Social protection
- The Political Economy of Ethiopian Cereal Seed Systems
- D. Alemu / Future Agricultures Consortium, 2012
- Policy Brief 48 Full title: The Political Economy of Ethiopian Cereal Seed Systems: State Control, Market Liberalisation and Decentralisation This FAC Policy Brief examines the political and economic processes governing ...
- From Farmer Participation to Pro-poor Seed Markets
- K. Amanor / Future Agricultures Consortium, 2012
- Policy Brief 47 Full title: From Farmer Participation to Pro-poor Seed Markets: The Political Economy of Commercial Cereal Seed Networks in Ghana Since the 1980s public research systems in seed production in sub-Saharan ...
- Seeds and Subsidies: The Political Economy of Input Support Programmes in Malawi
- B. Chinsinga / Future Agricultures Consortium, 2012
- Policy Brief 46 This FAC Policy Brief examines the political economy of input programmes and identifies maize and input subsidies as central to agricultural political debates. Subsidy programmes that are centred on the supply o...
- Transforming Livelihoods for Resilient Futures: How to Facilitate Graduation in Social Protection
- R. Sabates-Wheeler and S. Devereux / Future Agricultures Consortium, 2011
- Rachel Sabates-Wheeler and Stephen Devereux August 2011 It is frequently claimed that the most innovative feature of social protection, in contrast to safety nets, is that it has the potential to reduce the vulnerabili...
- Heifer-in-trust, Social Protection and Graduation: Conceptual Issues and Research Questions
- J. Sumberg, D. Lankoandé / Future Agricultures Consortium, 2011
- James Sumberg, Gountiéni Damien Lankoandé August 2011 The imagery of movement is deeply engrained in development discourse, and particularly in relation to poverty: we commonly talk, for example, of people ...
- Integrating Social Difference, Gender and Social Analysis into Agricultural Development
- C. Okali / Future Agricultures Consortium, 2011
- Policy Brief 39 There is a widespread perception that ongoing social, economic, political, and environmental change processes in sub- Saharan Africa are leading to increasing levels of disadvantage based on social difference. T...
- Social Protection for Agricultural Growth in Africa
- S. Devereux / Future Agricultures Consortium, 2010
- Stephen Devereux January 2009 Various explanations have been advanced for the persistent under?performance of agriculture in many African countries, where smallholder farming is still the dominant livelihood activity and t...
- Linking Agricultural Development to School Feeding
- J. Sumberg / Future Agricultures Consortium, 2010
- James Sumberg & Rachel Sabates-Wheeler June 2010 This paper is an output from the initial phase of the Home-Grown School Feeding (HGSF) Project which is funded by Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation (BMGF) and implemen...
- Agriculture and Social Protection in Ghana
- R, Al-Hassan and C, Poulton / Future Agricultures Consortium, 2010
- Ramatu Al-Hassan and Colin Poulton January 2009 Ghana was one of the first countries in Africa to embark on structural adjustment reforms. 25 years on, its continuing commitment to reform for national economic development ...
- Social Protection and Agricultural Development in Kenya
- P. Irungu, L. Ndirangu and J. Omiti / Future Agricultures Consortium, 2010
- Patrick Irungu, Lydia Ndirangu and John Omiti March 2009 Patrick Irungu, Lydia Ndirangu and John Omiti March 2009 This paper focuses on social protection programs in Kenya’s agriculture. A case study approach was used...
- Seeds and Subsidies: The Political Economy of Input Support Programmes in Malawi
- B. Chinsinga / Future Agricultures Consortium, 2012
- Policy Brief 46 This FAC Policy Brief examines the political economy of input programmes and identifies maize and input subsidies as central to agricultural political debates. Subsidy programmes that are centred on the supply o...
- Transforming Livelihoods for Resilient Futures: How to Facilitate Graduation in Social Protection
- R. Sabates-Wheeler and S. Devereux / Future Agricultures Consortium, 2011
- Rachel Sabates-Wheeler and Stephen Devereux August 2011 It is frequently claimed that the most innovative feature of social protection, in contrast to safety nets, is that it has the potential to reduce the vulnerabili...
- Heifer-in-trust, Social Protection and Graduation: Conceptual Issues and Research Questions
- J. Sumberg, D. Lankoandé / Future Agricultures Consortium, 2011
- James Sumberg, Gountiéni Damien Lankoandé August 2011 The imagery of movement is deeply engrained in development discourse, and particularly in relation to poverty: we commonly talk, for example, of people ...
- Integrating Social Difference, Gender and Social Analysis into Agricultural Development
- C. Okali / Future Agricultures Consortium, 2011
- Policy Brief 39 There is a widespread perception that ongoing social, economic, political, and environmental change processes in sub- Saharan Africa are leading to increasing levels of disadvantage based on social difference. T...
- Social Protection for Agricultural Growth in Africa
- S. Devereux / Future Agricultures Consortium, 2010
- Stephen Devereux January 2009 Various explanations have been advanced for the persistent under?performance of agriculture in many African countries, where smallholder farming is still the dominant livelihood activity and t...
- Linking Agricultural Development to School Feeding
- J. Sumberg / Future Agricultures Consortium, 2010
- James Sumberg & Rachel Sabates-Wheeler June 2010 This paper is an output from the initial phase of the Home-Grown School Feeding (HGSF) Project which is funded by Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation (BMGF) and implemen...
- Agriculture and Social Protection in Ghana
- R, Al-Hassan and C, Poulton / Future Agricultures Consortium, 2010
- Ramatu Al-Hassan and Colin Poulton January 2009 Ghana was one of the first countries in Africa to embark on structural adjustment reforms. 25 years on, its continuing commitment to reform for national economic development ...
- Social Protection and Agricultural Development in Kenya
- P. Irungu, L. Ndirangu and J. Omiti / Future Agricultures Consortium, 2010
- Patrick Irungu, Lydia Ndirangu and John Omiti March 2009 Patrick Irungu, Lydia Ndirangu and John Omiti March 2009 This paper focuses on social protection programs in Kenya’s agriculture. A case study approach was used...
- Building synergies between social protection and smallholder agricultural policies
- R. Sabates-Wheeler, S. Devereux and B. Guenther / Future Agricultures Consortium, 2010
- Rachel Sabates-Wheeler, Stephen Devereux and Bruce Guenther January 2009 The paper explores how social protection and agricultural policies interact, creating either synergies or conflicts between them. To the extent tha...
- Cash Transfers and High Food Prices: Explaining Outcomes on Ethiopia’s Productive Safety Net ...
- R. Sabates-Wheeler / Future Agricultures Consortium, 2010
- Rachel Sabates-Wheeler and Stephen Devereux January 2010 An ongoing and highly politicised debate concerns the relative efficacy of cash transfers versus food aid. This paper aims to shed light on this debate, drawing on n...
- Russian Journal of Agricultural and Socio-Economic Sciences (RJOAS)
- An interdisciplinary open access journal of agriculture and socio-economic studies
- Secure Livelihoods Research Consortium (SLRC)
- The Secure Livelihoods Research Consortium (SLRC) is a six year global research programme exploring livelihoods, basic services and social protection in conflict-affected situations. Funded by the UK Department for International Development (DFID), SLRC was established in 2011 with the aim of strengthening the evidence base and informing policy and practice around livelihoods and servic...
