The unprecedented large scale rural-to-urban migration in China has left many rural children living apart from their parents. In this study, we examine the impact of parental migration on the nutritional status of young children in rural areas. We use the interaction terms between wage growth in...

India has been transforming into an attractive market for consumer durables. About 35% of the sales accrue from rural and semi urban markets and will grow by 45% in the years to come. The present study aims at analyzing the influence of demographic factors on brand preferences for consumer...

The harvest of wildlife for human consumption is valued at several billion dollars annually and provides an essential source of meat for hundreds of millions of rural people living in poverty. This harvest is also considered among the greatest threats to biodiversity throughout Africa, Asia, and...

We analyse whether migration is an adaptation that households employ to cope with climate in Ghana and Nigeria. If migration is part of the present adaptation portfolio of households in developing countries, it is reasonable to expect that it will also be an adaptation to future climate change....

This paper analysis the disparities between Romanian Counties regarding the spatio-temporal evolution of rural population access to sanitation services for pre-accession period (2003-2006) and the first two years since Romania is part of the EU-27 (2007-2008) highlighting positive or negative...

Focusing on an area of the savannah in northern Ghana and southwestern Burkina Faso, Land, Mobility, and Belonging in West Africa explores how rural populations have secured, contested, and negotiated access to land and how they have organized their communities despite being constantly on the...

In 1991, Cooperative for Assistance and Relief Everywhere (CARE) International, a leading humanitarian organization, launched a unique savings-based microfinance program called a Village Savings and Loan Association (VSLA). Today, the model is being replicated across sub-Saharan Africa. Although...

The purpose of the study was to assess the areas of smart specializations in Polish regions in the context of agricultural and rural development as well as to analyse the significance of production factors in determining a market activity of agricultural holdings. Chapters: Selected directions...

Maternal and newborn health in rural America suffers from a lack of obstetrical care, which is currently at crisis levels. Many state-level public policies have exacerbated or even initiated barriers to quality and access in rural healthcare. Such policies include certificate-of-need (CON) laws,...