Resultados de búsqueda - "economy"

Agricultural labour productivity and industrialisation: Lessons for Africa por Diao, Xinshen, McMillan, Margaret S., Wangwe, Samuel

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Ensuring agricultural productivity over time: Impact of sustainable land management program on rural farmers in Ethiopia por Schmidt, Emily, Tadesse, Fanaye

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Pro-poor tax policy changes in South Africa: Potential and limitations por Mabugu, Ramos E., Fofana, Ismaël, Chitiga-Mabugu, Margaret R.

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Educational and child labour impacts of two food-for-education schemes: Evidence from a Randomised Trial in Rural Burkina Faso por Kazianga, Harounan, de Walque, Damien, Alderman, Harold

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Gender differences in wealth transfers and expenditure allocation: evidence from the rural Philippines por Estudillo, Jonna P., Quisumbing, Agnes R., Otsuka, Keijiro

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La croissance agricole en Asie et en Afrique: les interactions entre population, urbanisation, pauvrete et environnement por Mellor, John W.

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Food security and the World Trade Organization: a typology of countries por Díaz-Bonilla, Eugenio, Thomas, Marcelle, Robinson, Sherman, Cattaneo, Andrea

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Income diversification in Zimbabwe: welfare implications from urban and rural areas por Ersado, Lire

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Genetically modified maize: Less drudgery for her, more maize for him?: Evidence from smallholder maize farmers in South Africa por Gouse, Marnus, Sengupta, Debdatta, Zambrano, Patricia, Falck-Zepeda, José B.

“…In economies where female farmers and female household members have a significant and often differentiated role in agriculture production, it is crucial to be able to answer this question. …”
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Institutional finance for agricultural development: an analytical survey of critical issues por Desai, Bhupat M., Mellor, John W.

“…(These economies of scale arise from the volume and composition of business operations.) …”
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Rural institutions and producer organizations in imperfect markets: experiences from producer marketing groups in semi-arid eastern Kenya por Shiferaw, Bekele A., Obare, G. A., Muricho, Geoffrey

“…One of these institutional innovations has been the strengthening of producer organizations and formation of collective marketing groups as instruments to remedy pervasive market failures in rural economies. The analysis presented here with a case study from eastern Kenya has shown that while collective action – embodied in Producer Marketing Groups (PMGs) – is feasible and useful, external shocks and structural constraints that limit the volume of trade and access to capital and information require investments in complementary institutions and coordination mechanisms to exploit scale economies. …”
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Climate, conflict and security in global livestock systems por Synnestvedt, Thea, Maviza, Gracsious, Pacillo, Grazia

“…It contributes to food security and supports economies worldwide. Livestock systems are vital sources of livelihood and income, food and nutrition and cultural identity for millions of people. …”
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What drives rice farmers away from straw burning? Evidence from the Mekong Delta, Vietnam por Cuong, Ong Quoc, Demont, Matty, Pabuayon, Isabelita M., Depositario, Dinah Pura T.

“…These findings confirm the importance of agricultural extension programs in achieving economies of scale in sustainable straw management. …”
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What drives rice farmers away from straw burning? Evidence from the Mekong Delta, Vietnam por Ong Quoc Cuong, Demont, Matty, Pabuayon, Isabelita, Depositario, Dinah Pura

“…These findings confirm the importance of agricultural extension programs in achieving economies of scale in sustainable straw management. …”
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The economics of small-scale household pig production in Vietnam: Survey results, analysis and assessment por Que, N.N., Lapar, Ma. Lucila, Tisdell, C.A., Toan, N.N.

“…Some Vietnamese policy makers believe this dependence to be uneconomical and favour the development of large-scale commercial piggeries to achieve potential economies of scale. To investigate whether Vietnamese household pig producers practice economies of scale, researchers from Center for Agricultural Policy (CAP) and International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) surveyed 700 household pig producers from six provinces in Vietnam. …”
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Succeeding as a young agripreneur - Pacific youth speak out por Dietershagen, Jana

“…In the Pacific islands, where the population is expected to double by 2050, there is an urgent need for youth to become entrepreneurial and creative risk-takers to help develop innovative, and environmentally sustainable, agricultural economies. But, although more than half of the South Pacific population (10 million) is under 25 years-old, these young people are experiencing problems in entering both formal and informal labour markets. …”
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The role of livestock products for nutrition in the first 1,000 days of life por Alonso, Silvia, Domínguez-Salas, Paula, Grace, Delia

“…Beyond producing food, the livestock sector has additional positive and negative impacts on human health, the environment, societies, and economies that must be understood and managed.…”
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Recherches sur les systemes des zones arides du Mali: Resultats preliminaires por Wilson, R.T., Leeuw, P.N. de, Haan, Cees de

“…Les ressources fourrageres, la production animale, la production agricole, l'economie villageoise et l'organisation socio-territoriale sont analysees et des conclusions generales sur l'orientation des recherches futures sont esquissees.…”
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USAID Feed the Future Kenya Accelerated Value Chain Development (AVCD) – Potato Value Chain. Endline Survey Report por International Potato Center

“…Value of sales from potato contributed 4.9 million USD to economies of the two intervention counties.…”
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The Ukraine crisis: Unraveling the impacts and policy responses in low- and middle- income countries por International Food Policy Research Institute

“…The conflict in Ukraine is having widespread deleterious impacts on the economies and food systems of many low- and middle-income countries. …”
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