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Poverty and inequality: economic growth is better than its reputation por Angelsen, A., Wunder, Sven

“…The authors argue that the prospects for pro-poor growth depend both on the initial conditions and on the type of growth, i.e., in which sectors growth occurs and its degree of labour intensity.…”
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Value of Groundwater: Case studies in Banaskantha por Kumar, M. Dinesh, Singhal, L., Rath, P.

“…Tubewell irrigation supports three-quarters of the farming household income in these villages and, strangely, this share is larger for water buyers and farm labourers than for tubewell owners. This is despite the fact that tubewell irrigation costs have soared rapidly with depleting water tables. …”
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Socio-economic information for ILCA's small ruminant programme in the Badeku and Eruwa areas, Oyo state, Nigeria por Okali, C.

“…Indicates some of the socio-economic constraints set to intensive small ruminant production, considering labour, capital, infrastructure, marketing facilities & cultural preferences.…”
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Crossbreeding does not lead to greater contribution of goats to household welfare, but improved management does por Ayalew, W., King, J.M., Bruns, E.W., Rischkowsky, Barbara A.

“…The results showed that, under the improved subsistence production, crossbred goats did not generate any more Unit Net Benefits than the indigenous goats for the resources of land, labour and biomass of goats used. Therefore, the hypothesis that under improved management crossbreds generate higher benefits than the indigenous goats was rejected. …”
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Farmer participatory roles in technology Development and transfer: A case study from on-farm vertisol technology experience in Ethiopia por Asamenew, G., Mohamed-Saleem, M.A.

“…Describes farmers' participatory roles in technology Development and transfer, drawing on experience from on-farm Vertisol technology research in Ethiopia, i.e. constant consultation w. farmers enabled technical refinements and brought attitudinal changes to the technology by using on animal drawn broad-bed maker (BBM) for shaping land structures to overcome seasonal waterlogging problem, and this opens up opportunities for alternative land uses such as early planting of improved seed to multiple cropping which showed increased crop yields, income, land and labour productivity, and the potential impact of the technology seems high judging farmers' interest in its transfer to other farmers.…”
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Radio Programme on how to overcome Banana Weevils on your Farm. por Mubiru, Wasswa

“…In recent years, banana productivity in Uganda has been decreasing due to pests and diseases, declining soil fertility and socio-economic factors such as inadequate labour and marketing problems. Most banana workers in Africa are women, a trend which may be increasing due to migration of males in search of work. …”
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Integrating gender in forage systems research por Peters, Michael

“…We need to look at at gender aspects of forage production, such as labour-conservation techniques that may affect women and youth the most. …”
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Pictorial snapshot of the different roles men and women play along the bean value chain in Africa por Nchanji, Eileen Bogweh

“…The pictures below are a reflection of the labour division by women, men and youths on farm and at the household. …”
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Smallholder participation in hog insurance and willingness to pay for improved policies: Evidence from Sichuan province in China por Chen, Kevin Z., Hu, Wuyang, Xiao, Chengwei, Xing, Li

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New evidence on trade and employment: An overview por McMillan, Margaret S., Verduzco, Áñigo

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Survey data on the costs and benefits of livestock management practices in the lowlands of Ethiopia por Karanja Ng'ang'a, Stanley, Anyango Jalang'o, Dorcas, Mwungu, Chris Miyinzi, Nguru, Wilson Maina, Girvetz, Evan Hartunian, Smith, Gordon, Alemayehu, Sintayehu

“…The data also contains costs of inputs and labour required for the land management practices; mainly for implementation, maintenance and operation. …”
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Gender Responsive Climate Smart Agriculture the Sub-Saharan African Approach por Gondwe, Therese, Huyer, Sophia, Zougmoré, Robert B., Segnon, Alcade C, Dawit, Mahilet

“…Example od such benefits include; increased production and incomes and decreased workloads from the adoption of improved varieties, labour-reducing technologies and climate-smart production practices.…”
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Genomic surveillance of Rift Valley fever virus por Juma, John, Limbaso, S.K.

“…This procedure often requires highly skilled personnel to handle the pathogenic virus, and is labour-intensive and time consuming (minimum 14 days). …”
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Within-season producer response to warmer temperatures: Defensive investments by Kenyan farmers por Jagnani, Maulik, Barrett, Christopher B., Liu, Yanyan, You, Liangzhi

“…These adjustments arise because greater heat increases the incidence of pests, crop diseases and weeds, compelling farmers to divert investment from productivity-enhancing technologies such as fertiliser to adaptive, loss-reducing, defensive inputs such as pesticides and weeding labour.…”
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Regional impact of COVID-19 on the production and food security of common bean smallholder farmers in Sub-Saharan Africa: Implication for SDG's por Nchanji, Eileen Bogweh, Lutomia, Cosmas Kweyu

“…The data collection covered production challenges, input access, labour shortages, market disruptions, and changes in household food consumption occassioned by the COVID-19 pandemic. …”
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Using contingent valuation to assess the prospects for local participation in public good provision: The case of trypanosomiasis control in Ethiopia por Swallow, B.M.

“…This study is conducted with a general objective of evaluating contingent valuation as a method for assessing the willingness of people at a site in the Ghibe Valley of Ethiopia to contribute labour, time and money to tsetse control. The more specific objectives of the case study were to evaluate the breadth of local support for tsetse control; to determine the acceptability of different mechanisms for enhancing local participation in the finance and operation of the tsetse control programme; and to identify groups likely to play leadership roles or be obstacles to proposed control programmes. …”
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Agricultural extension in Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo: Does gender matter? por Lambrecht, Isabel B., Vanlauwe, Bernard, Maertens, Miet

“…Female participation is not conducive for the adoption of capital-intensive technologies while it is for (female) labour-intensive technologies. Participation of female-headed households is more effective for technology adoption than participation of female farmers in male-headed households.…”
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Youth involvement in Dairy value chain: Driving force for Transformation and Sustainability of the Tanzanian Dairy Sector por Lyatuu, Eliamoni T.R., Komwihangilo, Daniel M., Msuta, G., Kelya, Neema, Okeyo Mwai, Ally, Ojango, Julie M.K., Gebreyohanes, Gebregziabher

“…It is pointed out that 50% of Africa’s population are youth below 25 years, meanwhile, 66.1% of total population (61million) of Tanzania youths aged between 15-24 years are participating in the national labour force. Therefore, youth involvement in the dairy value chain is inevitable. …”
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Production risk and technical efficiency of dry-season vegetable farmers in the Upper East Region of Ghana por Akolgo, J. A., Osei-Asare, Y. B., Sarpong, D. B., Asem, F. E., Quaye, W.

“…In addition, labour, seed and agrochemical costs show a significant production risk-decreasing effect while the risk of vegetable production is reduced with fertilizer and irrigation costs. …”
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The unequal effects of resettlement in Coastal Regions: An intersectional vulnerability analysis of resettled fisher communities in Saint Louis, Senegal por Renkamp, Theresa Marie, Reine, Hane Marie, Jaquet, Stéphanie, Medina, Leonardo, Bonatti, Michelle, Sieber, Stefan

“…Given the highly gendered division of labour in fishery-based livelihoods – and its effects on intra-household and community power relations – a contextually grounded vulnerability analysis must consider not only livelihood provision but also reproductive labour and structural causes of vulnerability. …”
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