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Microfinance for protecting the vulnerable in rural Uzbekistan
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, 2005This briefing provides microfinance practitioners with a framework to develop risk management from a market research perspective. It looks at how an understanding of vulnerability to poverty is crucial to develop microfinancial services that address the complexity of poor households’ livelihoods.DocumentRural livelihoods in Armenia
Department of Agricultural Economics and Management, Hebrew University, Israel, 2003This paper explores the structure of the rural economy in Armenia from a households’ perspective. It draws upon the livelihoods approach, paying attention to the different kinds of assets and activities that form the livelihood strategies of rural households.DocumentMigration and development linkage in Ecuador
Federico Caffe Center, Dept. of Social Sciences, Roskilde University, 2007How can policy makers best support people’s livelihoods in the context of migration? What policies can enhance social protection in the context of transnational networks? How can policy makers link migration and development to both reduce push factors as well as support the use of migrant remittances for social development?DocumentEnabling rural innovation in Africa: an approach for empowering smallholder farmers to access market opportunities for improved livelihoods
Future Agricultures Consortium, 2007The aim of this paper is to link smallholder farmers to markets. The approach used is entitled: Enabling Rural Innovation (ERI). In line with the livelihoods approach, ERI focuses on strengthening the smallholder’s capacity, it focuses particularly on resource poor farmers and how they can achieve access to the market.DocumentRural livelihoods, poverty, and the Millennium Development Goals: evidence from Ethiopian survey data
Environment and Development Consultancy Ltd, 2008This paper analyses the nature of rural poverty in Ethiopia. It situates this analysis within the context of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) which provide an umbrella for efforts to increase incomes and improve the quality of life of poor people.DocumentRural livelihoods systems
www.poverty-wellbeing.net, 2008Why do individuals and households adopt a particular livelihood strategy and not another one?DocumentWorld resources 2008: roots of resilience—growing the wealth of the poor
World Resources Institute, Washington DC, 2008Three-quarters of the world’s poorest citizens – those living on less than $2 per day – are dependent on the environment for a significant part of their daily livelihoods. But the world’s natural resources are increasingly being degraded amidst climate change and population growth.DocumentGender in agriculture sourcebook
International Fund for Agricultural Development, 2008This extensive resource provides guidance for the development of rural agricultural strategies that effectively promote gender equality and women's empowerment and reduce poverty. The Sourcebook is the outcome of a collaboration between the World Bank, The Food and Agricultural Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD).DocumentYou can't learn to swim until you get into the water: policy formulation and implementation on a practical level
Eldis Document Store, 2000Can rural livelihoods in Mozambique be improved by agricultural reform? How do donors and NGOs influence policy and practice to better address poverty and gender issues?DocumentWhat's different about agricultural SWAps?
Overseas Development Institute, 2000What makes agriculture SWAps different to those of other sectors? What is the impact of agricultural sector wide approaches (SWAps) on livelihoods and poverty?Pages