The rapid transformation of agri-food value chains in Africa and other developing countries
has important implications for economic growth and poverty reduction. Policy makers …

Access to modern commercialization channels is key for smallholder farmers to move away
from subsistence farming and overcome poverty. However, achieving that goal is …

Groundwater irrigation can dramatically affect agricultural production and productivity.
Despite its potential as an agricultural development tool, little credible evidence exists for the …

As evidence mounts for heterogeneous treatment effects in entrepreneurial interventions,
program implementers look for ways to tilt the balance in favor of cost effectiveness. One …

Resumen" Este trabajo investiga el impacto del programa colombiano de transferencias
monetarias condicionadas, Familias en Acción, sobre la actividad agropecuaria. Para esto …

This thesis comprises three papers that examine a multifaceted approach to poverty
alleviation, the Rural Entrepreneur Access Project (REAP), targeted at ultra-poor women in …