … poverty is even more insightful. The study finds that those without education or agricultural households are likely to be the …

The present study examines whether agricultural extension improves household crop productivity, reduces poverty as well … productivity and reduce poverty. Further evidence is provided on the role of extension in reducing vulnerability as expected … poverty associated with extension programs of NAADS, large farmers and other types of extension service providers. …

significantly the prospects of achieving MDG 1 of halving poverty in Asia and the Pacific Region. As more than a few countries in … poverty threshold of US$1.25 per day (at 2005 PPP) for assessing progress towards MDG1 is not so compelling now. Accordingly …, the present assessment uses two poverty thresholds: US$2 per day and US$1.25 per day (both at 2005 PPP). Our analysis …

The purpose of the present study is to examine whether microfinance reduces poverty in Bangladesh drawing upon the … household poverty. However, the application of treatment effects model and PSM to each cross-sectional component of the panel … data shows that the poverty reducing effect of MFI on poverty was significantly reduced over the years. This suggests the …

extension programmes in reducing poverty and vulnerability drawing upon LSMS panel data in Uganda in 2009-2012 covering three … share of households was found to be vulnerable and education was found to be the key to reducing poverty and vulnerability …. Finally, improvement in agricultural productivity reduces static poverty, but does not lead to reduction in household …

appear to have a negative impact on poverty. Our empirical evidence shows that growth performance was significantly lower …