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Land-use change and rural development in Indonesia: economic, institutional and demographic aspects of deforestation and oil palm expansion

Kubitza, Christoph Alexander - 2018

Changes in land use, such as deforestation, expansion of sedentary agriculture and intensification of agricultural systems, significantly altered economic and ecological conditions in many regions of the world. In recent decades, one of the most rapid changes in land use was the expansion of...

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Impacts and impact dynamics of smallholder participation in high-value markets in Kenya

Kiria, Christine Gacheri - 2015

Many developing countries are experiencing a food system transformation with a rapid growth of supermarkets. This supermarket growth can be attributed to demand-side factors such as rising incomes, urbanization, and changing lifestyles, as well as supply-side factors, such as market...

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Mobile money adoption and household welfare in Uganda

Murendo, Conrad - 2015

Over the last 10 years mobile money has emerged as an important innovation with a potential to increase financial access in developing countries. Mobile money is making an important contribution to financial inclusion in many ways. First, it’s increasing access to financial services to a large...

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The complementarities of child health achievements in developing countries

Lo Bue, Maria C. - 2015

Diese Dissertation basiert auf einer auf den Menschen bezogenen, multidimensionalen Betrachtung von Entwicklung. Sie soll empirisch Übereinstimmungen und Determinanten der Gesundheit von Kindern in Ländern mit niedrigem und mittlerem Einkommen analysieren. Der erste Essay – mit verfasst von...

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The nexus between agricultural productivity, poverty, and social services provision in Sub-Saharan Africa : an empirical analysis

Reimers, Malte - 2014

This dissertation contains three essays at the interface of agricultural and development economics. The motivation for this lies in the fact that various studies have shown the agricultural sector to be the main income source for the majority of the global poor and it will hence have to play a...

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Effects of oil palm expansion and other related land-use changes on the livelihoods of rural households in Indonesia

Bou Dib, Jonida - 2018

The demand for agricultural land is globally increasing due to population growth and dietary diversification. As the availability of agricultural land is limited, much of the cropland expansion is occurring at the expense of tropical forests. During the past few decades, oil palm has become one...

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