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UMA ANÁLISE DE CAUSALIDADE ENTRE SAÚDE E POBREZA NO BRASIL PARA O PERÍODO DE 1981-2005
Tejada, Cesar Augusto Oviedo; Jacinto, Paulo De Andrade; … - Sociedade Brasileira de Economia e Sociologia Rural - SOBER - 2008
Diversos trabalhos evidenciam que países pobres apresentam população com saúde precária. E a relação entre saúde e pobreza é tratada, na literatura, como sendo possivelmente bi-causal, uma vez que um baixo nível de renda causaria saúde precária, e essa por sua vez, tenderia a causar...
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Using Rural Household Income Survey Data to Inform Poverty Analysis: An Example from Mozambique
Walker, Thomas S.; Boughton, Duncan; Tschirley, David L.; … - International Association of Agricultural Economists - IAAE - 2006
This paper demonstrates that income survey data can be very informative in explaining the variation across households in the incidence and severity of absolute poverty using a rural household income data set for Mozambique. Results from regression analysis of the sources of variation are used to...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005483977
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TRAJETORIA DO DESENVOLVIMENTO:REVISITANDO O PASSADO PARA REPENSAR O FUTURO
Cazella, Ademir Antonio; Goncalves, Diogo Alvim; … - Sociedade Brasileira de Economia e Sociologia Rural - SOBER - 2008
concerned organizations responsible for developing planning and management. For that, the course of the regional development has … priorities of the regional planning development agenda. We can also say that the problems are not very known and the authorities … the development are not deeply known. Besides that, we have seen several actions running involved with the social and …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009216425
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The Role of Agriculture in Reducing Poverty in Tanzania: A Household Perspective from Rural Kilimanjaro and Ruvuma
Sarris, Alexander H.; Savastano, Sara; Christiaensen, … - International Association of Agricultural Economists - IAAE - 2006
This paper explores how farm productivity affects poverty, and how various factor market constraints affect farm productivity. The empirical analysis draws on representative surveys of farm households in Kilimanjaro and Ruvuma, two cash crop growing regions in Tanzania. We find that poorer...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005805117
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How Accurate is Participatory Wealth Ranking (PWR) in Targeting the Poor? A Case Study from Bangladesh
Zeller, Manfred; Feulefack, Joseph; Neef, Andreas - International Association of Agricultural Economists - IAAE - 2006
development policies and projects if used at the community level. …
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Targeting Research for Enhanced Impact on Poverty in Marginal Areas: The Representative Case of the Dry Areas of Syria
La Rovere, Roberto; Aw-Hassan, Aden - International Association of Agricultural Economists - IAAE - 2006
Agricultural research in marginal dry areas can contribute to reducing poverty through the development of technological …, institutional and policy options for poor farmers by addressing diversified opportunities and development pathways. This paper … livelihoods and preserving the natural resource base. If, however, these are to become part of effective development pathways and …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005805140
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Technical Efficiency Analysis of Nigerian Cassava Farmers: A Guide for Food Security Policy
Asogwa, B.C.; Umeh, Joseph Chinedu; Ater, P.I. - International Association of Agricultural Economists - IAAE - 2006
This study analyzed relationship between techn ical efficiency and socio-economic variables of cassava farmers in Nigeria. Data were collected from randomly sampled 360 cassava farmers in Nigeria using a structured questionnaire. The data were analyzed using descriptive statistics comprising...
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The Role of Food from Natural Resources in Reducing Vulnerability to Poverty: A Case Study from Zimbabwe
Mithofer, Dagmar; Waibel, Hermann; Akinnifesi, Festus K. - International Association of Agricultural Economists - IAAE - 2006
of Insect Physiology and Ecology (ICIPE), Nairobi, Kenya, dmithoefer@icipe.org (for merly 2 & 3). 2 Development and …
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Market Access and Rural Poverty in Tanzania
Minot, Nicholas - International Association of Agricultural Economists - IAAE - 2006
Economic reforms in Tanzania have resulted in low inflation and solid economic growth, but many observers question whether the standard of living of ordinary Tanzanians has improved. Furthermore, there is a strong suspicion that the benefits have been concentrated among the urban population and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005805208
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Technological Progress for Sustaining Food-Population Balance: Achievement and Challenges
Hossain, Mahabub - International Association of Agricultural Economists - IAAE - 2006
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005805214