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Library ResourcePolicy Papers & BriefsDecember, 2017Southern Asia, Asia, India
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Library ResourcePeer-reviewed publicationJournal Articles & BooksDecember, 2017
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Library ResourceJournal Articles & BooksDecember, 2017
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Library ResourcePeer-reviewed publicationJournal Articles & BooksDecember, 2017
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Library ResourcePeer-reviewed publicationJournal Articles & BooksDecember, 2017Africa, Sub-Saharan Africa
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Library ResourcePolicy Papers & BriefsDecember, 2017South-Eastern Asia, Asia, Myanmar
The purpose of this report is to provide information and analysis to government, civil society, and donors interested in improving the well-being of the rural population of Mon State, Myanmar. Specifically, the report analyzes the different sources of income for rural households, as well as their socioeconomic characteristics, with a view to helping identify constraints on growth and potential pathways to improving incomes.
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Library ResourcePolicy Papers & BriefsDecember, 2017South-Eastern Asia, Asia, Myanmar
This report offers specific policy and investment options articulated around two broad areas: (1) stimulating growth in agriculture and sustainable management of fisheries and (2) providing public infrastructure and services that strengthen the enabling environment.
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Library ResourcePolicy Papers & BriefsDecember, 2017Eastern Africa, Sub-Saharan Africa, Africa, Ethiopia
Agricultural productivity in the highlands of Ethiopia is threatened by severe land degradation, resulting in significant reductions in agricultural GDP. In order to mitigate ongoing erosion and soil nutrient loss in the productive agricultural highlands of the country, the government of Ethiopia initiated a Sustainable Land Management Program (SLMP) targeting 209 woredas (districts) in six regions of the country. This study evaluates the impact of SLMP on the value of agricultural production in select woredas by using a panel survey from 2010 to 2014.
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Library ResourcePolicy Papers & BriefsDecember, 2017Western Africa, Sub-Saharan Africa, Africa, Ghana
The focus in this paper is on two relatively large maize-based contract farming (CF) schemes with fixed input packages (Masara and Akate) and a number of smaller and more flexible CF schemes in a remote region in Ghana (Upper West). Results show that these schemes led to improved technology adoption and yield increases. In addition, a subset of maize farmers with high yield improvements due to CF participation had high gross margins. However, on average, yields were not high enough to compensate for higher input requirements and cost of capital.
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Library ResourcePolicy Papers & BriefsDecember, 2017
Stunting affects 160 million pre-school children around the world, and imposes significant costs on a child’s health, cognitive development, schooling and economic performance. Stunting in early childhood has been linked to poor dietary diversity, notably low intake of animal-sourced foods (ASFs) rich in high quality protein and other growth-stimulating nutrients. Surprisingly, however, very little economic research has focused on ASFs and child growth. In this paper we redress this omission through an analysis of 112,553 children aged 6-23 months from 46 countries.
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