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An Overview of Chinese Agricultural and Rural Engagement in Tanzania
Bräutigam, Deborah - 2013
clearer picture of Chinese activities in agriculture is important as a foundation for Africans and their development partners … to more fruitfully engage with an increasingly important actor. Chinese engagement in agriculture and rural development …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013088821
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The Road to Specialization in Agricultural Production : Evidence from Rural China
Qin, Yu - 2013
Because many rural poor live in areas far away from markets, we investigate whether better road access could help improve their livelihood and reduce rural poverty. We use three waves of a primary panel survey at the household level conducted in 18 remote natural villages in China to study how...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013088873
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Youth Employment, Agricultural Transformation, and Rural Labor Dynamics in Nigeria
Adesugba, Margaret - 2016
particular focus on agriculture and the rural nonfarm economy. It provides insights into the drivers of youth unemployment and …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012977516
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Institutional versus Noninstitutional Credit to Agricultural Households in India : Evidence on Impact from a National Farmers’ Survey
Kumar, Anjani - 2017
despite the significance of these initiatives in enhancing the flow of institutional credit to agriculture, the links between …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012961396
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A Poverty-Sensitive Scorecard to Prioritize Lending and Grant Allocation : Evidence from Central America
Hernandez, Manuel A. - 2016
Development projects are generally subject to a potential tradeoff between sustainability and poverty reduction. Grants are also commonly assigned without a standardized criterion. This paper proposes an innovative scoring tool that combines both a risk and poverty scorecard to prioritize...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012986198
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Are Smallholder Farmers Credit Constrained? Evidence on Demand and Supply Constraints of Credit in Ethiopia and Tanzania
Balana, Bedru; Mekonnen, Dawit; Haile, Beliyou; Hagos, … - 2021
Credit constraint is considered by many as one of the key barriers to adoption of modern agricultural technologies, such as chemical fertilizer, improved seeds, and irrigation technologies, among smallholders. Past research and much policy discourse associates agricultural credit constraints...
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Cities and Rural Transformation : A Spatial Analysis of Rural Youth Livelihoods in Ghana
Diao, Xinshen - 2017
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Implications of Slowing Growth in Emerging Market Economies for Hunger and Poverty in Rural Areas of Developing Countries
Laborde, David - 2016
Over the past 25 years, economic growth rates in many developing countries have outpaced those in industrialized countries, and per capita incomes of these two groups of countries have started to converge. Growth in developing countries contributed to a dramatic drop — from 37 percent to 13...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012983516
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Empowerment and Agricultural Production : Evidence from Rural Households in Niger
Wouterse, Fleur - 2016
considered arable. Nevertheless, more than 90 percent of Niger’s labor force is employed in agriculture, which is predominantly …, which under increased population pressure has led to the exclusion of women and youth from agriculture in some areas. The … Women’s Empowerment in Agriculture Index (WEAI) indicates that access to land is one important dimension of empowerment. In …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014128999
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Gender, Household Behavior, and Rural Development
Doss, Cheryl R.; Quisumbing, Agnes R. - 2019
This paper reviews recent conceptual and empirical developments regarding household behavior and gender norms in developing countries covering the following general topics: (1) what do the data tell us about gender gaps in control and ownership of resources? (2) what have we learned about...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014108524