Search Results - "wealth"

Shocks, livestock asset dynamics and social capital in Ethiopia by Mogues, Tewodaj

“…Using as point of departure the literature on the evolution of productive assets in the presence of risk, which relates asset paths to initial endowments, we test the hypothesis of wealth divergence and the existence of asset poverty traps. …”
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Challenges to the 2020 Vision for Latin America: food and agriculture since 1970 by Garrett, James L.

“…How will these changes help the countries of the region confront the challenges to achieving the 2020 Vision for Latin America, a vision of a world where wealth is fairly distributed; where there is no hunger, extreme poverty, or malnutrition; and where resource use benefits the generations of tomorrow as well as the people of today? …”
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Gageures de la Vision 2020 pour l'Amérique Latine: l'alimentation et l'agriculture depuis 1970 by Garrett, James L.

“…How will these changes help the countries of the region confront the challenges to achieving the 2020 Vision for Latin America, a vision of a world where wealth is fairly distributed; where there is no hunger, extreme poverty, or malnutrition; and where resource use benefits the generations of tomorrow as well as the people of today? …”
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Restoration for community-wide benefits through inclusive Restoration Co-Design (ReCoDe) and testing: a draft protocol by Sircely, Jason A, Bullock, Renee

“…Here, community stakeholder groups include producers, local institutions, and land managers, across differences in terms of gender, age, and other factors such as levels of education, wealth, or other forms of relative privilege or disprivilege as may be found in almost any community around the world.…”
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Fast-wood forestry: myths and realities by Cossalter, C., Pye-Smith, Charlie

“…It analyses the claims made by plantation companies that fast-wood forestry brings valuable social benefits jobs, infrastructure and wealth--to rural communities. And it assesses the merits--or otherwise--of the subsidies and incentives used by governments and international agencies to encourage the industry. …”
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Fast-wood forestry: myths and realities [Japanese] by Cossalter, C., Pye-Smith, Charlie

“…It analyses the claims made by plantation companies that fast-wood forestry brings valuable social benefits jobs, infrastructure and wealth--to rural communities. And it assesses the merits--or otherwise--of the subsidies and incentives used by governments and international agencies to encourage the industry. …”
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Leau, source de richesse et de securite alimentaire: soutenir les investissements dans la gestion de leau en agriculture axes sur les agriculteurs. Rapport de synthese du projet Ag... by Giordano, Meredith A., Fraiture, Charlotte de, Weight, Elizabeth, Bliek, Julie van der

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Plant genetic resources: foundations for a food-secure and climate-resilient future in the Caribbean by Navarrete-Frías, C, Umaharan, Pathmanathan, Debouck, Daniel G., García, S., Fuller, C, Gibson, N, Castañeda Álvarez, Nora P., Nowak, Andreea C., Jarvis, Andy

“…Across the Caribbean, climate change will bring about not only challenges but also a wide array of opportunities, which lend greater significance to the region’s wealth of plant genetic resources. Realizing the potential of those resources to help ensure food security and build more-resilient agricultural systems in the face of climate change will require stronger regional cooperation. …”
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Characterization for index based livestock insurance by Mills, C.J., Jensen, Nathaniel D., Barrett, Christopher B., Mude, Andrew G.

“…Pastoral populations of sub-Saharan Africa are particularly vulnerable to losses in wealth and productive assets via herdmortality shocks. …”
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Consumers’ preferences for animal-source foods and retail outlets: The case of Tanzania by Baker, Derek, Mtimet, Nadhem, Pica-Ciamarra, U., Nsiima, L.

