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This article provides a description of an agricultural household survey data of rice growers collected in Ecuador between October 2014 and March 2015. The household survey was implemented using a structured questionnaire administered among 1,028 households in the main rice production areas of Ecu...


Marin Salazar, Diego ArmandoOrrego-Varón, MayraYanez, FernandoMendoza, LuisGarcía, María AlejandraTwyman, JenniferAndrade, RobertLabarta, Ricardo[Household survey data of adoption of improved varieties and management practices in rice production, Ecuador.]Household survey data of adoption of improved varieties and management practices in rice production, Ecuador.

Background Child undernutrition is persistently high in the central Andes of Peru, and numerous smallholder households fail to meet their basic needs of energy, iron and zinc. Food-based approaches assume household-level nutrition can be improved following agricultural interventions. This study ...


Arce Indacochea, A.Creed-Kanashiro, Hilary M.Scurrah, M.Ccanto, Raul I.Olivera, EdgarBurra, Dharani DharHaan, Stefan de[The challenge of achieving basal energy, iron and zinc provision for home consumption through family farming in the Andes: a comparison of coverage through contemporary production systems and selected agricultural interventions]The challenge of achieving basal energy, iron and zinc provision for home consumption through family farming in the Andes: a comparison of coverage through contemporary production systems and selected agricultural interventions

Currently shaping a large part of the development and humanitarian agenda the concept of resilience has been embraced by a large number of donors, development agencies, and international NGOs. As a consequence, an increasing number of development interventions that aim at strengthening the resili...


Béné, ChristopheChowdhury, Fahim S.Rashid, MamunDhali, Sabbir A.Jahan, Ferdous[Squaring the Circle Reconciling the Need for Rigor with the Reality on the Ground in Resilience Impact Assessment]Squaring the Circle Reconciling the Need for Rigor with the Reality on the Ground in Resilience Impact Assessment

This article is concerned with the adoption of small-scale irrigation farming as a climate-smart agriculture practice and its influence on household income in the Chinyanja Triangle. Chinyanja Triangle is a region that is increasingly experiencing mid-season dry spells and an increase in occurren...


Mango, NelsonMakate, CliftonTamene, LulsegedMponela, PowellNdengu, Gift[Adoption of Small-Scale Irrigation Farming as a Climate-Smart Agriculture Practice and Its Influence on Household Income in the Chinyanja Triangle, Southern Africa]Adoption of Small-Scale Irrigation Farming as a Climate-Smart Agriculture Practice and Its Influence on Household Income in the Chinyanja Triangle, Southern Africa
Bigler, ChristineAmacker, MichèleIngabire, ChantalBirachi, Eliud Abucheli[A view of the transformation of Rwanda's highland through the lens of gender: A mixed-method study about unequal dependents on a mountain system and their well-being]A view of the transformation of Rwanda's highland through the lens of gender: A mixed-method study about unequal dependents on a mountain system and their well-being

Boserup’s in?uential book ‘Women’s Role in Economic Development’ generated debate on gender and development in Africa. Based on a survey of 322 households in northern Nigeria, this paper evaluates gender differences in labor allocation to eight enterprises (crop production, livestock production, ...


Chianu, J.N.Tsujii, H[Gender differences in labor allocation in West Africa : A case study of the savannas of Northern Nigeria]Gender differences in labor allocation in West Africa : A case study of the savannas of Northern Nigeria

We examine factors affecting the adoption of improved cassava varieties of 217 households in the Cauca Department in southwest Colombia. Using DNA fingerprinting through Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms (SNPs), we identified different cultivars in farmers fields. We also used this information to r...


Floro IV, Victorino O.Labarta, R.A.Becerra López Lavelle, Luis AugustoMartínez, Jose M.Ovalle Rivera, Tatiana M.[Household Determinants of the Adoption of Improved Cassava Varieties using DNA Fingerprinting to Identify Varieties in Farmer Fields: A Case Study in Colombia]Household Determinants of the Adoption of Improved Cassava Varieties using DNA Fingerprinting to Identify Varieties in Farmer Fields: A Case Study in Colombia

The study examined livelihoods and wealth distribution among farm households in western Kenya. Stratified random sampling was used to select 252 households from eight districts. Focus group discussions were used to collect complementary community-level data. Results indicate that average househol...


Chianu, J.N.Ajani, OIYChianu, J.N.[Livelihoods and rural wealth distribution among farm households in western Kenya : Implications for rural development, poverty alleviation interventions and peace]Livelihoods and rural wealth distribution among farm households in western Kenya : Implications for rural development, poverty alleviation interventions and peace
Mponela, PowellTamene, LulsegedNdengu, GiftMagreta, RuthKihara, JobMango, Nelson[Determinants of integrated soil fertility management technologies adoption by smallholder farmers in the Chinyanja Triangle of Southern Africa]Determinants of integrated soil fertility management technologies adoption by smallholder farmers in the Chinyanja Triangle of Southern Africa
Birachi, Eliud AbucheliZozo, RachelVanlauwe, BernardChianu, Jonas N.Chiuri, Wanjiku L.[An analysis of the determinants of household level production and marketing of beans in Eastern Congo]An analysis of the determinants of household level production and marketing of beans in Eastern Congo

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