Showing 1 - 10 of 12
flourish. Lack of diet diversity can lead to malnutrition. Certain animal diseases also can infect humans. Labor migration … (including agricultural labor migration) can contribute to high incidence of HIV infection. The effects of ill health on farm … ill health include loss of farming knowledge, reduction of land under cultivation, planting of less labor-intensive crops …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008862317
of labor-intensive agricultural technologies, to extend and strengthen school systems in rural areas, to promote … competition in off-farm labor markets, and to eliminate discrimination against women. The authors conclude that there is no …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010752677
Large gaps in labor productivity between the traditional and modern parts of the economy are a fundamental reality of … developing societies. In this paper, we document these gaps and emphasize that labor flows from low-productivity activities to … pattern of structural change—with labor moving from low- to high-productivity sectors in Asia, but in the opposite direction …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011132641
an increasing concern about the potential negative effects of moving labor away from agriculture on China’s future food …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011132677
This study assessed the capacity for designing and implementing agricultural and rural development policies, strategies, and programs in Nigeria. Data for this study were derived from initial consultations at the Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Water Resources (FMAWR), Federal Ministry of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011132807
This study analyzes the perceptions, impacts, and rewards of farmers who adopted row planting for the production of teff as a result of being exposed to a technology promotion campaign for row planting of teff in the Oromia region of Ethiopia.
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011114765
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011114802
This 2012 Global Food Policy Report is the second in an annual series that provides an in-depth look at major food policy developments and events. Initiated in response to resurgent interest in food security, the series offers a yearly overview of the food policy developments that have...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010630750
The evidence of improved performance of agriculture in Africa south of the Sahara (SSA) in recent years has indeed been quite striking when compared with the past. For the first time, the sector has maintained a real growth rate of 3.4 percent per year, well above the population growth rate of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011272208
include (1) a greater dependence on cash income; (2) weaker informal safety nets; (3) greater labor force participation of …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10004997269