Tolulope Olayemi Oyekale Federal University of Agriculture Abeokuta, Ogun State, Nigeria ABSTRACT Poverty reduction is the goal of all rural development programs embarked upon by Nigerian government. This is important because poverty is a critical problem in Nigeria and the rural areas are mostly affected. This study examined the impact of government programs on the multidimensional poverty of ...

Any opinions, findings, conclusions, or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the view of the National Poverty Center or any sponsoring agency Abstract During the 1990s, employment increased and poverty declined for single mothers in rural and urban areas. Our results suggest that, holding demographics constant, changes in welfare a...

In this paper, we evaluate absolute consumption poverty and inequality in rural and urban Burundi after more than 5 years of civil war. Using the cost of basic needs method, we find a poverty incidence of 71.5% in rural areas and 36.5% in Bujumbura, and a Gini-coefficient of inequality of respectively 34.9 and 44.5%. In analysing the main correlates and determinants of rural poverty, we identif...

Over one billion people — one-fifth of the world’s population — live in abject poverty, and most are in rural areas. No country is likely to reduce poverty and improve the general well-being of its citizens without addressing the roots of rural poverty. Fully understanding rural poverty and defining an effective poverty reduction strategy are preconditions for public action to reduce deprivatio...

INTRODUCTION Rural Road connectivity is a key component of rural development, since it promotes access to economic and social services, thereby generating increased agricultural productivity, non-agriculture employment as well as non-agricultural productivity, which in turn expands rural growth opportunities and real income through which poverty can be reduced. A study (Fan et al. 1999) carried...

Poverty rates are highest in the most urban and most rural areas of the United States, and are higher in non-metropolitan (nonmetro) than metropolitan (metro) areas, yet rural poverty remains relatively obscured from mainstream political and popular attention. This fact has motivated considerable research by rural social scientists on the relationship between poverty and place generally, and ru...

Poverty is the most serious threat to natural resources and the environment and most of the poor are rural-based who engage in various agricultural activities. Land is a critical asset for the rural poor and lacking means to appropriately intensify agriculture which compels the poor to either overuse or misuse this natural resource base to meet basic needs. This study presents empirical relatio...

fastest and most widespread retreat of poverty, hunger, premature death and illiteracy in history. Most of those affected were the rural poor of the developing world. However, large rural areas, containing hundreds of millions of people, remain trapped in poverty; since  its retreat has been much slower. This report has explored the nature of the rural poor; who they are; where they are; wh...