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Akter, Shaheen; Farrington, John; Deshingkar, Priya; Sharma, Pramod; Rao, Laxman. |
Despite the fact that land rental is restricted to varying degrees in India, the participation in this market is widespread and it is observed to operate relatively efficiently in 12 villages studied in Andhra Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh. The estimated probit models predicted that the rental market transferred land to those with relatively smaller holdings, but greater ability to make productive use of land, more assets to invest, more adults available for labour and fewer off-farm opportunities. Also land is rented out predominantly to younger farmers and to farmers not involved in off-farm jobs. Renting in is predicted to be relatively higher in the villages which are remote and weakly integrated into mainstream infrastructure and institutions. Land... |
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation |
Palavras-chave: Land rental markets; Economic efficiency; Equity; India; Land Economics/Use. |
Ano: 2006 |
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/25265 |
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Akter, Shaheen. |
This paper evaluates livelihoods of smallholder livestock farmers who were beneficiaries of a poverty alleviation programme involving longer term intervention towards building the strength of stakeholders such as government department, NGOs, village organisations and women beneficiaries. Data are drawn from a survey of 400 women farmers in 2006 and 2008. These farmers have been the members of BRAC, a well known NGO in Bangladesh. Poverty profiles, transition matrices and regression analysis drawn from asset-base framework are used to analyze data. A number of key questions related to poverty transition through livestock based activities, heterogeneity in livelihood choice and its impact on household welfare, extent of poverty reduction using different... |
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation |
Palavras-chave: Poverty; Women and livestock; Livelihood Strategies; Asset-base Framework; Bangladesh; Food Security and Poverty; O1; O3; Q13; Q55. |
Ano: 2011 |
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/108935 |
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Akter, Shaheen; Farrington, John. |
Poverty transition through a capacity development programme called the Bangladesh Poultry Model is assessed using self-assessment dimension in a quasi experiment framework. Current poverty situation is compared with money metric measure. The programme involves longer term intervention towards building the strength of stakeholders such as government department, NGOs, village organisations and women beneficiaries. A number of key questions related to poverty transition through poultry based activities, heterogeneity in livelihood choice and its impact on household welfare, extent of poverty reduction etc. are answered for policy recommendations. Data are drawn from a survey of 400 beneficiary households in 2006; about 50% of them are survivors in the... |
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation |
Palavras-chave: Bangladesh; Poultry; Poverty; Asset-base Framework; O3; Q16. |
Ano: 2008 |
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/36765 |
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Akter, Shaheen; Farrington, John. |
Poverty transition through a capacity development programme called the Bangladesh Poultry Model is assessed using self-assessment dimension in a quasi experiment framework. Current poverty situation is compared with money metric measure. The programme involves longer term intervention towards building the strength of stakeholders such as government department, NGOs, village organisations and women beneficiaries. A number of key questions related to poverty transition through poultry based activities, heterogeneity in livelihood choice and its impact on household welfare, extent of poverty reduction etc. are answered for policy recommendations. Data are drawn from a survey of 400 beneficiary households in 2006; about 50% of them are survivors in the... |
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation |
Palavras-chave: Bangladesh; Poultry; Poverty; Asset-base Framework; O3; Q16. |
Ano: 2008 |
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/42306 |
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