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Spatial inequality in education and health care in China by Zhang, Xiaobo, Kanbur, Ravi

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Spatial inequality in education and health care in China by Zhang, Xiaobo, Kanbur, Ravi

Subjects: “…illiteracy…”
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First get the recognition by Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation

“…Women are organising themselves to alleviate poverty, since it affects them more than it does men. Illiteracy, lack of training and...…”
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Rural radio training in Africa by Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation

“…Since its inception CTA has always recognized the importance of radio as an information medium in ACP countries where illiteracy is high and the press often weak or unreliable. …”
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Inclusive climate risk insurance India by International Water Management Institute

“…Structural inequalities (landlessness, lack of collateral, illiteracy, lack of social networks and gendered norms) as well as institutional setups play into the design and implementation of climate risk insurance initiatives. …”
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Agro-pastoralists use participatory video making to reflect on their food environment in Turkana, Kenya by Jordan, Irmgard, Natukunda, A., Waswa, L.M., Termote, Celine, Keding, G.B.

“…Turkana County: • Drylands in North-West Kenya, drought prone, high level of food insecurity • Limited knowledge about perceived food environment among young (agro-) pastoralists • High level of illiteracy • Low level of digital inclusion…”
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COVID-19 challenges to equity: Insights from rural Nepal and Senegal by Barooah, Prapti, Wouterse, Fleur, Saini, Smriti, Alvi, Muzna, Ringler, Claudia

“…Female farmers might be particularly vulnerable to COVID-19 impacts due to lower incomes, higher illiteracy, and limited access to resources, time poverty due to increasing domestic and productive responsibilities, and overall patriarchal norms including restrictions on mobility that prevent women from realizing their productive potential.…”
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Spatial inequality in education and health care in China by Zhang, Xiaobo, Kanbur, Ravi

“…In the era of economic reforms, as the foundations of education and healthcare provision have changed, so has the distribution of illiteracy and infant mortality. Across provinces and within provinces, between rural and urban areas and within rural and urban areas, social inequalities have increased substantially since the reforms began.…”
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Spatial inequality in education and health care in China by Zhang, Xiaobo, Kanbur, Ravi

“…In the era of economic reforms, as the foundations of education and healthcare provision have changed, so has the distribution of illiteracy and infant mortality. Across provinces and within provinces, between rural and urban areas and within rural and urban areas, social inequalities have increased substantially since the reforms began.…”
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Young adults’ struggles with their food environment – a case study using participatory video making in two agro-pastoralist communities in Turkana, Kenya by Jordan, Irmgard, Waswa, Lydiah M., Nabuuma, Deborah, Termote, Celine, Keding, Gudrun B.

“… • Turkana is characterized by a poorly built Food Environment, poor public transport system, poor road infrastructure, and high illiteracy levels.* • Limited information is available about the perceived food environment of young adults living in the drylands of Turkana.…”
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The development of low birth weight term infants and the effects of the environment in Northeast Brazil by Grantham-McGregor, Sally M., Lira, Pedro I. C., Ashworth, Ann, Morris, Saul Sutkover, Assuncao, Alicia M. S.

“…LBW-T infants, but not ABW infants, were affected by the quality of stimulation in the home and maternal illiteracy.…”
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Going to scale with ICTs for agriculture: Stories from the field by Willmott-Harrop, Elizabeth, Pye-Smith, Charlie

“…However, limits on their reach include poor internet connectivity in the rural areas of developing nations, high illiteracy rates among smallholder farmers and fishers, and the inability of pilot projects to go to scale due to lack of long-term funding or not having measures for their sustainability built into the programme design. …”
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Distance learning for farmers: Experience during the pandemic by Torres Mota, Suelen Y., Díaz Espinosa, Anabell, Gardeazabal Monsalue, Andrea

“…Addressing the challenges of limited mobile device access, poor internet connectivity, and digital illiteracy, CIMMYT implemented two pilot projects in Mexico. …”
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China, Government Expenditure, Growth, Poverty, and Infrastructure, 1952-2001 by International Food Policy Research Institute

“…The dataset consists of 50 variables altogether, including agricultural and nonagricultural GDP, agricultural labor, agricultural output, agricultural population, arable land, share of rural population with college education, total telecommunication expenditures (rural and urban), draft animals, education expenditures, rural electricity consumption, total expenditures in electricity construction, fertilizer use in pure nutrients, rural illiteracy rate, machinery use, official rural poverty rates, rural education expenditures, agricultural research expenditures, road construction expenditures, rural telephones, etc.…”
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COVID-19 pandemic offers rare chance for food systems transformation by Swinnen, Johan, McDermott, John

“…Many social programs, including cash transfers, nutrition and education were interrupted, delayed, or halted, setting back decades of process in reducing poverty, hunger, malnutrition and illiteracy. While efforts have been made to address these inequalities, they are likely to persist, as the global vaccine rollout is disproportionately delivering doses to wealthy countries and relatively well-off individuals.…”
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Do credit constraints affect agricultural technology adoption? Evidence from Nigeria by Balana, Bedru, Oyeyemi, Motunrayo, Benson, Todd

“…However, demand-side factors, such as borrower’s risk-averse behavior, financial illiteracy, collateral requirements, or perceived high transactions costs, can also play important roles in credit-rationing for smallholder farmers.…”
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中国教育和医疗卫生中的不平等问题 by Zhang, Xiaobo

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Financial inclusion in food, land and water systems: what works for women? by Puskur, Ranjitha, Verma, Benu, Elias, Marlene, Mujawamariya, Gaudiose, Haan, Nicoline C. de, Atakos, Vivian

“…Barriers to women’s financial inclusion include lack of collateral, cumbersome documentation and procedural requirements, legal discrimination, financial illiteracy, discriminatory social norms, financial risk aversion and lack of gender disaggregated data. …”
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Water, agriculture and poverty in the Niger River Basin by Ogilvie, A., Mahe, G., Ward, J., Serpantie, G., Lemoalle, J., Morand, P., Barbier, Bruno, Diop, Amadou Tamsir, Caron, A., Namara, Regassa E., Kaczan, D., Lukasiewicz, A., Paturel, J.E., Lienou, G., Clanet, J.C.

“…Improved agriculture and water management require technical, sociological, and regulatory changes to address the wider causes of poverty. Illiteracy and poor water quality, both correlated with high infant mortality, are pressing problems. …”
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Are rural smallholders ready for agricultural digitalization? Farmer (In)competencies and the political economy of access in digital agricultural extension and advisories in Northe... by Abdulai, Abdul-Rahim

“…Ultimately, the lingering digital illiteracy and divide undermine smallholders' access—ability to benefit—and power to influence digitalization futures. …”
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