The struggle to find sustainable formal insurance for droughts in developing countries captures the attention of many in the development community for good reason. Droughts disrupt the development process, and the impacts of drought are exacerbated by an unwillingness on the part of the poor to i...
Díaz Nieto, J.
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Cook, Simon E.
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Läderach, Peter
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Fisher, Myles J.
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Jones, Peter G.
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[Rainfall index insurance to help smallholder farmers manage drought risk]
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Rainfall index insurance to help smallholder farmers manage drought risk
Cook, Simon E.
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Andersson, Meike S.
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Fisher, Myles J.
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[Assessing the importance of livestock water use in basins]
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Assessing the importance of livestock water use in basins
Los estudios sobre desigualdades de género en el análisis de la pobreza tienden a utilizar el sexo de quien ocupa la jefatura del hogar como el indicador principal de dichas desigualdades. Este artículo argumenta que el análisis basado en el sexo de quien tiene la jefatura del hogar da una visión...
Deere, Carmen Diana
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Alvarado, Gina E.
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Twyman, Jennifer
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[¿Dueñas o jefas de hogar? analizando la desigualdad de género en la propiedad de activos en américa latina = ¿Female owners or household heads? Analyzing gender inequality in assets ownership in Latin America]
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¿Dueñas o jefas de hogar? analizando la desigualdad de género en la propiedad de activos en américa latina = ¿Female owners or household heads? Analyzing gender inequality in assets ownership in Latin America
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.
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Ajani, OIY
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Chianu, J.N.
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[Livelihoods and rural wealth distribution among farm households in western Kenya : Implications for rural development, poverty alleviation interventions and peace]
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Livelihoods and rural wealth distribution among farm households in western Kenya : Implications for rural development, poverty alleviation interventions and peace
The world s poorest and most vulnerable farmers on the whole have not benefited from international agricultural research and development. Past efforts have tried to increase the production of countries in more favourable environments; farmers with relatively higher potential for improvement benef...
Hyman, Glenn
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Fujisaka, Sam
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Jones, Peter G.
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Wood, S.
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Vicente, M.C. de
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Dixon, John A.
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[Strategic approaches to targeting technology generation: assessing the coincidence of poverty and drought-prone crop production]
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Strategic approaches to targeting technology generation: assessing the coincidence of poverty and drought-prone crop production
Widespread and increasing rural poverty in sub-Saharan Africa has been of great concern to development community. Low use of inputs by farmers, due to market constraints that reduce profitability of input use, is one of the factors responsible for the gap between potential and actual yields. Usin...
Chianu, J.N.
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Mairura, Franklin S.
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Ekise, IE
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Chianu, J.N.
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[Farm input marketing in western Kenya : Challenges and opportunities]
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Farm input marketing in western Kenya : Challenges and opportunities
The intense debate over agricultural biotechnology is at once fascinating, confusing and disappointing. It is complicated by issues of ethical, moral, socio-economic, political, philosophical and scientific import. Its vocal champions exaggerate their claims of biotechnology as saviour of the poo...
Kelemu, Segenet
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Mahuku, George S.
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Fregene, Martin A.
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Pachico, Douglas H.
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Johnson, Nancy L.
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Calvert, Lee A.
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Rao, Idupulapati M.
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Buruchara, Robin A.
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Amede, Tilahun
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Kimani, P.M.
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Kirkby, Roger A.
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Kaaria, Susan K.
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Ampofo, James Kwasi O.
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[Harmonizing the agricultural biotechnology debate for the benefit of African farmers]
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Harmonizing the agricultural biotechnology debate for the benefit of African farmers
Béné, Christophe
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Arthur, Robert
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Norbury, Hannah
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Allison, Edward H.
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Beveridge, Malcolm
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Bush, Simon
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Campling, Liam
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Leschen, Will
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Little, David
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Squires, Dale
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Thilsted, Shakuntala H.
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Troell, Max
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Williams, Meryl
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[Contribution of fisheries and aquaculture to food security and poverty reduction: assessing the current evidence]
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Contribution of fisheries and aquaculture to food security and poverty reduction: assessing the current evidence
Iannotti, Lora L.
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Robles, Miguel
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Pachón, Helena
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Chiarella, Cristina
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[Food prices and poverty negatively affect micronutrient intakes in Guatemala]
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Food prices and poverty negatively affect micronutrient intakes in Guatemala