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This study contributes to pioneering literature on the impact of mobile phone-based money transfer, especially in … technique to examine the impact of MMT services on household agricultural input use, agricultural commercialization and farm … income by $224. We conclude that mobile phone-based money transfer services in rural areas help to resolve a market failure …
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The small-scale water resources development projects, constructed by Local Government Engineering Department in Bangladesh are designed as participatory at all stages of planning, designing, implementation and maintenance. An econometric modeling exercise is carried out to assess the economic...
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Commercial rice imports have accounted for approximately 61%, food aid in rice accounted for about 2%, and domestic rice accounted for some 37% per annum of rice consumption in Ghana over the four years between 2000 and 2003. Compared to the 1990s, these figures show a gradual decline in the...
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Machinery-sharing provides an alternative for smaller producers to obtain the efficiencies of large farming operations and remain competitive in an increasingly concentrated agricultural industry. This research uses a multiple case study design to examine the motivations for sharing equipment...
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with partners to reduce rural poverty, improve food security, nutrition and health while sustainably managing natural …
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The impact of genetically modified (GM) crops on the poor in developing countries is still the subject of controversy … farmers, highlighting that Bt cotton contributes to poverty reduction and rural development. …
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This paper investigates the effects of network based individual social capital on the access of rural households to … combination with socially distant ties bridginglink social capital) can potentially improve households’ access to rural services. …
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