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Farmland loss, nonfarm diversification and inequality: A micro-econometric analysis of household surveys in Vietnam
Tran, Tuyen; Vu, Huong - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2013
The relationship between farmland loss, nonfarm diversification and inequality has been well-documented in the …, this study has contributed to the literature by providing the first econometricevidence about the impacts of farmland loss …-urban areas. Our results show that under the impact of farmland loss, households have actually diversified their income through …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011109296
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Boda-bodas rule: Non-agricultural activities and their inequality implications in Western Kenya
Lay, Jann; M'Mukaria, George Michuki; Omar Mahmoud, Toman - Institut für Weltwirtschaft (IfW) - 2007
Diversification into non-agricultural activities in rural areas can be broadly classified as either survival-led or opportunity-led. The existence of these two types of non-agricultural activities implies a U-shaped relationship between the share of income derived from non-agricultural...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010956010
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Sugarcane outgrowers in Ethiopia: ’Forced’ to remain poor?
Assefa Wendimu, Mengistu; Henningsen, Arne; Gibbon, Peter - Institut for Fødevare- og Ressourceøkonomi, … - 2015
Contract farming is often seen as a panacea to many of the challenges faced by agricultural production in developing countries. Given the large heterogeneity of contract farming arrangements, it is debatable whether all kinds of contract farming arrangements offer benefits to participating...
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Les approches de la vulnérabilité alimentaire dans le sud de Madagascar
Droy, Isabelle; Rasolofo, Patrick - Groupe d'Economie du Développement de l'Université … - 2004
La vulnérabilité alimentaire peut être définie comme la probabilité pour un individu ou un groupe de voir sa sécurité alimentaire menacée par la survenue d'un événement climatique ou économique (sécheresse, chute des prix agricoles etc.) Les individus les plus vulnérables sont ceux...
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The Welfare Effects of Farm Household Activity Choices in Post-War Mozambique
Brück, Tilman - DIW Berlin (Deutsches Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung) - 2004
This paper analyses the effects of activity choices on farm household income and consumption in a war-affected developing country. The study uses household survey data from Mozambique and controls for the endogeneity of activity choices with instrumental variables. War-time activity choices...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10004963985
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Boda-bodas rule: Non-agricultural activities and their inequality implications in Western Kenya
Lay, Jann; M'Mukaria, George Michuki; Omar Mahmoud, Toman - Verein für Socialpolitik, Ausschuss für … - 2007
Diversification into non-agricultural activities in rural areas can be broadly classified as either survival-led or opportunity-led. The existence of these two types of non-agricultural activities implies a U-shaped relationship between the share of income derived from non-agricultural...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005098453
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Boda-bodas Rule: Non-agricultural Activities and Their Inequality Implications in Western Kenya
Lay, Jann; George Michuki M’Mukaria; Mahmoud, Toman Omar - German Institute of Global and Area Studies (GIGA) - 2007
Engagement in non-agricultural activities in rural areas can be classified into survival-led or opportunity-led. Survival-led diversification would decrease inequality by increasing the incomes of poorer households and thus reduce poverty. By contrast, opportunity-led diversification would...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005688742
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Commercialisation and Poverty in Tanzania: Household-level Analysis
Eskola, Elina - Økonomisk Institut, Københavns Universitet - 2005
Data from a recent Tanzanian household survey are used to investigate households’ connectedness to market economy i.e. commercialisation. The study puts emphasis on facilitating access to the nearest markets and market information as means to enhance commercialisation. Commercialisation and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005749608
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SELLING OUR WAY INTO POVERTY: The Commercialisation of Poverty in Malawi
Bokosi, Fanwell Kenala - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2008
The aim of the article is to investigate the impact of commercialisation on household poverty in Malawi using the 1997/98 Integrated Household Survey data. The results indicate that overall those household who were more commercialised were better off than those who did not and thus...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005616643
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Climate variability and child height in rural Mexico
Skoufias, Emmanuel; Vinha, Katja - In: Economics & Human Biology 10 (2012) 1, pp. 54-73
We examine the impacts of weather shocks, defined as rainfall or growing degree days, a cumulative measure of temperature, more than a standard deviation from their respective long run mean, on the stature of children between 12 and 47 months of age in Mexico. We find that after a positive...
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