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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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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...

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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 …

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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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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...

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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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Smallholder Commercialization Trends as Affected by Land Constraints in Zambia: What Are the Policy Implications?

Hichaambwa, Munguzwe; Jayne, Thomas S. - Department of Agricultural, Food and Resource … - 2012

In spite of vast expanses of the country’s land currently being uncultivated, there is increasing evidence that a surprisingly high share of rural smallholder households face land constraints that adversely affect their productivity and ability to participate in agricultural supply chains.

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Ecosystems for water and food security. [Background paper]

International Water Management Institute (IWMI)

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Non-Timber Forest Products and Rural Poverty Alleviation in Zambia

Mulenga, Brian P.; Richardson, Robert B.; Tembo, Gelson - Department of Agricultural, Food and Resource … - 2012

are scarce. Therefore, non-timber forest products may offer sources of income and opportunities for poverty alleviation in …

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Global Food Price Volatility and Spikes: An Overview of Costs, Causes, and Solutions

von Braun, Joachim; Tadesse, Getaw - Zentrum für Entwicklungsforschung (ZEF), Rheinische … - 2012

Since the 2007–08 food crisis, many thoughtful analyses have addressed the causes and impacts of high and volatile international food prices and proposed solutions to the crisis. These studies have covered global as well as local food price dynamics and policy reactions. The food price problem...

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