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Coping Strategies in Post-War Rural Mozambique
Brück, Tilman - Verein für Socialpolitik, Ausschuss für … - 2005
portfolio model of activity choices in war-affected rural Sub-Saharan Africa. A case study using farm household survey data …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005082713
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Scaling up in agriculture, rural development, and nutrition
Linn, Johannes F. - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2012
experience of scaling up successful interventions in agriculture, rural development, and nutrition under five broad headings: (1 … Agriculture to Reduce Poverty and Hunger by Kevin Cleaver •Moving Local- and Community-Driven Development from Boutique to Large …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010735452
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Non-Farm Enterprise Productivity and Spatial Autocorrelation in Rural Africa: Evidence from Ethiopia and Nigeria
Owoo, Nkechi S.; Naudé, Wim - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2014
The productivity of non-farm enterprises in rural Africa may be associated with the productivity of other spatially … the best of our knowledge, that the productivity of rural non-farm enterprises in Africa has been studied in this way. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010791524
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Integrated Landscape Initiatives for African Agriculture, Development, and Conservation: A Region-Wide Assessment
Milder, Jeffrey C.; Hart, Abigail K.; Dobie, Philip; … - In: World Development 54 (2014) C, pp. 68-80
Recent years have witnessed increased investment in African rural landscapes for agriculture and food security, poverty …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011052002
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Gambling with Liberalization: Smallholder Livelihoods in Contemporary Rural Malawi
Takane, Tsutomu - Institute of Developing Economies, Japan External Trade … - 2007
This paper examines the livelihoods of smallholder households in Malawi based on information derived from six villages in various parts of the country. Through detailed analysis of own-farm production and off-farm economic activities, the study explores similarities, diversities, and disparities...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005227602
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Evolution of Agricultural Services in Sub-Saharan Africa.
Venkatesan, V.; Kampen, J. - World Bank Group - 1998
Sub-Saharan Africa from the early 1970s to the present. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005669714
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Lessons Learned in Rural Finance: The Experience of the Inter-American Development Bank
Wenner, Mark D. - Inter-American Development Bank - 2002
This paper reviews the Bank's lending experience in rural finance and extracts the lessons learned from that experience. It is based on a review of project documents, evaluation reports, and interviews. A sample of 27 projects were studied in detail. Although the review of IDB projects is far...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009246515
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Inter-American Development Bank Advanced Profile: Rural Development Policy
Inter-American Development Bank; Inter-American … - 2004
The Bank has developed and implemented several initiatives to reduce poverty and to improve rural competitiveness during the past decade. This document updates and establishes operational principles to guide action in this area so that the stated goals of the Mandate can be effectively achieved....
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009274437
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Ländliche Entwicklungspolitik ab 2014: Eine Bewertung der Verordnungsvorschläge der Europäischen Kommission vom Oktober 2011
Grajewski, Regina - Bundesforschungsinstitut für Lädliche Räume, Wald … - 2011
Im Oktober 2011 hat die Europäische Kommission ihre Legislativvorschläge für die Gemeinsame Agrarpolitik (GAP) und die Strukturpolitik für die Finanzperiode 2014 bis 2020 veröffentlicht. Der vorliegende Arbeitsbericht gibt einen Überblick über die relevanten Verordnungsentwürfe und eine...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009385884
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Experience with endogenous rural development initiatives and the prospects for Leader+ in the region Dolina Strugu, Poland
Gramzow, Andreas - Leibniz-Institut für Agrarentwicklung in … - 2005
summer 2005. The hitherto unsatisfactory income situation in agriculture has been particularly precarious for the region … because two thirds of the people in working age are employed in agriculture and alternative job opportunities are mostly … die derzeit unbefriedigende Einkommenssituation in der Landwirtschaft dar, da zwei Drittel der Bevölkerung im …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008597149