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Can commercial farming promote rural dynamism in sub-Saharan Africa? : evidence from Mozambique
Glover, Steven M.; Jones, Sam - 2016
The impact of large commercial farms on neighbouring smallholders in low-income sub-Saharan Africa remains controversial. Bringing evidence to a largely anecdotal debate, we deploy a dataset covering all commercial farms in Mozambique, linking them to a nationally representative survey of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011557662
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Agricultural supply response and poverty in Mozambique
Heltberg, Rasmus; Tarp, Finn - 2001
-risk, low productivity and low capital endowments of poor farmers. – agriculture ; supply response ; food marketing ; Africa …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010279229
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The impact of infrastructure shocks on agricultural markets : evidence from the Zambezi river in Mozambique
Salazar-Espinoza, César; Jones, Sam - 2017
Prior to 2009, there was no direct road connection between the southern regions of Mozambique - where the capital city is located - and the more agriculturally-productive central and northern regions. In this paper, we leverage the opening of a major road bridge to identify the impact of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011776440
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Kazakhstan's wheat, beef and dairy sectors : an assessment of their development constraints and recent policy responses
Petrick, Martin; Oshakbaev, Dauren; Wandel, Jürgen - 2014
strengthen them. Our evidence suggests that a bundle of measures improving the local institutional environment of agriculture is …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010244641
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Agricultural supply response and poverty in Mozambique
Heltberg, Rasmus; Tarp, Finn - 2001
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10001660266
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Agricultural supply response and poverty in Mozambique
Heltberg, Rasmus (contributor); Tarp, Finn (contributor) - 2001 - [Elektronische Ressource]
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10001621942
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Can commercial farming promote rural dynamism in sub-Saharan Africa? Evidence from Mozambique
Glover, Steven M.; Jones, Sam - 2016
The impact of large commercial farms on neighbouring smallholders in low-income sub-Saharan Africa remains controversial. Bringing evidence to a largely anecdotal debate, we deploy a dataset covering all commercial farms in Mozambique, linking them to a nationally representative survey of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011653932
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Can crop purchase programs reduce poverty and improve welfare in rural communities? : evidence from the food reserve agency in Zambia
Fung, Winnie; Liverpool-Tasie, Lenis Saweda; Mason, Nicole - 2015
higher levels of poverty. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011346613
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A mixed-methods study of Bambara farming in Mtwara, Tanzania
Boulay, Basile - 2017
Economic research tends to focus on a reduced set of crops, leaving a vast array of crops under-researched. However, these 'marginal crops' have typically been farmed for centuries and are better suited for the local environment in which they are grown than crops prioritized within existing...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011667431
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Supermarket contracts and smallholder farmers : implications for income and multidimensional poverty
Ogutu, Sylvester O.; Ochieng, Dennis O.; Qaim, Matin - 2019
treatment effects of supermarket contracts on income and multidimensional poverty. On average, supermarket contracts increase … per capita income in smallholder farm households by 60%. We also find significant reductions in income poverty and … multidimensional poverty. Quantile regressions show that farmers in all income groups benefit, but richer households benefit more than …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012036795