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    Rural poverty in Malanje, Angola

    Chr. Michelsen Institute, Norway, 2017
    This report is part of the research programme “Cooperation on Research and Development in Angola” between Centro de Estudos e Investigação Científica (CEIC) at the Catholic University in Luanda, Angola and Chr. Michelsen Institute (CMI) in Bergen, Norway. The objective of the programme is to increase the quality, quantity and availability of relevant research-based knowledge on Angola.
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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 State of Food and Agriculture: social protection and agriculture: breaking the cycle of rural poverty

    Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, 2015
    This edition of The State of Food and Agriculture 2015 reviews the effectiveness of social protection interventions in reducing poverty, raising food consumption, relieving household food insecurity and hunger, and promoting longer-term improvements in nutrition. It is argued that social protection programmes are effective at reducing poverty and hunger.
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    Land issues in poverty reduction strategies and the development agenda: Philippines

    Philippine Institute for Development Studies, 2002
    Access to land and productive inputs is a strong predicate for poverty alleviation. In the Philippines, the poor are strongly dependent on access to land for their livelihood and welfare.
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    Spotlight on publications: smallholder farmers and rural development

    Evidence and Lessons from Latin America, 2013
    The publications presented in this overview represent some of the key resources dealing with a variety of issues related to rural development and small-scale farming in Latin America. The selected publications focus on: Market Access ; Territorial Development ; Rural Development ; Agricultural Productivity ; Reality of Smallholder Farmers ; and Land Use and Rights .
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    Agricultural growth and rural incomes: Rural performance indicators and consumption patterns

    Philippine Institute for Development Studies, 1994
    This paper examines the farm-nonfarm linkages of agricultural growth and the mechanisms by which agricultural development changes the economic welfare of various groups of rural population. Parameter estimates of the Almost Ideal Demand System (AIDS) utilizing Philippine data show substantial differences in the demand responses by various population groups to changes in household incomes.
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    Agriculture, rural employment, and inclusive growth

    Philippine Institute for Development Studies, 2013
    At the top of the agenda of the Philippine Development Plan is inclusive growth, meaning growth that is rapid, sustained, and wide enough to matter to a broad spectrum of the population.
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    A randomized evaluation of the effects of an agricultural insurance program on rural households’ behavior: evidence from China

    International Initiative for Impact Evaluation, 2014
    The provision of weather insurance is a potential way of shielding farmers from weather related shocks and reducing poverty. However, the use of weather insurance is not widespread in many countries. In China, even with a government subsidy of 70 per cent, the take-up of weather insurance is quite low.
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    Neighborhood and agricultural clusters across states of India

    Indira Gandhi Institute of Development Research, India, 2014
    Huge disparity across states has been a perennial feature of Indian agriculture, and the subject matter of several studies, government reports and policy documents. This study traces how number and members of income clusters have changed in Indian agriculture over the last four and a half decades.
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    MGNREGA works and their impacts: A Rapid assessment in Maharashtra

    Indira Gandhi Institute of Development Research, India, 2014
    The Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) was notified on September 5, 2005 and implemented in three phases covering all districts over time. Although the focus is on augmenting wage employment, it is ambitious in scope and aims to accomplish a number of things.

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