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A way out of food insecurity and poverty : the potential of using fly larvae composted faeces as organic fertiliser in sub-Saharan Africa agriculture by Chirere, Thabani Eddington Sithabile

“…This study concluded that if accepted by farmers and consumers in sub-Saharan Africa, BSF composted human faeces could be used as a cheap source of plant nutrients, boosting agricultural productivity, evading food insecurity, hunger, undernourishment, and above all poverty reduction.…”

A healthy diet is costly, but even with limited income Kenyans can eat better by Ecker, Olivier, Comstock, Andrew R., Pauw, Karl

“…Most Kenyans simply cannot afford a healthy diet. Accelerated poverty reduction will have important nutritional benefits. …”
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Highlights of IFPRI's partnerships and impacts in China 2015: Reducing poverty and hunger through food policy research by International Food Policy Research Institute

“…For more than 30 years, China has undergone economic reforms and development that have led to successful economic growth and poverty reduction. The country has also made considerable efforts to reduce the income gap between urban and rural populations, balance regional development, and conserve natural resources. …”
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Migration and employment in Tajikistan: Evidence from twelve districts in Khatlon Province, 2015 - 2023 by Lambrecht, Isabel B., Akramov, Kamiljon T., Aliev, Jovidon, Mardonova Tolibkhonovna, Mohru

“…Remittances are thus key to poverty reduction in Tajikistan (World Bank, 2023), yet such large reliance on remittances, while providing major opportunities for households to exit poverty, also poses significant vulnerability to reenter poverty and food insecurity in case of any negative shocks affecting employment at the migration location. …”
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Opportunities and challenges in agriculture and garments: a general equilibrium analysis of the Bangladesh economy by Arndt, Channing, Dorosh, Paul A., Fontana, Marzia, Zohir, Sajjad, El-Said, Moataz, Lungren, Christen

“…In order to accelerate or even maintain income growth rates and poverty reduction, future policies must be carefully designed to capture the benefits and minimize the risks of international trade and a constantly changing international environment. …”
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Accelerating progress toward reducing child malnutrition in India: A concept for action by von Braun, Joachim, Ruel, Marie T., Gulati, Ashok

“…Cooperation for policy actions To accelerate progress in reducing child malnutrition, India should focus on the following four cross-cutting strategic approaches: a. ensuring that economic growth and poverty reduction policies reach the poor;; b. redesigning nutrition and health policies and programs by drawing on science and technology for nutritional improvement, strengthening their implementation, and increasing their coverage;; c. increasing investments and actions in nutrition services for communities with the highest concentration of poor; and; d. focusing programs on girls’ and women’s health and nutrition. …”
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Starch industry development as a strategy for agro-food based rural industrialization by Goletti, Francesco, Rich, Karl M., Wheatley, Christopher, Nguyen, Kim Vu

“…Though this sector is relatively small, it has a high potential in terms of demand growth, poverty reduction, and income diversification in rural areas, particularly the less favored ones. …”
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Constraints and promising interventions to strengthen fish seed systems in Sub-Saharan Africa: Evidence from Ghana by Ragasa, Catherine, Kruijssen, Froukje, Agyakwah, Seth Koranteng, Mensah, Emmanuel Tetteh-Doku, Asmah, Ruby, Ataa-Asantewaa, Martha, Amewu, Sena, Loison, Sarah Alobo

“…It has great potential to contribute to food security and nutrition, poverty reduction, jobs, and environmental sustainability. …”
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From ‘cuy' in South America to ‘cavy' in sub-Sahara Africa: Advancing development through South-South Cooperation by Maass, Brigitte L., Chauca-Francia, L., Chiuri, Wanjiku L., Djikeng, Appolinaire, Meutchieye, F., Pengelly, Bruce C., Seré Rabé, Carlos

“…Neglected and underutilised livestock species like ‘cuy' or ‘domestic cavy' or ‘guinea pig' (Cavia porcellus L.) play an important role in better nutrition and poverty reduction. Cavy is indigenous in South America and has been introduced to sub-Sahara Africa (SSA), where it has an extensive distribution from Senegal in the West to Tanzania in the East. …”
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Marketing of sheep in Horro-Guduru Wollega zone of Oromia: Price and supply analysis by Gutu, Z.

