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Impact evaluation of support to collective action for agricultural value chain development in Nepal
Raitzer, David A.; Batmunkh, Odbayar - 2022
Matching grant programs administered to agricultural groups and cooperatives have emerged as a means of helping smallholder farmers to commercialize in Nepal. These programs help farmers to access information on new technologies, overcome barriers to productive investment, and connect with...
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Limitations of Contract Farming as a Pro-poor Strategy : The Case of Maize Outgrower Schemes in Upper West Ghana
Ragasa, Catherine - 2017
The focus in this paper is on two relatively large maize-based contract farming (CF) schemes with fixed input packages (Masara and Akate) and a number of smaller and more flexible CF schemes in a remote region in Ghana (Upper West). Results show that these schemes led to improved technology...
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Modern Extension Approaches for Livelihood Improvement for Resource Poor Farmers
Singh, Krishna M. - 2016
despite rapid population increase, given its heavy reliance on the work of its pluralistic extension system. But so far today … paternalistic), Advisory work (persuasive participatory), Human resource development (educational paternalistic) and Facilitation … for empowerment (educational participatory) are the four paradigm of extension education. In light of the context and …
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The Role of Agricultural Extension in Rural Poverty Reduction of Eritrea – An Analysis
Rena, Ravinder - 2015
The main objective of the study is to examine the impact of agricultural extension in the development of Eritrean … agriculture extension, and some significant factors that could improve the efficiency of agricultural extension. It is evident … agricultural extension in order to increase agricultural production and eventually to minimize the high level of poverty in the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014195523
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More schooling and more learning? : effects of a three-year conditional cash transfer program in Nicaragua after 10 years
Barham, Tania Catherine Jane; Macours, Karen; Maluccio, … - 2013
CCT programs have become the anti-poverty program of choice in many developing countries. Numerous evaluations, often based on rigorous experimental designs, leave little doubt that such programs can increase enrollment and grades attained––in the short term. But evidence is notably lacking...
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Needs vs expediency : poverty reduction and social development in post-conflict countries
Addison, Tony; Gisselquist, Rachel M.; Niño-Zarazúa, … - 2015
Conflict depletes all forms of human and social capital, as well as supporting institutions. The scale of the human damage can overwhelm public action, as there are many competing priorities and resources are often insufficient. What then should be the priorities for 'post-conflict' policy?...
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Learning About the Enforcement of Conditional Welfare Programs : Evidence from Brazil
Brollo, Fernanda - 2017
We study the implementation of Bolsa Familia, a program that conditions cash transfers to poor families on children's school attendance. Using unique administrative data, we analyze how beneficiaries respond to the enforcement of conditionality. Making use of random variation in the day on which...
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Aspirations, Poverty and Education : Evidence from India
Serneels, Pieter M. - 2020
This paper investigates whether aspirations matter for education, which offers a common route out of poverty. We find that mother aspirations are strongly related to the child's grade achieved at age 18. The relation is nonlinear, suggesting there is a threshold, and depends on caste, household...
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Cash, Conditions and Child Development : Experimental Evidence from a Cash Transfer in Honduras
López Bóo, Florencia - 2019
We explore the effects of a randomly assigned conditional cash transfer in Honduras (Bono 10000) on early childhood development. We find significant impacts on cognitive development in children 0-60 months, with an average effect size of 0.13 SD. We show differential impacts by type of transfer:...
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Antipoverty Transfers and Inclusive Growth in Brazil
Barrientos, Armando - 2014
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