ILO pub-WEP pub. Working paper on factors affecting agricultural research and agricultural technology, comprising a case study of India - discusses the theoretical background, institutional framework of research centres, divergencies and complementarities in research organisation and allocation,...

Unpredictable rainfall is an important risk for agricultural activity, and farmers in developing countries often receive incomplete insurance from informal risk-sharing networks. The demand for, and effects of, offering formal index-based rainfall insurance is studied through a randomized...

In most developing countries, poverty is more widespread and severe in rural than in urban areas. The author reviews some important aspects of rural poverty and draws key implications for public policy. He presents a policy framework for reducing poverty, taking into account the functional...

Advances in agricultural development have largely been a direct result of increased usage of new technologies. Among other important factors, farmers’ perceptions of risks associated with the new technology as well as their ability or willingness to take risks greatly influences their...

ILO pub-WEP pub. Working paper on the relationship between agricultural development, agrarian structures, rural employment and poverty in India - based on a literature survey, examines trends in rural population, agricultural income, labour contracts, farm size and food prices; investigates the...

ILO pub-WEP pub. Working paper on agricultural employment in Latin America - covers rural population trends, rural migration, occupational structure, farm size, landlessness, wage rates, unemployment, wages, incl. Family workers, labour contracts, household income, and rural area poverty....

ILO pub-WEP pub. Working paper on the rural population and rural area poverty in the Acholi area of Southern Sudan - based on sample surveys of rural households, explores the economic conditions and demographic aspects of the population, 90% of which is involved in subsistence farming; examines...