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Changes in rural household livelihood strategies and outcomes in Burkina Faso
(Nairobi, Kenya: International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-arid Tropics (ICRISAT), 2002)
Changes in rural livelihood assets, activities, and incomes in the Sahelian, Guinean and Sudanian zones of Burkina Faso during the last 20 years are described and examined. A rapid resurvey in 2002 of rural households ...
Jequetepeque and Piura river basins Equitable Payment for Watershed Services project
(2007-07-11)
CARE Peru's and WWF Peru's Equitable Payment for Watershed Services (PWS) project is part of an international initiative supported by DANIDA and DGIS (Holland) in 5 countries of Asia, Africa and Latin America, to promote ...
Exploring the frontier of livelihoods research
(2005)
This article talks about the studies of livelihoods and its trajectories. The paper presents and looks at the difficulties preventing the study of livelihoods from becoming effective in contributing to poverty alleviation. ...
Sessional paper no. 9 of 2005 on forest policy
(Nairobi, Kenya: The Government Printer, 2005)
This report discusses the following six key aspects of the new Forestry Policy to obtain at least 10% forest cover in the next decade:
A world of decisions: Case studies: Women, water, and work: The success of the self-employed women's association
(Washington, DC: World Resources Institute, 2003)
This particular case study explores the successes of the Self-Employed Women's Association (SEWA) an innovative grassroots governance structures. Through their focus on learning, SEWA has achieved state recognition and ...
Assembling Flowers and Cultivating Homes: Labor and Gender in Colombia
(Lanham, MD: Lexington Books, 2006)
In contrast to the mainstream perspective among feminists that global industries exploit women in developing countries to glean a competitive advantage, Friedemann-Sanchez offers an alternative picture of the global assembly ...
Mobility matters: Women's livelihood strategies in Porto Novo, Benin
(London, UK: Taylor & Francis Ltd, 2004)
This article is about the importance of women's mobility to determine their livelihood strategies especially when women are involved in trade and entrepreneurship activities in Porto Novo, Benin. The author argues that the ...
Assessing the impact of agricultural research on poverty using the sustainable livelihoods framework
(Washington, DC: IFPRI, 2002)
This paper examines the effects of agricultural research and technology on poverty reduction in five case studies from programs through the Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research (CGIAR). The authors ...
Gender in crop agriculture
(Washington, D.C.: The World Bank Group, 2008)
This is a module in the "Gender in Agriculture Sourcebook" published by the World Bank, UN Food and Agriculture Organization, and International Fund for Agricultural Development. This module examines the role of gender in ...
Mobility matters: Women's livelihood strategies in Porto Novo, Benin
(Routledge, 2004)
Mobility, or lack thereof, represents a major constraint for women entrepreneurs in west Africa. However, very little research has been focused directly upon this mediator. This study sought to reveal the influence of ...