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Use of the formal and informal financial sectors : Does gender matter? Empirical evidence from rural Bangladesh

McKernan, Signe-Mary - 2005

"Access to transfers and credit, whether cash or in-kind, is a major source of poverty alleviation and income generation in many developing countries around the world. Women may especially benefit from transfers and credit in countries such as Bangladesh, where they often have few work...

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El Salvador Financial Sector Assessment Program Development Module : Non-Bank Savings and Credit Institutions

World Bank - 2016

This Technical Note was prepared in the context of a World Bank Financial Sector Assessment Program mission in the Republic of El Salvador in March 2016. This FSAP Development Module focuses on (i) financial systems issues, including competition and efficiency; (ii) financial inclusion and...

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Access to capital in rural Thailand : An estimated model of formal versus informal credit

Giné, Xavier - 2005

"The aim of this paper is to understand the mechanism underlying access to credit. Gine focuses on two important aspects of rural credit markets in Thailand. First, moneylenders and other informal lenders coexist with formal lending institutions such as government or commercial banks, and more...

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Building Multi-Stakeholder Partnerships to Promote Farmer Experimentation and Innovation in Ghana

World Bank - 2012

In the mid-1990s, various organizations concerned with agricultural development in northern Ghana sought ways to …

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Networks of Practice in Ghana

World Bank - 2025

The research conducted in Dormaa Central and Hohoe districts in Ghana provided several key findings regarding the …

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Networks of Practice in Urban Ghana

World Bank - 2025

This brief presents insights and lessons for the Networks of Practice (NoP) program in urban Ghana, based on formative … collaboration with private sector providers to strengthen urban networks. Urban NoPs can advance Ghana's ambition to increase access …. Further research in various urban and peri-urban districts of Ghana and implementation of urban NoP pilots will be beneficial …

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Sending farmers back to school : the impact of farmer field schools in Indonesia

Feder, Gershon - 2003

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Farmers as Partners in Knowledge Development

World Bank - 2012

Knowledge can be classified into (i) explicit, which can be easily recorded (e.g., books) and (ii) tacit, which cannot be always articulated. However, much of this tacit knowledge can be shared. The conversion of tacit knowledge into explicit knowledge is called externalization. Farmers possess...

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Involving Farmers : Social Assessment in the Estonia Agriculture Project

World Bank - 2012

Countries in transition from centrally planned to market economies face several challenges when planning investments. These include a lack of information about beneficiary groups, particularly those in rural areas; and the collapse of institutions maintained by the state prior to transition....

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Agricultural Insurance in Bangladesh : Promoting Access to Small and Marginal Farmers

World Bank - 2013

Bangladesh is ranked as the world's fifth most exposed country to natural disasters, including floods, cyclones, and droughts. The purpose of this study is to investigate the viability of agricultural insurance in Bangladesh, particularly for small and marginal farmers and to present the...

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