“…Consumer segments are differentiated by level of wealth and by choice of retail format and retail product form, rather than by quality per se.…”
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Accounting for the rapid reduction of child stunting in Tanzania over 2005-2016 by Headey, Derek D., Heckert, Jessica, Ndiaye, Biram, Brero, Mauro, Assey, Vincent

“…In contrast, the apparent effects of household wealth, parental education, maternal and child health care and WASH are more important in explaining stunting reduction among older children. …”
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A tribute to the work of Paul Allen: A catalogue of wild and cultivated bananas by Rosales, F., Arnaud, Elizabeth, Coto, J., International Network for the Improvement of Banana and Plantain

“…This publication aims to make known a regional and historical « wealth ». (Out of print)…”
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Youth Economic Empowerment Through Agribusiness In Kenya (Vijabiz) - Synthesis of Activities and Outcomes by Lohento, Ken

“…The project aimed to create sustainable employment for rural youth through active engagement in agribusiness for wealth creation and poverty reduction. More specifically, VijaBiz built entrepreneurship capacity for 163 youth agribusiness groups in cereals, dairy and fishery value chains in the Kilifi and Nakuru counties. …”
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What is the underlying structure of the climate, conflict, and socio-economic system in Zimbabwe? A network analysis by Basel, Ashleigh Megan, Onivola Minoarivelo, Henintsoa, Craparo, Alessandro Carmelo William, Läderach, Peter R.D., Pacillo, Grazia

“…Results show that agricultural land ownership and wealth inequalities are among the major factors placed at the intersection of climate variabilities and conflicts. …”
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Soil fertility management in Babati: A practical guide on good agricultural management practices in smallholder farming systems by Kihara, Job Maguta, Kinyua, Michael, Massawe, Prosper, Kyekaka, Jetrida

“…Working with farmers and extension staff within the Ministry of Agriculture and interactions with a broad range of researchers across national research and CGIAR Centers operating in Northern Tanzania resulted in a wealth of experience and knowledge that we bring forward in this guide. …”
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Climate Security Investment Planning: A methodology to co-develop investments with climate action and peacebuilding objectives by Savelli, Adam, Medina, Leonardo, Chilambe, Pedro Anglaze, Meddings, George, Sarzana, Carolina, Achicanoy Estrella, Harold Armando, Mendez Alzate, Andres Camilo, Jaquet, Stéphanie, Pacillo, Grazia, Läderach, Peter R.D., Girvetz, Evan Hartunian

“…Finance for climate action can be an important means of bolstering the resilience of communities exposed to climate hazards, addressing developmental challenges, and redistributing wealth toward the Global South. However, investments in contexts where climate and conflict risks overlap must recognize linkages between the two and be careful not to cause or worsen violence. …”
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Adapting Philippine agriculture to climate change by Rosegrant, Mark W., Sombilla, Mercedita A., Perez, Nicostrato D., Pradesha, Angga, Thomas, Timothy S.

“…This collection of essays provides a wealth of information and analysis about the Philippine economy and the role of agriculture and economic policy in it. …”
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Using sparse categorical principal components to estimate asset indices: new methods with an application to rural Southeast Asia by Merola, Giovanni Maria, Baulch, Bob

“…Asset indices have been used since the late 1990s to measure wealth in developing countries. We extend the standard methodology for estimating asset indices using principal component analysis in two ways: by introducing constraints that force the indices to have increasing value as the number of assets owned increases, and by estimating sparse indices with a few key assets. …”
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Accounting for nutritional changes in six success stories: A regression-decomposition approach by Headey, Derek D., Hoddinott, John F., Park, Seollee

“…We find that changes in household wealth, mother's education and access to antenatal care are the largest drivers of nutritional improvement, except for Zambia where large increases in bednet usage is the single largest factor. …”
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The other Asian enigma: Explaining the rapid reduction of undernutrition in Bangladesh by Headey, Derek D., Hoddinott, John F., Ali, Disha, Tesfaye, Roman, Dereje, Mekdim

“…We investigate this unheralded success through a regression and decomposition analysis of changes in child growth outcomes across five rounds of DHS surveys from 1997 to 2011. We find that rapid wealth accumulation and large gains in parental education are the two largest drivers of change, though health, sanitation, and demographic factors have played significant secondary roles.…”
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