smallholder cotton farmers in Benin and includes both conventional cotton farmers who extensively use synthetic pesticides and … organic cotton farmers who are only allowed to use bio-pesticides. Using per-capita health expenditure as proxy for the health … of the farmers, our results show that conventional cotton farmers generally have significantly poorer health than organic …

smallholder cotton farmers in Benin and includes both conventional cotton farmers who extensively use synthetic pesticides and … organic cotton farmers who are only allowed to use bio-pesticides. Using per-capita health expenditure as proxy for the health … of the farmers, our results show that conventional cotton farmers generally have significantly poorer health than organic …

-term economic outcomes (consumption expenditure and poverty) among smallholder farmers in four countries in SSA Africa (Ethiopia … household poverty. Specifically, findings suggests that post primary education (secondary and post-secondary levels) is by far …

remain, particularly regarding whether the local social and economic impacts are sufficient. Cotton made in Africa (CmiA) is … chain, CmiA – like its sister scheme the Better Cotton Initiative (BCI) – seeks to ensure compliance with specific … environmental and social conditions in the cotton production process. Wherever it is implemented and monitored, the CmiA …

This paper discusses dimensions of inequality in sub-Saharan Africa and their causes. It starts with a review of the …

We present evidence that the recent African growth renaissance has reached Africa's poor. Using survey data on African … income distributions and national accounts GDP, we estimate income distributions, poverty rates, and inequality indices for … African countries for the period 1990-2011. Our findings are as follows. First, African poverty is falling rapidly. Second …

Redistributive systems in Africa are still in their infancy but are constantly expanding in order to finance increasing …, Mozambique, Tanzania, Ethiopia, and South Africa. These countries show contrasted situations in terms of income distribution. We …

Redistributive systems in Africa are still in their infancy but are constantly expanding in order to finance increasing …, Mozambique, Tanzania, Ethiopia and South Africa. These countries show contrasted situations in terms of income distribution. We …

This study investigates the role of mobile money innovations in the incidence of income inequality on poverty and … severity of poverty in 42 sub-Saharan African countries over the period 1980 to 2019. Mobile money innovations are understood … Gini index. Poverty is measured as the poverty headcount ratio while the severity of poverty is generated as the squared of …

In recent times, Africa has experienced remarkable economic growth; nonetheless, this advancement remains far from … being considered inclusive, given the persistently high levels of poverty and income inequality across the continent. To … public debt service exacerbates both poverty and income inequality, underscoring the adverse consequences of mounting public …