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Promotion of dairy farming and poverty reduction in Inner Mongolia, China
Kiminami, Lily - In: China Agricultural Economic Review 1 (2008) 1, pp. 82-96
Purpose – The purposes of this paper are to examine the actual conditions of the problems of poverty in rural areas in … Inner Mongolia, to clarify the problems involved in the measure to fight poverty through promotion of dairy farming and to … propose policies for future measures to fight poverty. Design/methodology/approach – Both quantitative and qualitative …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014689553
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Household income dynamics in rural China
Jalan, Jyotsna; Ravallion, Martin - 2002
It is well known in theory that certain forms of non-linear dynamics in household incomes can yield poverty traps and … poverty will be an investment with lasting benefits, and pro-poor redistribution will promote aggregate economic growth. We … test for non-linearity in the dynamics of household expenditures and incomes using panel data for rural south-west China …
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Confucian Culture, Informal Risk-Sharing, and Vulnerability to Poverty : Evidence from China
Ge, Yongbo; Chen, Hongyu; Dong, Ruizhi - 2022
Abstract: Informal risk-sharing is often cited as a key factor for sustainable poverty alleviation in developing … countries, but the lack of implicit contract enforcement remains an important problem. Using data from the China Labor … informal risk-sharing more reliable, thus alleviating the vulnerability to poverty. Even in areas with developed financial …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014238075
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Land access and poverty among agricultural households in Nigeria
Odozi, John Chiwuzulum; Uwaifo Oyelere, Ruth - 2024
welfare of smallholder farmers. Poverty reduction is a crucial sustainable development goal, and a clearer understanding of … the factors contributing to poverty is essential for effective, targeted policy initiatives in Nigeria. Investigating the … potential relationship between land access and household poverty-related outcomes is highly relevant for both land and social …
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Carbon farming training and welfare: Evidence from Northern Ghana
Yaw Okyere, Charles; Kornher, Lukas - 2022
Carbon farming, particularly soil carbon climate strategies, has emerged as a popular tool in addressing climate change and variability in worldwide agriculture. Yet, there is a paucity of evidence on its application, and even more so, limited evidence exists on the welfare impacts in developing...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013480241
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Do minimum wage laws affect people who are not covered? Evidence from documented and undocumented, hourly and piece rate workers in US agriculture
Alves Pena, Anita - 2013
employers are not obligated to provide at least minimum wages to all employees. U.S. farm employers comprise one of these groups. Employees of large farms and H2-A workers (temporary nonimmigrant workers lawfully admitted to perform temporary or seasonal agricultural services) are protected by...
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Commercialization of the small farm sector and multidimensional poverty
Ogutu, Sylvester Ochieng; Qaim, Matin - 2018
Global poverty rates have declined considerably, but the number of people living in extreme poverty remains high. Many … commercialization on income poverty, but whether income gains from commercialization are really used for satisfying basic needs was … hardly analyzed up till now. Here, we evaluate the effect of commercialization on income poverty, as well as on the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011805854
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Do Minimum Wage Laws Affect People Who Are Not Covered? Evidence from Documented and Undocumented, Hourly and Piece Rate Workers in U.S. Agriculture
Pena, Anita Alves - W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research - 2013
While a stated goal of minimum wage increases is to benefit low-income workers, some employers are not obligated to provide at least minimum wages to all employees. U.S. farm employers comprise one of these groups. Employees of large farms and H2-A workers (temporary nonimmigrant workers...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010849987
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The impacts of non traditional exports on income, child health and education in rural Zambia
Balat, Jorge - In: Económica LIV (2008) 1-2, pp. 3-40
This paper investigates the impacts of non-traditional exports on household outcomes in rural Zambia. It is the attempt to identify and estimate second round effects that distinguishes this paper from most of the current literature. We study the impacts on income, child health and education...
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POVERTY AND MICROFINANCE IN ERITREA – A DISCOURSE
Rena, Ravinder; Tesfy, Ghirmai - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2006
The poverty levels in Eritrea are alarming. In the light of the escalating nature of poverty, there is an urgent need … for a poverty alleviation initiative to reduce miseries of the majority of the poor. An attempt is made in this paper to … analyse the incidence of poverty in the country with a particular focus on Agriculture. It also shed a light on the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005260092