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To find out the utilisation and impact of the scheme of pricing one kg rice at one rupee among the poor people and … millets must be introduced in the PDS to increase nutrition security.  … other beneficiaries at PDS outlets in Andhra Pradesh and Odisha states of India. For the purpose of this study, multi …
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A procedure is developed to examine the ex-post impacts of improved maize varieties on poverty in rural Ethiopia. Yield … varieties have led to noticeable reduction in the poverty headcount ratio, depth, and severity in rural Ethiopia. However, poor …
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of Biophysical and Socioeconomic Interactions’, included an assessment of the impact of the Mama Lus Frut scheme. The …
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development policies. Thus, this study tried to replicate estimation results from Mu and van de Walle ("Rural Roads and Local … the most estimates from Mu and van de Walle. He finds the positive effect of rural road on local market development. In …
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development policies. Thus, this study tried to replicate estimation results from Mu and van de Walle ("Rural Roads and Local … the most estimates from Mu and van de Walle. He finds the positive effect of rural road on local market development. In …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011535864
Private standards are gaining in importance in global markets for high-value foods. We analyze and compare impacts of three sustainability oriented standards – Fairtrade, Organic, and UTZ – on the livelihoods of smallholder coffee farmers in Uganda. Using survey data and propensity score...
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This study aims at identifying factors affecting formal credit constraint status of rural farm households in Vietnam … institutions. Results from the Endogenous Switching Regression model suggest that credit constraints have negative impact on …
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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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Agricultural trade between Australia and China has increased significantly in recent years and the momentum is likely to continue. However, concerns exist in both countries over the likely negative impacts of the increased agricultural trade on their domestic industries. This paper examines...
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Cassava production in Benin is still characterized by low productivity compared to those of sub regional countries. Improved cassava varieties have been then developed. They have been promised to raise the productivity and thereby the income of farmers. This study examines the relationship...
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