This study examines the effect of non-farm labour participation on poverty reduction in rural Mauritania. Farm households with more land and livestock participate to a greater extent activities compared smaller or cattle. We poverty's relationship terms incidence as well intensity severity poverty. The is first highlight contribution non-agricultural sector areas apply probit, propensity score ...

Economic growth and modernization of society are generally associated with fertility rate decreases but which forces trigger this is unclear. In this paper we assess how fertility changes with increased labor market participation of women in rural Senegal. Evidence from high-income countries suggests that higher female employment rates lead to reduced fertility rates but evidence from developin...

land degradation due to soil erosion has been well pointed out as one of the most serious ecological and economic problems that some such south asian countries including iran are faced with. although high investment has been made, particularly in introduction of soil conservational mechanical practices, the level of acceptance of these practices has been low and while a high rate of erosion con...

This paper uses household panel data from rural Vietnam to explore the effects of having a relative in a position of political or bureaucratic power on farmers’ agricultural investment decisions. Our main result is that households significantly increase their investment in land improvement as a result of relatives moving into public office. Connections to office holders appear to be important f...

An important objective of National Rural Employment Guarantee Programme (NREGP) is to create durable community asset and private asset which can enhance agricultural production as well profitability of the farmers through increasing their Gross Cropped area. It can also help the farm households to generate few extra incomes through seeking employment in this programme. An investigation is here ...

targeted extension for heterogeneous farming systems is a challenge in developing countries. farm type identification and characterization based on estimates of income from different farm components allows simplifying diversity in farming systems. use of multivariate statistical techniques, such as principal component analysis (pca) and cluster analysis (ca), help in such farm typology delineat...

BACKGROUND Hispanic immigrant workers dominate California's hired farm workforce. Little is known about their health status; even less is known about those lacking employment authorization. METHODS The California Agricultural Workers Health Survey (CAWHS) was a statewide cross-sectional household survey conducted in 1999. Six hundred fifty-four workers completed in-person interviews, comprehe...