Rural Development Policies and Sustainable Land Use in the Hillside Areas of Honduras: A Quantitative Livelihoods Approach
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concerned about slow progress in combating rural poverty, which is especially stark in the hillside areas.While both policymakers and donors are under strong pressure to provide adequate interventions, the government and its development partners have insufficient information about what drives sustainable rural productivity growth; they therefore have little guidance on how to prioritize expenditures and develop strategic directions for the rural sector. This report provides policymakers and stakeholders in Honduras with empirical information about livelihood strategies employed in the country’s hillside areas, existing poverty-alleviation opportunities, and potential policy and investment priorities, based on extensive survey data for 376 farm households, 1,066 parcels, and 2,143 individual plots located in 95 rural hillside villages in Honduras.
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