Much has been written on the determinants of input and technology adoption in agriculture, with issues such as input …

agricultural farmers. In Zambia, these are rural, often vulnerable, smallholders. The authors investigate the connection between … the dynamics of the cotton sector and the dynamics of poverty and evaluate to what extent cotton can work as a vehicle for … poverty alleviation. They find that cotton can indeed act as an effective mechanism for increased household welfare. They also …

authors review Zambia's experience during the past decade, focusing on the impact of the cash budget on poverty reduction … the predictability of cash releases, making effective planning by line ministries difficult. Going forward, Zambia must …

This report assesses the economic impacts of climate change on agriculture in Zambia, using the Ricardian method. A …, soil, and socioeconomic variables as explanatory variables. There is one main cropping season in Zambia, lasting from …

This paper investigates the impacts of cotton marketing reforms on farm productivity, a key element for poverty … alleviation, in rural Zambia. The reforms comprised the elimination of the Zambian cotton marketing board that was in place since …

measure of capital in agriculture absent from most studies. The authors employ a heterogeneous technology framework where …. Most of the remaining gains stem from large inflows of fixed capital into agriculture. The results also suggest possible …

services, is a key challenge in the fight against poverty. Many of the poor (and particularly the extreme poor) in rural …, whenever possible, provides evidence of the effects of these determinants on competitiveness, growth, and poverty in Latin … (growth), micro (productivity at the firm level), and poverty (the earnings of poor/rural people). In addition, the paper …

poverty in Nepal of local and international migration for work. They apply an instrumental variable approach to deal with … observed and counterfactual household expenditure distribution. The results indicate that one-fifth of the poverty reduction in … home. The authors also show that while the increase in work migration abroad was the leading cause of this poverty …

In this paper, the authors seek to answer three questions about poverty and forests in Malawi: (1) What is the extent … households spend more time in fuelwood collection and less time in agriculture in response to scarcity? The authors attempt to …