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Showing 1 to 20 of 38 for “"rural economy"”.
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The Role of Agro-tourism in Diversification of Rural Economy: A Case of Rural People Living Near Mufindi Tea and Timber Plantations Mufindi District – Iringa
… study was to explore the role of agro-tourism in rural economy in Mufindi District were three villages namely Kibao mlimani, Lugoda and Igowole were choosen. The study employed both quantitative and qualitative research approaches. Purposive sampling was used to select the villages as the …
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The Disaggregation of Indonesian Poverty: Policy and Analysis
Focussing on the rural economy remains the first priority of any poverty alleviation strategies.
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Social factors influencing natural resource management in the Philippines
This is a study about rural households making a living from a declining natural resource base and surviving in a changing rural economy in rural Philippines. Informed by the political ecology and feminist environmentalism theoretical frameworks, the study uses empirically-based theorizing to …
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Village adoption scheme : a model for rural development
… Adoption Scheme" as a model for energising the rural economy in India and to slow down rural - urban migration which research has shown to be harmful to both; rural and urban people of India and their regions. The model presented here is designed to use the resources existing in social, …
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TBD Economic Impact of Fruit Flies in Mango Production in Senegal: Ex-Post Analysis of mango losses in Ziguinchor (Casamance)
… is one the important sources of income in the rural economy of Senegal. However, mango producers in Ziguinchor are facing fruit fly infestations leading to important losses in income. The aim of this study is to measure the impact of the losses encountered by mango farmers in Ziguinchor over …
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Fracking into the Karoo economy
… light of their current profile which shows the rural economy has been declining for many years, which is coupled with a number of social issues that affect towns such as alcohol abuse and inter-personal violence. This paper concludes that a new shale gas industry will not benefit the residents …
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Rural occupational transitions: transportation, identity, and new geographies
… why have some commercial drivers chosen to call rural America home when any place near a highway should suffice? Through the use of semi-structured interviews, this thesis attempts to explore whether rural truck drivers have any historical or geographical ties to the rural areas that they have …
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Estimação da curva de Kuznets para os municípios paraibanos: uma análise para o período 1991-2010
… in a process of transition from a traditional rural economy to an urban industrial economy. But that long-term growth would reach a maximum point that would generate benefits to society, thereby reducing the income inequality. To do so, information from Atlas of Human Development in Brazil in …
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Using micro-finance services to support climate change adaptation among small-scale farmers : identifying opportunities and challenges in southern Mozambique
… affect their services in regards to a wider rural economy, these organisations do not have explicit policies to deal with climate risks. It also finds that majority of MFIs' managers recognise the potential for mainstreaming climate variability and change into services they provide to …
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Urbanizing terrains
… of Athens has dramatically changed the former rural economy in a manner consistent with the urbanizing terrain's underlying properties: agricultural subdivisions, existing centres, transportation infrastructure and administrative management. A similar situation has been witnessed over the last …
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Water First : a political history of hydraulics in Vietnam's Red River Delta
… component, could catalyse growth in the rural economy, which could then finance industrialisation. I argue throughout this thesis that developing large-scale hydraulic infrastructure in the Red River delta has relied upon the creation of a hydraulic bargain between the state and water …
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Water First : a political history of hydraulics in Vietnam's Red River Delta
… component, could catalyse growth in the rural economy, which could then finance industrialisation. I argue throughout this thesis that developing large-scale hydraulic infrastructure in the Red River delta has relied upon the creation of a hydraulic bargain between the state and water …
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Rice Production, Income Diversification and Rural Development in Myanmar
… literature on most of the key issues affect rural development in Myanmar. The first essay analyses the source and extent of potential productivity and efficiency gains, and investigates how Myanmar can increase its rice productivity. The data used in this thesis is taken from 634 farm …
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Rice Production, Income Diversification and Rural Development in Myanmar
… literature on most of the key issues affect rural development in Myanmar. The first essay analyses the source and extent of potential productivity and efficiency gains, and investigates how Myanmar can increase its rice productivity. The data used in this thesis is taken from 634 farm …
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Enacting “Technology” and Everything Else: Gendered Practices and the System of Crop Intensification
… qualitative examination of the functioning of a rural</p> <p>development project in a Himalayan region of India, with a special focus on a</p> <p>particular project activity centred around an agro-ecological method of crop</p> <p>production, the System of Crop Intensification (SCI). Environmental …
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Agricultural commercialisation through innovation platforms: a case for goat production
… are of significance in marginalised, poor, and rural economies and this information has been well documented in scholarly research. Despite its importance and potential contribution, goat farming remains underutilised and undeveloped in the rural economy - particularly in South Africa. …
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Does mining alleviate or exacerbate poverty: Are local community grievances really 'Much Ado about Nothing'?
… poverty. By evaluating a case study of a poor rural economy driven by mining and agriculture, this study measures the net average impact of the opening and expansion of mining on local income poverty. Using ward level data combined with firm data, the study essentially uses a …
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Land-incentivized joint ventures for infrastructure development in India
… India will make the transition from a primarily rural economy to one in which more than half of its 1.1 billion strong population will live in urban areas. As this demographic shift occurs, the Indian Government is tasked with providing the necessary urban and regional infrastructure to …
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Socio-economic transformation among traditional cattle keepers in Kafue flood plain in Namwala District, Zambia
… in an increase in the demand of money in the rural economy with available markets. In addition, following the establishment of commercial cattle buyers such as Zambeef and Starbeef, the socioeconomic situation among the traditional cattle keepers has changed from mere accumulation of cattle …
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