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Income and malaria : evidence from an agricultural intervention in Uganda
Pan, Yao; Singhal, Saurabh - 2015
We exploit a spatial discontinuity in the coverage of an agricultural extension program in Uganda to causally identify its effects on malaria. We find that eligibility for the program reduced the incidence of malaria by 8.8 percentage points, with children and pregnant women experiencing most of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011342284
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Impacts of accessing extension on agricultural production profit : empirical evidence from the Viet Nam Access to Rural Households Survey
Thiep, Do Huy; Nguyen Thi Cam Nhung - 2018
This paper aims to evaluate the impact of accessing agricultural extension on households' agricultural profit. Results from pooled cross-sectional data show that each additional time of access is associated with a 15.5 per cent increase in agricultural profit. However, this relation is not...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011913055
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The relative neglect of agriculture in Mozambique
Carrilho, João Z.; Ferreira, Ines A.; Ribeiro, Rui N.; … - 2021
have affected progress in the agriculture sector suggests the need for concerted reorientation in existing strategies … of agriculture in Mozambique within a long-term perspective, focusing on the adoption and stabilization of an …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012608565
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Influence of institutional factors on the performance of the agricultural sector in Mozambique
Carrilho, João Z.; Ribeiro, Rui N. - 2020
development of the agricultural sector. We refer to the need to think about the future of agriculture in Mozambique from a long …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012301902
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Can commercial farming promote rural dynamism in sub-Saharan Africa? : evidence from Mozambique
Glover, Steven M.; Jones, Sam - 2016
The impact of large commercial farms on neighbouring smallholders in low-income sub-Saharan Africa remains controversial. Bringing evidence to a largely anecdotal debate, we deploy a dataset covering all commercial farms in Mozambique, linking them to a nationally representative survey of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011557662
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Potential biofuel feedstocks and production in Zambia
Samboko, Paul C.; Subakanya, Mitelo; Dlamini, Cliff - 2017
The need for energy security and climate change mitigation have increased blending mandates worldwide; in Southern Africa, demand for biofuels could increase following South Africa's planned blending mandates. However, land constraints limit local industry expansion, with demand likely to be met...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011614142
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Comparing the development of agricultural technology and information technology in rural Vietnam
Kaila, Heidi - 2015
This paper presents a descriptive analysis on the ownership of different types of technology - both agricultural machinery and information technology - within households in rural areas of Vietnam. We find that there has been little development in the ownership of agricultural machinery, but a...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011342290
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Using evidence and operational responses to accelerate gender equality in Kenya
Torkelsson, Åsa - 2014
Agriculture is a main contributor to pro-poor growth in Africa, but gender inequalities in the sector hold back … Government of Kenya (GoK) integrated gender in a pronounced way in the design and implementation of the Kenya Agricultural … guidance as well as inputs for a policy dialogue that aimed to integrate gender in the agriculture sector. This paper uses the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010233564
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Gendered implications of the waves of COVID-19 and economic upgrading trajectories in digital value chains : insights from Kenyan agricultural platforms
Krishnan, Aarti; Nganga, Monica; Foster, Timothy - 2023
evidence exists of how such shocks impact women in agriculture generally, let alone those using digital platforms. This paper …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014280619
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Diffusion of agricultural innovations in Guinea-Bissau : from learning to doing
Caeiro, Rute Martins - 2022
This paper analyses the pathways of technology diffusion through social networks, following the experimental introduction of new technologies in Guinea-Bissau. In the context of an agricultural extension project, we document both the direct effects of this intervention and subsequent diffusion...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012816413