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Village Midline Study: Vaishali, Bihar State, India by Jagannath, Pratyaya, Kargwal, Kanchan, Sharma, Namrata, Prasad, Sanjay, Nagpal, Mansi, Khatri-Chhetri, Arun

“…During the midline study, the men’s and women’s groups identified 14 organizations supporting agriculture, livestock, Micro Finance Institution (MFI), education, food distribution, and community development. …”
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El cultivo de berenjena: Un análisis de la Competitividad en el Caribe húmedo by Martinez Reina, Antonio Maria, Tordecilla Zumaque, Lilibeth, Rodriguez Pinto, Maria del Valle, Grandett Martinez, Liliana Maria

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Shamba Shape Up: Series 1: Munda Make over TV show in Zambia by Mediae Company

“…The show will present agro-advisories, and bundles of digital and agriculture services, whilst providing advisories on conservation agriculture, climate information services and literacy on finances and Weather Index Insurance for agriculture to farmers.…”
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Why rural households choose not to participate in the open and optional village development fund in the poverty stricken areas of China by Zheng, Xian

“…Thus, complete the interrelated insurance market for borrowers, guarantee the nine-year compulsory education in the rural areas, choose appropriate promoting time , strengthen the rural medical insurance system and education loan mechanism help reduce the self-constraint behavior. …”

Climate-Smart Agriculture in Ethiopia by International Center for Tropical Agriculture, United States Agency for International Development

“…Less than one-fifth of the climate finance is directed to mitigation efforts, mostly through renewable energy. …”
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From meat to milk: Smallholders livelihoods and markets by Moll, H.A.J., Staal, Steven J., Ibrahim, Mohamed N.M.

“…The third step of the appraisal is the estimation of the benefits in the functions in insurance, financing and status display, functions, which are significant in communities where it is difficult or impossible to fulfill these through other means.…”
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The triangle of microfinance: financial sustainability, outreach, and impact by Zeller, Manfred, Meyer, Richard L.

“…The initial success of microfinance programs in the 1970s led pioneers to think that many essential problems of the poor might be resolved by access to credit alone -- the ability to acquire assets, to start businesses, to finance emergency needs and to insure against illness and disaster. …”
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The triangle of microfinance: Financial sustainability, outreach, and impact by Zeller, Manfred, Meyer, Richard L.

“…The initial success of microfinance programs in the 1970s led pioneers to think that many essential problems of the poor might be resolved by access to credit alone -- the ability to acquire assets, to start businesses, to finance emergency needs and to insure against illness and disaster. …”
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Smallholder dairy production and markets: a comparison of production systems in Zambia, Kenya and Sri Lanka by Moll, H.A.J., Staal, Steven J., Ibrahim, Mohamed N.M.

“…Attention is given to the valuation of marketed and non-marketed products and the intangible benefits of livestock in insurance, financing and status display. The comprehensive and comparative analysis of the production systems shows the direct relationship between type and intensity of dairy production and the presence or absence of markets for milk and other products, services and employment. …”
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Enhanced capacity of service providers in the deployment of RiceAdvice digital application by Ahouantona, Kokou, Guindo, Samuel, Dossou-Yovo, Elliott Ronald

“…The use of RiceAdvice also facilitates farmers access to finances particularly loans from the banks as an insurance for good yields in the face of climate change. …”
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Empowering farmers through a human-centered advisory approach: Enhanced support yields tangible benefits by Desta, Lulseged Tamene, Mesfin, Tewodros, Degefie, Tibebe, Ebrahim, Mohammed, Abera, Wuletawu, Endrias, Abrhame

“…This approach encouraged financial institutions to offer customized agricultural financing, addressing resource-limited farmers’ needs. …”
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Risk Contingent Credit: A stakeholder engagement to inform project expansion in Kenya by Timu, Anne G., Shee, Apurba, You, Liangzhi, Girvetz, Evan Hartunian, Ghosh, Aniruddha, Chilambe, Pedro Anglaze

“…Recent research has shown that transferring some of the climate-related risks to the insurance market in exchange for a payout can shield the welfare of smallholders from the adverse effects of extreme weather conditions, while agricultural financing can help farmers to acquire and adopt agricultural inputs such as improved seed varieties, fertilizer, pesticides, and herbicides. …”
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Four lessons for financial innovation in agrifood systems by Ambler, Kate, Bloem, Jeffrey R., de Brauw, Alan, Bakhtiar, M. Mehrab, Maruyama, Eduardo

“…Obstacles include weather and price risks that are difficult to insure, high transaction costs, a lack of collateral among smallholders and informal firms, and seasonal payment streams. …”
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ShambaShield: Concept note by Vyas, Shalika, Chilambe, Pedro, Ghosh, Aniruddha, Timu, Anne, Sartas, Murat, Ramirez Villegas, Julian

“…This holistic approach provides (1) climate and financial information through SSU; (2) the financing required to enhance maize-mixed farming system resilience delivered by a financial institution and enabled by the climate-smart credit rating; and (3) the safety net provided by the insurance product (risk-contingent credit, RCC).…”
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Agrarian Reforms and Food Policy Process in Tajikistan by Babu, Suresh Chandra, Akramov, Kamiljon T.

“…Using specific tools to study power relations, financing, and information flows in the policy process, it maps institutional architecture and key stakeholders in the pre- and post-soviet era. …”
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Socio-economic determinants of keeping goats and sheep by rural people in southern Benin by Dossa, Luc Hippolyte, Rischkowsky, Barbara, Birner, Regina, Wollny, Clemens

“…These findings highlight the financing and insurance roles that small ruminants, particularly goats, are playing in the study area. …”
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Capital market operations in an emerging economy: the case of Nigeria by Ojo, M.O.

“…One of the key challenges facing big businesses is how to secure the huge financing they need to invest in their businesses. …”
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National workshop on Drought Management: Knowledge Products and Tools for Sri Lanka by Alahacoon, Niranga, Amarnath, Giriraj, Dickowita, Ranoja, de Silva, S.

“…Discussions covered financing options, including grant, loan, bond, and insurance instruments, and emphasized nature-based solutions and watershed management. …”
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Smallholder dairy systems in the Kenya highlands: breed preferences and breeding practices by Bebe, B.O., Udo, H.M.J., Rowlands, G.J., Thorpe, W.R.

“…These findings suggest that multiple objectives, including the need for more milk, adaptability to local feed conditions and diseases, and the provision of non-market production such as manure, insurance and financing roles of cattle, underlie smallholders’ breeding decisions in the Kenya highlands.…”
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Motivations and incentives for mechanization in Zambia: a mixed-methods analysis by Mulungu, Kelvin, Ngoma, Lushomo Molly, Mhembere, Rumbidzai, Manyanga, Mark, Simutowe, Esau, Thierfelder, Christian, Matin, Md. Abdul, Ngoma, Hambulo

“…In terms of incentives for ownership, risk-contingent credit (RCC), particularly when bundled with repair insurance, emerges as the most desirable incentive for encouraging tractor ownership. …”
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