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Groundwater use for agriculture has the potential to improve rural households’ income and reduce poverty, but the linkages are not always straightforward. Taking Laos as a case study, this article illustrates how differential access to water, land, and capital shape farmers’ livelihood strategies...


Suhardiman, DianaPavelic, PaulKeovilignavong, OulavanhGiordano, Mark[Putting farmers’ strategies in the center of agricultural groundwater use in the Vientiane Plain, Laos]Putting farmers’ strategies in the center of agricultural groundwater use in the Vientiane Plain, Laos

Agriculture is the mainstay of Ethiopia’s economy, contributing more than 40% to GDP and providing a livelihood to about 80% of the population. Agriculture is dominated by smallholders growing predominantly rainfed cereals, making economic performance dependent on rainfall availability. This stud...


Makombe, GodswillNamara, Regassa E.Awulachew, Seleshi BekeleHagos, FitsumKanjere, M.[An analysis of the productivity and technical efficiency of smallholder irrigation in Ethiopia]An analysis of the productivity and technical efficiency of smallholder irrigation in Ethiopia

Women in developing countries are often omitted from key parts of the agricultural value chains. We used household survey data in bi-probit and ordinary least squares regression models to estimate the determinants of women’s participation in cassava cultivation and marketing in Tanzania. Land siz...


Masamha, B.Thebe, V.Uzokwe, Veronica N.E.[Unlocking the household ‘Black Box’: a gendered analysis of smallholder farmers' participation in the cassava (Manihot esculenta crantz) value chain in Tanzania]Unlocking the household ‘Black Box’: a gendered analysis of smallholder farmers' participation in the cassava (Manihot esculenta crantz) value chain in Tanzania

The objectives of the study were to identify and analyze the food security measures of rural households in Borno State of Nigeria. Using multi-stage sampling techniques, 1,200 households spread across 30 communities located in four Local Government Areas of Borno State were selected through a ran...


Amaza, P.S.Adejobi, A.O.Fregene, T.[Measurement and determinants of food insecurity in northeast Nigeria: some empirical policy guidelines]Measurement and determinants of food insecurity in northeast Nigeria: some empirical policy guidelines

Ravallion, Martin[ The Mystery of the Vanishing Benefits : An Introduction to Impact Evaluation ]

Kirkpatrick, ColinParker, DavidZhang, Yin-Fang[ An Empirical Analysis of State and Private Sector Provision of Water Services in Africa ]

Buckley, Robert M.Kalarickal, Jerry[ Housing Policy in Developing Countries : Conjectures and Refutations ]

Collier, PaulDercon, StefanMackinnon, John[ Density versus Quality in Health Care Provision : Using Household Data to Make Budgetary Choices in Ethiopia ]

Pradhan, MennoRawlings, Laura B.[ The Impact and Targeting of Social Infrastructure Investments : Lessons from the Nicaraguan Social ]

Chase, Robert S.[ Supporting Communities in Transition : The Impact of the Armenian Social Investment Fund ]

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