Sustainable Poverty Reduction in Less-favoured AreasRuerd Ruben, J. Pender, Arie Kuyvenhoven CABI, 2007 - 472 pages Printbegrænsninger: Der kan printes 10 sider ad gangen og max. 40 sider pr. session |
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... Poor: the Challenge in the Age of Globalization 273 Eleni Z. Gabre-Madhin 12 Market Access, Agricultural Productivity and Allocative Efficiency in the Banana Sector of Uganda 301 Fred Bagamba, Kees Burger, Ruerd Ruben and Arie ...
... Poor: the Challenge in the Age of Globalization 273 Eleni Z. Gabre-Madhin 12 Market Access, Agricultural Productivity and Allocative Efficiency in the Banana Sector of Uganda 301 Fred Bagamba, Kees Burger, Ruerd Ruben and Arie ...
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... poor households may be required to guarantee both higher factor returns and improved land management. Therefore, institutional strategies for reducing transaction costs tend to be critically important for enhancing investments and ...
... poor households may be required to guarantee both higher factor returns and improved land management. Therefore, institutional strategies for reducing transaction costs tend to be critically important for enhancing investments and ...
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... poor and 40 % of the total rural poor living in developing countries ( see Fig . 1.1 ) . This population is mostly con- centrated in the highlands and drylands of Asia and sub - Saharan Africa , although there are substantial numbers of ...
... poor and 40 % of the total rural poor living in developing countries ( see Fig . 1.1 ) . This population is mostly con- centrated in the highlands and drylands of Asia and sub - Saharan Africa , although there are substantial numbers of ...
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... poor infrastructure and market access . Rainfed systems suffer from water stress and soil erosion , overgrazing and soil compaction . Agricultural production and yields are low due to very limited use of inorganic fertilizers , erratic ...
... poor infrastructure and market access . Rainfed systems suffer from water stress and soil erosion , overgrazing and soil compaction . Agricultural production and yields are low due to very limited use of inorganic fertilizers , erratic ...
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... poor in the late 1990s lived in remote and mountainous rural areas (UNDP, 1997). Although the proportion of households below the national poverty line is less than 1% in the urban areas of Beijing, Shanghai, Tianjin and Guangdong, it is ...
... poor in the late 1990s lived in remote and mountainous rural areas (UNDP, 1997). Although the proportion of households below the national poverty line is less than 1% in the urban areas of Beijing, Shanghai, Tianjin and Guangdong, it is ...
Contents
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Development Strategies for Poor People in Lessfavoured Areas | 63 |
Resource Management Options | 133 |
Livelihoods and Food Security | 203 |
Markets and Institutional Development | 271 |
Strategies and Policy Priorities | 419 |
Index | 467 |
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