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agriculture in different contexts and for different typologies of farms. The analysis is based on the calculation of the inverse … activities can be either an opportunity for a new entrepreneurship in agriculture or a survival strategy for small and marginal …
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Malawi faces significant challenges in meeting its future food security needs because there is little scope for … agricultural production is by means of conservation agriculture (CA), which improves soil quality through a suite of farming …
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African agriculture. Despite this potentially transformative role, only few studies have looked at the potential effects of …
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may mute their impact on productive investment. In an experiment in Malawi, we cross-cut cash transfers with an "input …
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self-sufficiency through increased productivity and from engaging in high-return agriculture such as tobacco production …Using data obtained from a survey carried out in six villages in various parts of rural Malawi, this paper examines … inheritance rules, and the existence of informal tobacco marketing. Livelihood diversification is adopted by both male- and female …
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This paper examines the livelihoods of smallholder households in Malawi based on information derived from six villages … study explores similarities, diversities, and disparities in rural livelihoods. Liberalization policies and the high risk of …
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We examine the relationship between housing equity and wage earnings. We first provide a simple model of wage bargaining where failure leads to both job loss and mortgage default. Moreover, foreclosure generates disutility beyond selling a home. We test this prediction using nine waves of the...
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Homeownership rates are very different across European countries. They range from below 50% in Germany to over 80% in Greece, Spain or Ireland. However the differences lie not only in the overall homeownership rates but also in its structure, and this is the focus of this paper. Its aim is to...
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This paper examines determinants of the agrarian structure in transition economies with an emphasis on the role of rural households’ human capital. Farm restructuring has resulted in a broad range of farm types, such as co-operatives, partnerships, individual farms and combinations of them. In...
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