The preceding chapter has demonstrated at the macro-level the importance of agricultural and economic growth for the significant reduction in rural poverty in MSEA that has occurred in recent decades. In this chapter we aim to identify and explain the major trends and trajectories of rice-farming...
Cramb, R.A.
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Newby, Jonathan C.
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[Trajectories of rice-farming households in mainland Southeast Asia]
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Trajectories of rice-farming households in mainland Southeast Asia
Agricultural commercialization as a mechanism to alleviate rural poverty raises concerns about small land-holders, non-adopters, and inequity in the distribution of benefits within transforming economies. Farm gross margins were calculated to assess the economic status and impact of cash cropping...
Brown, S.
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Kennedy, G.
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[A case study of cash cropping in Nepal: poverty alleviation or inequity?]
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A case study of cash cropping in Nepal: poverty alleviation or inequity?
For centuries, the populations of Mainland Southeast Asia (MSEA) have endured material poverty, particularly in rural areas and among subsistence-oriented, rice-farming households. In the 20th century in particular, the impact of colonialism, war, and collectivist regimes exacerbated the poverty ...
Cramb, R.A.
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Gray, G.D.
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Gummert, M.
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Haefele, S.M.
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Lefroy, R.D.B.
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Newby, Jonathan C.
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Stür, Werner W.
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Warr, P.
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[Implications of farming trends for agricultural research in mainland Southeast Asia]
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Implications of farming trends for agricultural research in mainland Southeast Asia
Peralta, A
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García C., J.A.
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Johnson, Nancy L.
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[Dynamics and definitions of poverty in the Colombian Andes: Participative vs objective approaches]
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Dynamics and definitions of poverty in the Colombian Andes: Participative vs objective approaches
Pérez Suárez, S.
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[Biofortificación y seguridad alimentaria y nutricional en Colombia: un análisis de políticas]
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Biofortificación y seguridad alimentaria y nutricional en Colombia: un análisis de políticas
Anderson, Pamela K.
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Morales, Francisco José
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[Whitefly and whitefly-borne viruses in the tropics: building a knowledge base for global action]
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Whitefly and whitefly-borne viruses in the tropics: building a knowledge base for global action
The importance of poverty reduction to the world development agenda has motivated greater interest in the geographic dimensions of poverty and food security. This special issue of Food Policy includes examples of poverty and food security mapping used to support policy development in agricultural...
Hyman, Glenn
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Larrea, C
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Farrow, Andrew
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[Methods, results and policy implications of poverty and food security mapping assessments]
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Methods, results and policy implications of poverty and food security mapping assessments
David, S.
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[Poverty and rural livelihoods in selected sites in Uganda, Malawi and Tanzania]
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Poverty and rural livelihoods in selected sites in Uganda, Malawi and Tanzania
Cook, Simon E.
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Gichuki, Francis N.
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Fisher, Myles J.
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[Analyzing water poverty: water, agriculture and poverty basins]
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Analyzing water poverty: water, agriculture and poverty basins
In 1981, the Integrated Cassava Research and Development (ICRD) Project was implemented as an integrated set of institutional, organizational, and technological interventions designed to link small-scale cassava farmers to expanding markets. The Project?s objective was to develop both technology ...
Gottret, María Verónica
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Melanie, R
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[An analysis of a cassava integrated research and development approach: has it really contributed to poverty alleviation?]
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An analysis of a cassava integrated research and development approach: has it really contributed to poverty alleviation?