“…Sheep production is an integral part of the subsistence crop-livestock systems of Ethiopian highlands and plays crucial role in economic development and poverty reduction. So far, there have been very limited efforts exerted to introduce and promote market oriented sheep production and hence the current income generating capacity of the sector is not at all encouraging. …”
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Towards commercial agriculture in Rwanda: Understanding the determinants of market participation among smallholder bean farmers by Ingabire, C., Mshenga, M.P., Langat, K., Bigler, C., Musoni, Augustine, Butare, L., Birachi, Eliud Abucheli

“…Agricultural transformation is key to poverty reduction and food security in sub -Saharan Africa (SSA). …”
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Why grow lettuce? by Conteh, Florence

“…Supporting Pillar II of Sierra Leone’s Poverty Reduction Strategy (SLPRS), promoting pro-poor growth for food security and job creation (in a healthy macro-economic environment) and Millennium Development Goal (MDG) 1 and 8 eradicating poverty and hunger and developing a global partnership for development, OFTN looked to stimulate agricultural sector reform. …”
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Ex-ante assessment of returns on research investments to address the impact of Fusarium Wilt tropical race 4 on global banana production by Staver, Charles, Pemsl, Diemuth E., Scheerer, Lars, Vicente, Luis P., Dita Rodriguez, Miguel Angel

“…The options varied in their potential to reduce poverty, with the largest poverty reduction resulting from CBRC with 850,000 and ESEC with 807,000 persons lifted out of poverty (higher adoption scenario). …”
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Climate Information Services Research Initiative: Final Report by Blumenstock, Ali

“…Frequent and severe climate shocks and stresses threaten farmers’ lives and livelihoods, challenging the role agriculture could play in promoting economic growth, food security, poverty reduction, and community resilience. Timely, accurate, and useful farmer-focused weather and climate information services (CIS) can lessen these vulnerabilities by informing decisions of smallholder farmers to manage those climate risks. …”
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The economic returns to nutrition-specific investments in Southern Asia and Africa South of the Sahara by Haile, Beliyou, Arndt, Channing, Ru, Yating, Alderman, Harold, Puett, Chloe

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The rural-urban transformation in Ethiopia by Dorosh, Paul A., Schmidt, Emily

“…Allocation of public investments across sectors and across rural-urban space, together with land policies and various regulations on labor mobility, will be major determinants of the growth path of Ethiopia's economy and the extent of poverty reduction in the coming decade.…”
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Assessing the impact of high-yielding varieties of maize in resettlement areas of Zimbabwe by Bourdillon, Michael, Hebinck, Paul, Hoddinott, John F., Kinsey, Bill, Marondo, John, Mudege, Netsayi, Owens, Trudy

“…This study is part of a larger effort to explore the impact of agricultural research on poverty reduction. It examines the diffusion and impact of hybrid maize in selected resettlement areas of rural Zimbabwe, paying particular attention to varieties made widely available from the mid-1990s onwards. …”
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An integrated economic and social analysis to assess the impact of vegetable and fishpond technologies on poverty in rural Bangladesh by Hallman, Kelly, Lewis, David, Begum, Suraiya

“…This study examines the poverty reduction implications of the introduction of three different agricultural technologies by government and NGOs in three rural sites across Bangladesh. …”
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Assessing the impact of high-yielding varieties of maize in resettlement areas of Zimbabwe by Bourdillon, Michael, Hebinck, Paul, Hoddinott, John F., Kinsey, Bill, Marondo, John, Mudege, Netsayi, Owens, Trudy

“…This study is part of a larger effort to explore the impact of agricultural research on poverty reduction. It examines the diffusion and impact of hybrid maize in selected resettlement areas of rural Zimbabwe, paying particular attention to varieties made widely available from the mid-1990s onwards. …”
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Strengthening capacity for accessing and disseminating information for policy research by International Food Policy Research Institute

“…The Federal Government of Nigeria has recognized that improved agricultural performance is critical to poverty reduction, since the majority of the nation’s poor depend on agriculture for their livelihood. …”
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