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Livelihood sources in rural Africa are diverse and dynamic. Using recent primary data from four African countries - Kenya, Namibia, Tanzania, and Zambia - we consider regions with different conditions related to climate, agroecology, infrastructure, and nature conservation to analyze the role of...
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Dramatic land-use change in tropical regions due to oil palm expansion has recently raised controversies in the broader public. Indonesia is one of the countries where such rapid land-use change is happening. In many parts of Indonesia, oil palm is increasingly replacing forests and also more...
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With the commercialization of agriculture, women are increasingly disadvantaged because of persistent gender … investigate the gender implications of recently established farmer groups. Traditionally, banana has been a women’s crop in Kenya … negative gender implications of farmer groups can be reduced or avoided when women are group members themselves. In the poorest …
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Mobile money (MM) services can contribute to welfare gains in smallholder farm households. Previous research showed that one important pathway is through higher remittances received from relatives and friends. Here, the role of other impact pathways is examined, especially focusing on...
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labor by 38%. A gender disaggregation shows that positive employment effects are especially pronounced for female hired …
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of today, the global community is far from reaching its objective of universal gender equality. In many parts of the …
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