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The impact of commercialization of rice on household welfare in rural Viet Nam
Cazzuffi, Chiara; McKay, Andrew D.; Perge, Emilie - 2018
The past 30 years have seen a consistent increase in agricultural commercialization in rural Viet Nam, at the same time when rural residents have moved increasingly into non-agricultural activities. The contribution of the latter to welfare improvement and poverty reduction is well known; in...
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Agribusinesses, smallholder tenure security, and plot-level investments : evidence from rural Tanzania
Sipangule, Kacana - 2017
The last decade has witnessed an increase in the interest in agricultural land in developing countries. While a great deal of attention has been paid to understanding the impacts of this increased interest in agricultural land, very little is known about how local smallholder communities are...
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Weathering shocks : the effects of weather shocks on farm input use in sub-Saharan Africa
Nsabimana, Aimable - 2022
food production. In regions such as sub-Saharan Africa, where agriculture is the major source of household livelihoods … fertilizer use reduces much more in drought-prone areas than in less drought-prone areas during growing seasons. I also find that … purposively reduce farm investments, including yield-enhancing technology such as chemical fertilizer, hence worsening adverse …
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Contracts between smallholders and private firms in Mozambique and their implications on food security
Navarra, Cecilia - 2017
The focus of this paper is the role played in rural contexts by contract farming agreements between smallholders and private investors. These contracts can take different forms, but in general are agreements under which producers commit to supply produce to a buyer firm. They are - at least on...
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Tenure insecurity, climate variability, and renting-out decisions among female smallholder farmers in Ethiopia
Akpalu, Wisdom; Bezabih, Mintewab - 2014
Land tenure arrangements in Africa are generally skewed in favour of males. Compared to males, female plot owners face …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010419492
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Effect of non-farm work on agricultural productivity : Empirical evidence from northern Ghana
Anang, Benjamin Tetteh - 2017
This paper investigates the factors influencing participation in non-farm work and the effect of participation on farmers' productivity, using survey data from 300 smallholder farm households in northern Ghana. The study employs an endogenous switching regression model to address selection into...
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Understanding farmers' valuation of agricultural insurance : evidence from Viet Nam
King, Michael; Singh, Anuj Pratap - 2018
We employ a novel approach to investigate the reasons for a low demand for agricultural insurance. We confirm that farmers systematically undervalue agricultural insurance. First, we find that private transfers, mainly from family members, explain under-valuation of agricultural insurance....
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The rise of a middle class in East and Southern Africa : implications for food system transformation
Tschirley, David; Reardon, Thomas Anthony; Dolislager, … - 2014
We examine the implications of the rise of a middle class in East and Southern Africa for food consumption patterns and …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010408409
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An assessment of presumptive tax in Uganda : evaluating the 2020 reform and four alternative reform scenarios using UGAMOD, a tax-benefit microsimulation model for Uganda
Waiswa, Ronald; Lastunen, Jesse; Wright, Gemma Clare; … - 2021
Presumptive tax, a final tax on business income, was introduced in Uganda in 1997. The latest reform to the regime in July 2020 sought to make the system more progressive, simpler and fairer to small firms. In this work, we evaluate the reform, focusing on its revenue implications based on...
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Poverty and wellbeing impacts of microfinance : what do we know?
Maîtrot, Mathilde; Niño-Zarazúa, Miguel - 2017
Over the last 35 years, microfinance has been generally regarded as an effective policy tool in the fight against poverty. Yet, the question of whether access to credit leads to poverty reduction and improved wellbeing remains open. To address this question, we conduct a systematic review of the...
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