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Forests support rural livelihoods and food security in many developing countries by providing critical sources of food … livelihoods and enabled the expansion of domestic markets, particularly in urban areas where woodfuel and other forest resources … products are among the top sources of household income in some rural areas. Households engage in trade of non-timber forest …
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Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, Directorate of Economics, Republic of Mozambique
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Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, Directorate of Economics, Republic of Mozambique
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indicators on farmers’ input, production, and marketing behavior, household food consumption patterns, etc. % is weak and largely … timely, periodic and reasonably representative household surveys can inform debate on existing and emerging policy issues. …
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Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, Directorate of Economics, Republic of Mozambique
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household income on average in 2002, and greater than 80% of the total income of the poorest 40% of rural households. While the … paper aims to better understand the determinants of household crop income in rural Mozambique, by using the TIA panel … household survey of 2002-2005 to measure the impact of various private and public assets on crop income. We build upon Walker et …
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This paper traces the trajectories of successful commercial smallholders operating under differing sets of market institutions. Analysis focuses on maize, cotton, and horticulture, three widely marketed crops with strikingly different market institutions. Maize receives intensive government...
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Though Zambia has considerable agricultural potential, the sector’s contribution to growth and poverty reduction has been limited. The sector remains one of the most important employers of labour and remains the main source of livelihood for most rural households in Zambia. Thus key...
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Rapid urbanization in Zambia means that increasingly heavy demands are being placed on urban food marketing systems. Investment in these systems has been woefully inadequate for many decades, creating supply bottlenecks and health hazards that work against the interests of both farmers and...
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Over the last decade, governments in eastern and southern Africa have become increasingly involved in grain marketing via strategic reserves and marketing boards. Kenya, Malawi, Zimbabwe, Ethiopia, Tanzania, and Zambia all have one or both of these entities, and their level of involvement in...
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