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| Bussolo, Maurizio; Godart, Olivier; Lay, Jann; Thiele, Rainer. |
| Based on household survey data, this paper investigates the impact on coffee and non-coffee households of the pronounced coffee price fluctuations in Uganda during the 1990s. As expected, the price boom of the early 1990s was associated with substantial poverty reduction for coffee farmers. More strikingly, their poverty incidence continued to go down when prices fell again. This may be explained by a combination of factors: first, coffee production increased after 1995, probably as a delayed response to improved price incentives; second, there is evidence of consumption smoothing among specialized coffee farmers; and third, coffee farmers diversified into alternative crops. Non-coffee farmers seem to have benefited from the income generated through the... |
| Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation |
Palavras-chave: Coffee Price Changes; Price Transmission; Rural Households; Poverty Analysis; Uganda; Consumer/Household Economics; Demand and Price Analysis. |
| Ano: 2006 |
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/25345 |
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| Liu, Hua; Ji, Li. |
| By using the relevant data from 273 valid questionnaires of rural households in Jianhu County, Jiangsu Province and the Probit model, the influencing factors of rural households’ credit demand are analyzed. The results show that the factors that influencing the credit demand of rural households include the features of the rural households, the economic activities of rural households and so on. Among the factors, the operation expenditure of rural households, the education degree of the master of rural household and the understanding degree of the rural credit policies have great impact on the rural households’ credit demand. In the end, the suggestions on the basis of the research are put forward: developing diversified economy; improving rural households’... |
| Tipo: Journal Article |
Palavras-chave: Rural Households; Credit Demand; Influencing factors; Probit Model; China; Agribusiness. |
| Ano: 2010 |
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/102397 |
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