Development partners and public investors assume that spate irrigation reduces household poverty and malnutrition. This article examines whether the poverty profiles of smallholder farmers and the nutritional outcomes of their children have improved as a result of using spate irrigation. The stud...
Hagos, Fitsum
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Mulugeta, A.
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Langan, Simon J.
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Lefore, Nicole
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Abebe, Yenenesh
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[Poverty profiles and nutritional outcomes of using spate irrigation in Ethiopia]
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Poverty profiles and nutritional outcomes of using spate irrigation in Ethiopia
This paper has studied rural employment diversification in India and across major states using NSSO data at household level for the period 1983 and 2009-10. Factors affecting rural employment diversification towards non-farm sector have also been studied. Analysis has shown that the non-farm sect...
Kumar, A.
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Kumar, S.
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Singh, D.K.
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Shivjee
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[Rural employment diversification in India: Trends, determinants and implications on poverty]
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Rural employment diversification in India: Trends, determinants and implications on poverty
South Asia's groundwater economy stands at the threshold of a revolution in adoption of solar irrigation pumps (SIPs). This has potential to unlock the region's perverse energy-groundwater nexus. In much of South Asia, the price of energy used in irrigation, the only surrogate for water price, fa...
Shah, Tushaar
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Rajan, Abhishek
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Rai, Gyan Prakash
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Verma, Shilp
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Durga, Neha
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[Solar pumps and South Asia's energy-groundwater nexus: exploring implications and reimagining its future]
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Solar pumps and South Asia's energy-groundwater nexus: exploring implications and reimagining its future
Dixon, John A.
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Hellin, JJ
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Xiaoyun, Li
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Hyman, Glenn
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[Forty years of farming systems classification for enhanced food security and poverty reduction]
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Forty years of farming systems classification for enhanced food security and poverty reduction
As part of a three-year project focusing on improving the livelihoods of poor livestock keepers by improving the availability of fodder, new groundnut varieties were tested, incorporating participatory rural appraisal (PRA), rapid rural appraisal (RRA), focus group discussions (FGDs) and field da...
Prasad, V.L.
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Bezkorowajnyj, P.G.
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Nigam, S.N.
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Hanson, Jean
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Romney, D.L.
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[Multiple actor orientation: A case study of groundnut in Anantapur, Andhra Pradesh]
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Multiple actor orientation: A case study of groundnut in Anantapur, Andhra Pradesh
The Sub-Saharan Africa Challenge Programme (SSA CP) was initiated with an overall objective of tackling poverty related issues among the rural farmers in sub-Saharan Africa through an innovation focussed approach referred to as Integrated Agricultural Research for development (IAR4D). This paper ...
Damisa, M.A.
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Sanni, S.A.
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Abdoulaye, Tahirou
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Kamara, A.Y.
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Ayanwale, A.
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[Household typology based analysis of livelihood strategies and poverty status in the Sudan Savannah of Nigeria: baseline conditions]
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Household typology based analysis of livelihood strategies and poverty status in the Sudan Savannah of Nigeria: baseline conditions
Value chain development (VCD) is a common term in today’s development lexicon1, where its use tends to conjure passionate ideas about how development programming can support smallholder participation in growing markets in the interest of economic growth, job creation, gender empowerment, and sust...
Donovan, J.
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Stoian, D.
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Ferries, S.
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[Editorial: Towards leaner and more effective value chain development]
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Editorial: Towards leaner and more effective value chain development
Over 5 years of participatory on-farm research, market access, profitability, farming systems productivity and economic sustainability were compared on 100 small-scale farms in Central Cameroon. Integration technology based on the use of agricultural by-products as fishpond inputs was the driver ...
Brummett, R.E.
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Gockowski, J.
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Pouomogne, V.
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Muir, J.
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[Targeting agricultural research and extension for food security and poverty alleviation: a case study of fish farming in Central Cameroon]
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Targeting agricultural research and extension for food security and poverty alleviation: a case study of fish farming in Central Cameroon
Le niébé est l’une des principales légumineuses produites et consommées au Bénin. Son importance économique, son taux élevé de protéine et son importance dans le régime limentaire des populations font de cette culture un important de la sécurité alimentaire et de la réduction de la pauvreté. Ce ...
Cowpea is a key leguminous crop produced and consumed in Benin. Its economic contribution food protein content and its importance in the diet of the populations, make it a major factor toward food security and the reduction of poverty. The purpose of this paper is to evaluate the contribution of ...
Allogni, W.N.
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Coulibaly, O.N.
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Honlonkou, A.N.
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[Impact des nouvelles technologies de la culture de niebe sur le revenu et les depenses des menages agricoles au Benin = Impact of the new technologies of the cowpea production on the income and the agricultural household expenses in Benin]
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Impact des nouvelles technologies de la culture de niebe sur le revenu et les depenses des menages agricoles au Benin = Impact of the new technologies of the cowpea production on the income and the agricultural household expenses in Benin