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    Gender inequality, risk and vulnerability in the rural economy: refocusing the public works agenda to take account of economic and social risks

    Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, 2011
    Although the gender-specific challenges of women’s largely unequal involvement in agricultural activities are generally well-articulated, social protection policy and programming have not adequately recognised the gendered experiences of poverty and vulnerability and the extent to which gender inequality affects both social protection programme design and outcomes.
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    The Politics of wellbeing, conservation and development in Chiawa, Zambia

    Wellbeing and Poverty Pathways, University of Bath, 2013
    The challenge of reconciling competing demands for national economic growth, wildlife conservation and the wellbeing of local communities is widely recognised. In Chiawa, Zambia 2013 this challenge is particularly acute, as a new highway and bridge promise to reverse the area’s historical marginality, promoting it as a premier site for safari tourism and agri-business.
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    Social Protection for Agricultural Growth

    Future Agricultures Consortium, 2009
    Various explanations have been advanced for the persistent under‑performance of agriculturein many African countries, where smallholder farming is still the dominant livelihood activityand the main source of employment, food and income. Some of the oldest argumentsremain the most compelling.
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    Russian Journal of Agricultural and Socio-Economic Sciences (RJOAS)

    Russian Journal of Agricultural and Socio-Economic Sciences (RJOAS) is an interdisciplinary open access journal of agriculture and socio-economic studies.
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    Africa human development report 2012: towards a food secure future

    United Nations Development Programme, 2012
    Due to misguided policies, weak institutions and failing markets, sub-Saharan Africa has millions of hungry and malnourished people. This first Africa Human Development Report 2012 seeks to look beyond direct causes of food insecurity, such as crop failure, to highlight the social and political dimensions that are inhibiting progress.
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    Resilience of rural communities to climatic accidents: a need to scale up socio-environmental safety nets (Madagascar, Haiti)

    EASYPol, 2009
    Lack of resilience to climatic accidents seems to be one of the main reasons for the transformation of climatic accidents into environmental, economic and social disasters for rural communities. Focusing particularly on Madagascar and Haiti, the recommendations in this policy brief target ways to increase and improve the coverage and impact of existing risk management tools, as well as mak
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    Responding to HIV/AIDS in agriculture and related activities

    Overseas Development Institute, 2005
    This article explores the challenges posed for agriculture by HIV and AIDS and considers a range of policy options. The impact of HIV and AIDS is first considered at a household level. HIV and AIDS has a high human cost and undermines household economies resulting in poverty and vulnerability.
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    Promoting agriculture for social protection or social protection for agriculture: strategic policy and research issues

    Future Agricultures Consortium, 2006
    Developing pro-poor policies for agricultural development is important in countries with a large rural poor. In conjunction, there is also need to focus on social protection in order to address the risk and insecurity that the rural poor face. However, current policy fails to sufficiently link agricultural with social protection policies.
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    Migration and development linkage in Ecuador

    Federico Caffe Center, Dept. of Social Sciences, Roskilde University, 2007
    How 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?
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    Improving drought response in pastoral regions of Ethiopia

    Overseas Development Institute, 2008
    This study provides an overview of the timing, appropriateness and efficacy of interventions in response to the drought that affected the pastoral lowlands of Ethiopia in 2005/2006. It identifies mechanisms to initiate more timely and appropriate interventions to protect and support pastoral livelihoods and explores donor interest in resourcing these changes.

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