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    Child labour in cocoa farming in Cote D’Ivorie

    Global March Against Child Labour, 2013
    The Republic of Côte d'Ivoire, a West African nation is the leading supplier of cocoa accounting for more than 40 percent of global production. However this production is undertaken using child labour.
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    Transforming rural livelihoods and landscapes: Sustainable improvements to income, food security and the environment

    Association of International Research and Development Centers for Agriculture, 2013
    As demand for food, land and fuel grows, this paper explores approaches, opportunities and challenges in moving farmers from a subsistence to a business basis. The authors seek to raise awareness of the benefits of landscape approaches among potential stakeholders in the agricultural and environmental sectors.
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    Rural poverty and Food insecurity mapping at district level for improved agricultural water management in the Limpopo River Basin

    Challenge Program on Water and Food, 2013
    The purposes of this paper are to: 1) Identify areas in the Limpopo River Basin with high levels of rural poverty and food insecurity; 2) Identify areas where agricultural water management (AWM) interventions are taking place; and
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    Who benefits most from rural electrification ? Evidence in India

    World Bank, 2012
    This paper is a product of the World Bank Agriculture and Rural Development Team, Development Research Group. With a focus on rural India, it analyses the impact of electrification on a range of households and aims to determine who benefits most from rural electrification.
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    African Development Bank Data Portal

    The AFDB Statistical Data Portal has been developed in response to the increasing demand for statistical data and indicators relating to African Countries.
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    Cambodian agriculture: Adaptation to climate change impact

    International Food Policy Research Institute, 2013
    Cambodia has been identified as one of the most vulnerable countries to climate change. This International Food and Policy Institute discussion paper utilises crop models and village surveys to provide an overview of Cambodian agriculture's adaptation to climate change impacts.
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    Meeting the challenge of a new pro-poor agricultural paradigm

    Chronic Poverty Advisory Network, 2012
    Agriculture is a critical sector for poverty reduction. The majority of chronically poor households are engaged in agricultural activities, either as smallholders or labourers.
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    Meeting the challenge of a new pro-poor agricultural paradigm: the role of agricultural policies and programmes

    Chronic Poverty Advisory Network, 2012
    Maximising sustained escapes from poverty and preventing impoverishment will accelerate achievement of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). This policy guide is designed to show agricultural and other interested policymakers how their policies and programmes can benefit chronically poor people, help poor people move out of poverty and prevent the impoverishment of others.
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    Agriculture and growth seminar notes

    Evidence on Demand, 2013
    The agriculture and growth seminar was the first in a series of professional development seminars on the role of agriculture in development. It was delivered by Professor Frank Ellis and Professor Stefan Dercon on 31st January 2013 at DFID’s headquarters in London.
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    Annotated bibliography for rapid review on property rights

    Economic and Private Sector PEAKS, 2013
    Better protection of property rights can affect several development outcomes, including better management of natural resources. This bibliography and rapid review is concerned with two principal outcomes:  reduction in investors risk and increase in incentives to invest, and improvements in household welfare.

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