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    Poverty in Sri-Lanka: issues and options

    Department of Census & Statistics, Sri Lanka, 2007
    This paper discusses the methodology that is being used by the Department of Census and Statistics (DCS) in computing Official Poverty Line (OPL).. It also gives the definitions of various measures used in measuring poverty for researchers, planners and policy makers who maintain an interest in the poverty situation in Sri-Lanka.
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    Landlessness within the vicious cycle of poverty in Ugandan rural farm households: why and how it is born?

    Economic Policy Research Centre, Uganda, 2007
    Rising poverty in rural Uganda is linked to increasing landlessness, as the latter drives land degradation and reduces agricultural productivity. This paper examines the complex relationship between owning land and poverty. It identifies effective strategies and land policy guidance to address this concern. Findings from a comparison of recent panel data indicate that:
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    Women and food crises: how US food aid policies can better support their struggles

    ActionAid International, 2007
    Women are often at the centre of food crises and are disproportionately affected by hunger, yet their central role in providing solutions is often overlooked. This discussion paper lays out some of the key issues in modern food crises, discusses the role of food aid in addressing them and explores opportunities for engaging women more actively in food aid policy.
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    The decline in public spending to agriculture: does it matter?

    Oxford Policy Management, 2007
    Public spending on agriculture is now recognised to be an important means of promoting economic growth and alleviating poverty in rural areas. However, this paper reveals that agricultural spending is not being prioritised within current budgets and, in many cases, is actually falling.
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    Consumption risk, technology adoption and poverty traps: evidence from Ethiopia

    Policy Research Working Papers, World Bank, 2007
    Using fertiliser in Ethiopia is a high risk activity with moderately higher returns. This paper examines the differential ability of households to use risky production technologies, such as fertilisers, to avoid harvest failure and welfare consequences that follow. The report finds that:
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    Rural Reconstruction Nepal

    Rural Reconstruction Nepal's (RRN) strategic objective is to empower people through:
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    Conflict and food security in Nepal: a preliminary analysis

    Rural Reconstruction Nepal, 2003
    This study is a preliminary attempt to develop a more systematic approach to, and investigation of, the impact of the conflict on rural livelihoods with special reference to food security in Nepal. It considers the following concerns about food security in Nepal, especially considering the Maoist insurgency and government response since 2001:
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    Land in Africa: market asset or secure livelihood?

    Human Settlements Programme, 2004
    This document summarises the proceedings from a conference organised by International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED) , Natural Resource insitute (NRI) and the Royal African Society in November 2004.The conference brought together a wide range of interest groups including, African policy makers, academics and civil society representatives, as well as representatives of the private
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    Understanding and addressing spatial poverty traps, International workshop

    Overseas Development Institute, 2007
    A workshop on spatial poverty traps was held in Cape town on the 27th March 2007.
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    The land question in South Africa

    Human Sciences Research Council, South Africa, 2006
    The need for large-scale land redistribution in Southern Africa is undisputed. In order to redress centuries of dispossession, this highly complex process has the potential to encourage economic growth and poverty reduction.

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