Search Results - "Poverty reduction"

  1. Agricultural investment for grow and poverty reduction in Nigeria by Alpuerto, V., Diao, X., Salau, S., Nwafor, M.

    Published 2009
    “…This study assesses public investment required for agricultural growth and poverty reduction in Nigeria. Using time series data for public spending and agricultural total factor productivity (TFP) growth, the econometrically estimated results show that one percent of growth in agricultural spending generates 0.24 percent of growth in agricultural TFP. …”
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    Libro
  2. Climate risk management and rural poverty reduction by Hansen, James, Hellin, Jonathan, Rosenstock, Todd S., Fisher, Eleanor, Cairns, Jill E., Stirling, Clare M., Lamanna, Christine, Etten, Jacob van, Rose, Alison, Campbell, Bruce M.

    Published 2019
    “…We assess evidence published in the last ten years that a set of production technologies and institutional options for managing risk can stabilize production and incomes, protect assets in the face of shocks, enhance uptake of improved technologies and practices, improve farmer welfare, and contribute to poverty reduction in risk-prone smallholder agricultural systems. …”
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    Journal Article
  3. CGIAR Priority Setting and Poverty Reduction as an Objective by Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development, Germany

    Published 1996
    “…Report presented by the German delegation to the CGIAR Mid Term Meeting in May 1996 of a working group of experts from the BMZ, GTZ, and other organizations who analyzed CGIAR priority setting in relation to poverty reduction. The report presents a number of proposed modifications to CGIAR priority setting process to maximize the impact of agricultural research on poverty.…”
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  4. Exploring relationships between conservation and poverty reduction in wetland ecosystems: lessons from 10 integrated wetland conservation and poverty reduction initiatives by Senaratna Sellamuttu, Sonali, de Silva, Sanjiv, Nguyen-Khoa, Sophie

    Published 2011
    “…The evaluation assessed the outcomes of these integrated initiatives to identify conditions and processes for linking conservation and poverty reduction objectives in wetlands. The findings are also compared with other assessments of integrated approaches, particularly in terms of their effectiveness in optimizing conservation and poverty reduction outcomes. …”
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    Journal Article
  5. Public expenditure, growth, and poverty reduction in rural Uganda by Fan, Shenggen, Zhang, Xiaobo, Rao, Neetha

    Published 2004
    “…Agricultural research and extension spending also has the largest assessed impact on poverty reduction. Government spending on rural roads also had substantial marginal impact on rural poverty reduction. …”
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  6. Prospects for growth and poverty reduction in Zambia, 2001-2015 by Lofgren, Hans, Thurlow, James, Robinson, Sherman

    Published 2004
    “…Furthermore, substantial poverty-reduction can occur through the acceleration of agricultural growth, although limited market opportunities necessitates supporting investment in rural infrastructure. …”
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  7. Road development, economic growth, and poverty reduction in China by Fan, Shenggen, Chan-Kang, Connie

    Published 2004
    “…This report evaluates the contribution roads have made to poverty reduction and economic growth in China over the last two decades. …”
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