Rural poverty and livelihoods
- The nature and extent of rural poverty in Argentina
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Extreme income poverty in rural Argentina has reached exorbitant levels. This paper provides a poverty analysis that both includes an overview of demographic changes and addresses income inequality, unmet basic needs, and access to social programmes and services.
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Small-scale fisheries for poverty alleviation: how can the benefits be maximised?
- ( C. Béné;G. Macfadyen;E.,H. Allison / Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations , 2007)
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The objective of this paper is to highlight the contribution that inland and coastal small-scale fisheries can make to poverty alleviation and food security and to make practical suggestions o...
- Poor people and ethnic minorities suffer from a loss of control over resources and a loss of culture
- ( J. Cornford;N. Matthews / Oxfam Australia , 2007)
- The Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS) framework, a programme for regional development by the Asian Development Bank, has brought about fast paced economic growth. However, poor people's livelihoods, cult...
- How agricultural knowledge, science and technology can reduce poverty and improve livelihoods
- ( International Assessment of Agricultural Knowledge, Science and Technology for Development , 2008)
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- Enhancing rural employment by creating productive assets that local communities really need
- ( Centre for Science and Environment, New Delhi , 2008)
- The Indian government considers the National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (NREGA) to be a pure wage employment programme. Nevertheless, NREGA has animated people's hope for broader development. ...
Are Rwanda's rural sector policies really pro-poor?
- ( A. Ansoms / Institute of Development Policy and Management, University of Antwerp , 2007)
- This paper critically analyses the challenges and priorities for Rwanda’s rural sector policies in the fight against poverty. The lessons drawn are important, the author asserts, as this sector ...
- Will a second Green Revolution really solve Africa's problems?
- ( E. Holt-Gimenez;M. Altieri;P. Rosset / Institute for Food and Development Policy , 2008)
- This article analyses the effectiveness of the investment that the Rockefeller Foundation and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation recently announced - a joint ‘Alliance for a Green Revolutio...
- 2008 review of economic and social development in Asia and the Pacific
- ( United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific , 2008)
- Examines the region’s key short and medium term prospects and challenges in macroeconomic and selected social areas and studies long-term development issues for the developing countries in ...
- Making agriculture more sustainable for poor farmers.
- ( International Institute of Rural Reconstruction , 2005)
- Drawing on experiences from a large part of Africa, this manual provides specific examples of technologies and approaches in agriculture. It is intended for use as a field guide by development workers...
- Including different actors is key to successful local economic development
- ( E. Wilson / Institute of Social Studies, Netherlands , 2008)
- This paper describes the transformations that have taken place in the honey production and marketing in West Nile since the launch of the National Agricultural Advisory Services (NAADS) programme in 2...
- Priority setting in agricultural research: experiences with indigenous fruit tree species in Africa
- ( S. Franzel;F.,K. Akinnifesi;C. Ham / CAB International , 2008)
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Priority setting in agricultural research has received considerable attention in recent years, the objective being to determine the species for which domestication research (i.e. research regarding...
