Search Results - "marginalism"

Human capital, productivity, and labor allocation in rural Pakistan by Fafchamps, Marcel, Quisumbing, Agnes R.

“…Female education and nutrition do not affect productivity and labor allocation in any systematic fashion, a finding that is consistent with the marginal role women play in market-oriented activities in Pakistan. …”
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The role of agricultural cooperatives in sustaining the wheat diversity and productivity: The case of southern Italy by di Falco, Salvatore, Smale, Melinda, Perrings, Charles

“…In this relatively marginalized region of the country, cooperatives enable farmers to capture more of the value of the final product and reduce marketing costs. …”
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Does allocation of public spending matter in poverty reduction?: Evidence from Thailand by Fan, Shenggen, Yu, Bingxin, Jitsuchon, Somchai

“…The present paper uses a panel dataset to estimate the marginal returns to different types of government expenditure on agricultural growth and rural poverty reduction in Thailand. …”
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A Guide on Gender-Responsive Digital Technologies in the Agrifood Systems by Nchanji, Eileen, Ouko, Kevin, Cosmas, Lutomia

“…Key sections include an overview of traditional gender roles in agriculture, the challenges faced by women and marginalized groups, and opportunities for empowerment through digital technologies. …”
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Sustainable Homestead Farming for Better Food and Nutrition Security by Humaira Sadaf, Bushra, Haque, Abdul, Miajy, Abdullah, Ahmed, Sharif, Bhandari, Humnath

“…Most of the farmers in rural areas are marginal and small and they have only small pieces of land for cultivation where they grow mostly rice.…”
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Is Bangladesh's economy approaching the Lewis turning point? by Bairagi, Subir, Kamal, Muntaseer

“…This article investigates whether Bangladesh is approaching a stage of economic development where marginal productivity of labour equals its price, called the Lewis turning point (LTP). …”
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Rehabilitation Myths? How transaction costs reduce farmer welfare after land acquisition by Patil, Vikram, Ghosh, Ranjan

“…In this article, we show how transaction costs lead to farmer marginalization as displaced farmers embark on the process of acquiring new land. …”
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Towards an economic framework for evaluating potential benefits from research into weed-control by Pandey, S., Lindner, R.K., Medd, R.W.

“…Reduced seedling survival gave the highest benefits in most cases, but achieving such improvement by improving herbicide efficacy may have a high marginal cost given that the tactic is already well‐researched. …”
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Gender Equality and Social Inclusion in Climate Services Expanded Content for Senegal Agricultural Extension Curriculum by Hansen, James, Huyer, Sophia, Moore, Maya, Mbow, Khalifa

“…Even though climate services have the potential to improve the lives of rural farmers, they risk reinforcing existing inequalities if service providers fail to understand and address the unique needs and constraints of women and other historically marginalized populations, as well as include them in the design of services. …”
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From Risk to Resilience: How strategic Government Partnerships can Enhance Access to Insurance-Linked Credit for Smallholders in Zambia by Mascarenhas, Martina, Timu, Anne G., You, Liangzhi

“…The RCC model empowers marginalized smallholders, particularly women, to invest in climate-resilient agricultural practices while addressing supply and demand-side challenges. …”
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U.S. agricultural policy: the 2002 Farm Bill and WTO DOHA Round proposal by Orden, David

“…And it continues the policies of wealthy countries that collectively distort agricultural production and world prices, but only marginally worsen the net effects of these policies.…”
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Institutional and development issues in integrated water resource management of Saigon River by Sajor, E., Thu, M.

“…It also highlights how the goal of rapid industrialization and economic growth tends to marginalize environmental concerns in policies in water and river management. …”
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Participatory scenario building for climate resilience: a guide tested in Ghana by Osei-Amponsah, Charity, Quarmine, William

“…It emphasizes the need for participatory approaches to address climate risks and vulnerabilities, especially among marginalized groups. Using the Three Horizons Framework, the guide helps communities analyze current climate challenges (H1), envision resilient futures (H3), and identify transformative pathways (H2). …”
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Fishers organisations and modes of co-management: the case of San Miguel Bay, Philipines by Sunderlin, William D., Gorospe, M.L.G.

“…Effective long-term co-management requires above all addressing gear conflict and the marginalization of small-scale fishers, and integrating the efforts of the two modes.…”
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Pinning down a moving target: sustainability, people and forests by Prabhu, Ravi, Vanclay, J.K.

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The challenges and pathways to mainstreaming gender in Nigerian’s water sector governance by Appiah, Sarah, Osei-Amponsah, Charity, Sanchez Ramirez, Juan Carlos, Andam, Kwaw S.

“…Water scarcity in Nigeria exacerbated by population growth and climate change disproportionately affects women, girls, and other marginalized groups. This underscores the need for gender-responsive water governance. …”
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Public policies to reduce inappropriate tropical deforestation by Kaimowitz, D., Byron, R.N., Sunderlin, William D.

“…The relativie importance of the negative externalities tends to grow over time if an increasing proportion of deforestation occurs in areas that have only marginal value for agriculture but that sequester large amount of carbon, have fragile soils, or are high in biodiversity. …”
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Participatory methods for planning the future in forest communities by Evans, K., Jong, W. de, Cronkleton, P., Nghi, Tran Huu

“…The methods encourage participation by members who have little experience with structured planning, including the most marginalized: women, elderly, and illiterate participants. …”
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The role of national governance systems in biofuel development: a comparative analysis of lessons learned by Schoneveld, George C., German, L., Andrade, R., Chin, M., Caroko, W., Romero Hernández, O.

“…Governments have played only a marginal role in the development of the biofuels market in most developing countries. …”
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Brazil’s social movement, women and forests: A case study from the National Council of Rubber Tappers by Shanley, P., Silva, F.C. da, MacDonald, T.

“…However, rural women’s relative role in forest policy is currently marginal. The Secretariat of Women Extractivists of CNS helped to transform women’s roles within CNS and the political hierarchy of extractive reserves from largely invisible to one of significance. …”
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