Maize, soybean and cowpea are important staple food items in Ghana. However, there is paucity of information on the economics of the processingsector in the three northern regions of Ghana. Using survey data and applying budgetary technique, Foster-Greer-Thorbecke measures of poverty andStochasti...
Akinola, Adebayo A.
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Maziya-Dixon, B.B.
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Ayedun, B.
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Abdoulaye, Tahirou
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[Economics of maize, soybean and cowpea processing in the northern regions of Ghana]
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Economics of maize, soybean and cowpea processing in the northern regions of Ghana
The discourse on the need for water, energy, and food security has dominated the development agenda of southern African countries, centred on improving livelihoods, building resilience, and regional integration. About 60% of the population in the Southern African Development Community (SADC) live...
Nhamo, Luxon
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Ndlela, B.
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Nhemachena, Charles
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Mabhaudhi, T.
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Mpandeli, S.
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Matchaya, Greenwell C.
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[The water-energy-food nexus: climate risks and opportunities in southern Africa]
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The water-energy-food nexus: climate risks and opportunities in southern Africa
Previous research suggests that forest-dependent households tend to be poorer than other groups, and that extreme reliance on forest resources might constitute a poverty trap. We provide an example in which a non-timber forest product – charcoal – appears to be providing a pathway out of poverty ...
Ainembabazi, John H.
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Shively, G.
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Angelsen, A.
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[Charcoal production and household welfare in Uganda: a quantile regression approach]
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Charcoal production and household welfare in Uganda: a quantile regression approach
Investment in agricultural research and development is an important intervention for improving crop productivity and household welfare in most developing countries where agriculture is the main source of livelihoods. This paper uses nationally representative plot- and household-level data from th...
Abdoulaye, Tahirou
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Assfaw Wossen, Tesfamicheal
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Awotide, B.
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[Impacts of improved maize varieties in Nigeria: ex-post assessment of productivity and welfare outcomes]
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Impacts of improved maize varieties in Nigeria: ex-post assessment of productivity and welfare outcomes
The agricultural sector in Nigeria provides a socio-economic resource base for exiting pervasive poverty, and transforming the economy. However, with the challenges posed by climate change through variability in rainfall, the agricultural livelihoods and poverty status of the population could be ...
Olayide, O.E.
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Alabi, T.
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[Between rainfall and food poverty: assessing vulnerability to climate change in an agricultural economy]
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Between rainfall and food poverty: assessing vulnerability to climate change in an agricultural economy
It remains a challenge for agricultural research-for-development (AR4D) institutions to demonstrate to donors which technologies contribute significantly to poverty reduction due to a multitude of impact pathways. We attempt to overcome this challenge by utilizing the potential outcomes framework...
Ainembabazi, John H.
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Abdoulaye, Tahirou
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Feleke, S.
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Alene, A.
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Dontsop Nguezet, Paul M.
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Ndayisaba, P.C.
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Hicintuka, C.
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Mapatano, S.
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Manyong, Victor M.
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[Who benefits from which agricultural research-for-development technologies? Evidence from farm household poverty analysis in Central Africa]
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Who benefits from which agricultural research-for-development technologies? Evidence from farm household poverty analysis in Central Africa
It is widely recognized that increasing agricultural production to the levels needed to feed an expanding world population requires sharply increased public investment in research and development and widespread adoption of new technologies, but funding for national and international agricultural ...
Alene, A.
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Abdoulaye, Tahirou
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Rusike, J.
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Labarta, R.
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Creamer, Bernardo
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Rio, M. del
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Ceballos, H.
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Becerra, L.A.
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[Identifying crop research priorities based on potential economic and poverty reduction impacts: the case of cassava in Africa, Asia, and Latin America]
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Identifying crop research priorities based on potential economic and poverty reduction impacts: the case of cassava in Africa, Asia, and Latin America
To understand how agriculture and poverty interact, we analysed water availability, productivity and institutions for the Andes basins. Water limits agricultural productivity in the southern basins but is plentiful in the northern basins where steep slopes or poor land and water management limit ...
Mulligan, M.
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Rubiano, J.
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Hyman, Glenn
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White, D.
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García, J.
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Saravia, M
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Gabriel Leon, J.
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Selvaraj, J.
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Guttierez, T
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Saenz Cruz, L.L.
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[The Andes basins: biophysical and developmental diversity in a climate of change]
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The Andes basins: biophysical and developmental diversity in a climate of change
Tafere, Kibrom
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Barrett, Christopher B.
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Lentz, Erin
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[Insuring Well‐Being? Buyer's remorse and peace of mind effects from insurance]
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Insuring Well‐Being? Buyer's remorse and peace of mind effects from insurance
El objetivo principal de este trabajo es el de examinar la consistencia de los resultados de una metodología participativa para evaluar la pobreza con las medidas de pobreza de carácter objetivo y con lo esperado para dos cuencas en Colombia, de acuerdo con sus características. Los resultados obt...
Peralta, A
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García, J.A.
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Johnson, Nancy L.
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[Dinámica y definición de pobreza en los Andes colombianos : Enfoques participativos versus enfoques objetivos = Dynamics and definitions of poverty in the Colombian Andes: Participatory and objective approaches]
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Dinámica y definición de pobreza en los Andes colombianos : Enfoques participativos versus enfoques objetivos = Dynamics and definitions of poverty in the Colombian Andes: Participatory and objective approaches