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Micro-Savings & Informal Insurance in Villages: A Field Experiment on Indirect Effects of Financial Deepening on Safety Nets of the Poor
Flory, Jeffrey A. - Agricultural and Applied Economics Association - AAEA - 2011
Replaced with revised version of paper 07/28/11. Former title: Indirect Effects of Microfinance: A Field Experiment on Formal Savings Expansion and Informal Safety Nets of the Ultra-Poor
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Motivations for Women Involvement in Urban Agriculture in Nigeria
Adebisi, Adedayo; Monisola, Tunde Afolabi - In: Asian Journal of Agriculture and rural Development 2 (2012) 3, pp. 337-343
Poverty and food insecurity are some of the problems facing Nigerian population and governments at various levels today …
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Gender Contribution and Constrains to Rural Agriculture and Household Food Security in Kenya: Case of Western Province
Omwoha, J.N. - African Association of Agricultural Economists - AAAE - 2008
This study examined the contribution of gender with special emphasis on women farmers towards rural agriculture as well as factors constraining access to rural agricultural production and consequently household food security in Western Province of Kenya. Data were collected from a total of 161...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005068398
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The Prevalence of Poverty and Inequality in South Sudan: The Case of Renk County
Ahmed, Adam; Roghim, Somaia; Saleh, Ali; Siddig, Khalid H.A. - Department of Agricultural Economics, University of Khartoum - 2013
representing urban and rural households in the Renk County of South Sudan to assess the prevalence of poverty and inequality in the … study area. We used the cost of basic needs; to establish both food poverty line and Poverty line; estimated poverty … rural households respectively fall below our calculated poverty lines. The estimated Gini coefficient was 18% and 20% for …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010878766
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Blood for Social Status: Preliminary Evidence from Rural China
Chen, Xi; Zhang, Xiaobo - Agricultural and Applied Economics Association - AAEA - 2009
Xi Chen acknowledges generous Doctoral Research Grant from the Institute for the Social Sciences at Cornell University and precious data set provided by the Development Strategy and Governance Division at IFPRI. Conference Travel Grant provided by the Department of Applied Economics and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005012534
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Social cash transfers for the poorest in Uganda
Sennoga, Edward B.; Matovu, John Mary; Twimukye, Evarist P. - Economic Policy Research Centre (EPRC) - 2009
would lead to less poverty over the simulation period. these programs which would be constrained to less than 0.5 percent of … potential benefits of the cash transfer program of reducing poverty. …
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Population Density, Poverty, and Food Retail Access in the United States: An Empirical Approach
Wilde, Parke; Llobrera, Joseph; Ver Ploeg, Michele - In: International Food and Agribusiness Management Review 17 (2014) A
The IFAMR is published quarterly by the International Food and Agribusiness Management Association. For complete library visit: www.ifama.org
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Impact of irrigation on poverty and environment in Ethiopia. Draft Proceeding of the Symposium and Exhibition held at Ghion Hotel, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia 27th -29th November, 2007
Awulachew, Seleshi Bekele; Loulseged, Makonnen; Yilma, … - International Water Management Institute (IWMI) - 2008
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Poverty reduction through improved agricultural water management; Proceedings of the Workshop on Pro-poor Intervention Strategies in Irrigated Agriculture in Asia Islamabad, Pakist...
Hussain, Intizar - International Water Management Institute (IWMI) - 2004
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Food security and poverty in the era of decentralization in Indonesia
Thompson, Geoff; Bottema, J.W. Taco; Baldwin, Robert - Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific … - 2008
rural development, such as food security and the reduction of poverty and the number of food-insecure households, is being … this working paper provide an analysis of the current status and suggest future policy directions for poverty reduction … made in rural and agricultural development and poverty alleviation. Part 1 and 2 directly address food security and poverty …
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