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Women in the Third World: Gender Issues in Rural and Urban Areas

Author: Byron, Lynne and Sylvia Chant Issue: ...

Book review - admin - 2009-12-09 13:38

Global food-price shocks and poor people – an overview

Hunger has been on the rise since the mid-1990s, due to a variety of factors, including a lack of policy attention and a sense of complacency generated by long-term real declines in food prices. Food prices rose sharply after 2006, and there is consider ...

Abstract - dwardle - 2011-08-15 15:41

Do organisational forms of the coffee supply chain matter in poverty reduction?

This paper compares the economic effects of two organisational forms of the coffee supply chain (cooperative and private processors) in Rwanda and assesses quantitatively which form has benefited producers the most. The paper uses panel data from 148 co ...

Abstract - dwardle - 2012-08-16 10:16

Crop diversity and livelihood security in the Andes

Andean farmers have traditionally adapted and selected varieties of quinoa and potatoes to reduce their vulnerability to a range of environmental risks. Data suggest that this strategy is being undermined. Market pressures, particularly the requirements f ...

Abstract - admin - 2009-09-30 17:45

More money, new household cultural dynamics: women in microfinance in Ghana

This article reports on research into the impacts of micro-finance on gender roles, the extent to which socio-cultural factors influence these changes, and how such changes affect the well-being of rural Bogoso households in the Wassa West District of G ...

Abstract - admin - 2009-10-28 18:34

Dealing with hidden issues: trafficked women in Nepal

The authors describe the extent of the trade in mainly rural Nepalese women, sold into prostitution and bonded labour in Asia and the Middle East, often by their families, because of poverty. The organisation Women Acting Together for Change (WATCH) works ...

Abstract - admin - 2009-09-30 17:56

Promoting gender equality? An overview of some development-related uses of ICTs by women

Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) have created new economic and social opportunities the world over. Their use, however, continues to be governed by existing power relations where women frequently experience relative disadvantage. Amidst t ...

Abstract - admin - 2009-09-30 18:02

Scaling up the benefits of Agroforestry Research: Lessons learned and research challenges

The case studies demonstrate the breadth and richness in approaches to and lessons learned from scaling up. A key lesson is that scaling up is far more complex than simply transferring information and planting material; it entails building community-level ...

Abstract - admin - 2009-09-30 18:07

Spreading manufacturing growth gains through local jobs: lessons from the Guatemalan highlands

The author describes the evolution of the garment-manufacturing sector in the district of Totonicapán in the Guatemalan highlands, an area long associated with weaving and related skills. Producers have been shrewd in finding ways to take advantage of cha ...

Abstract - admin - 2009-09-30 18:10

A Claim to Land by the River: A Household in Senegal 1720-1994