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Motivations for Women Involvement in Urban Agriculture in Nigeria
Adebisi, Adedayo; Monisola, Tunde Afolabi - In: Asian Journal of Agriculture and rural Development 2 (2012) 3, pp. 337-343
Poverty and food insecurity are some of the problems facing Nigerian population and governments at various levels today …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010598053
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The Prevalence of Poverty and Inequality in South Sudan: The Case of Renk County
Ahmed, Adam; Roghim, Somaia; Saleh, Ali; Siddig, Khalid H.A. - Department of Agricultural Economics, University of Khartoum - 2013
representing urban and rural households in the Renk County of South Sudan to assess the prevalence of poverty and inequality in the … study area. We used the cost of basic needs; to establish both food poverty line and Poverty line; estimated poverty … rural households respectively fall below our calculated poverty lines. The estimated Gini coefficient was 18% and 20% for …
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Social cash transfers for the poorest in Uganda
Sennoga, Edward B.; Matovu, John Mary; Twimukye, Evarist P. - Economic Policy Research Centre (EPRC) - 2009
would lead to less poverty over the simulation period. these programs which would be constrained to less than 0.5 percent of … potential benefits of the cash transfer program of reducing poverty. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008474566
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Blood for Social Status: Preliminary Evidence from Rural China
Chen, Xi; Zhang, Xiaobo - Agricultural and Applied Economics Association - AAEA - 2009
Xi Chen acknowledges generous Doctoral Research Grant from the Institute for the Social Sciences at Cornell University and precious data set provided by the Development Strategy and Governance Division at IFPRI. Conference Travel Grant provided by the Department of Applied Economics and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005012534
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Impact of irrigation on poverty and environment in Ethiopia. Draft Proceeding of the Symposium and Exhibition held at Ghion Hotel, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia 27th -29th November, 2007
Awulachew, Seleshi Bekele; Loulseged, Makonnen; Yilma, … - International Water Management Institute (IWMI) - 2008
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009398462
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Poverty reduction through improved agricultural water management; Proceedings of the Workshop on Pro-poor Intervention Strategies in Irrigated Agriculture in Asia Islamabad, Pakist...
Hussain, Intizar - International Water Management Institute (IWMI) - 2004
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Seven decades of changing seasonal land use for rice production in Bangladesh, 1947-2019 : trends, patterns and implications
Alauddin, Mohammad; Tisdell, Clement A.; Sarkar, Md. … - 2021
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012802406
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Smallholder Commercialization Trends as Affected by Land Constraints in Zambia: What Are the Policy Implications?
Hichaambwa, Munguzwe; Jayne, Thomas S. - Department of Agricultural, Food and Resource … - 2012
In spite of vast expanses of the country’s land currently being uncultivated, there is increasing evidence that a surprisingly high share of rural smallholder households face land constraints that adversely affect their productivity and ability to participate in agricultural supply chains.
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Ecosystems for water and food security. [Background paper]
International Water Management Institute (IWMI)
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Financial literacy and food security in extremely vulnerable households
Millimet, Daniel L.; McDonough, Ian K.; Fomby, Thomas B. - 2015
poverty. Many households above the poverty line are food insecure; many below are not. We investigate a lack of financial …
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