The purpose of this study is to clarify the linkages between irrigation and poverty by offering
an objective review of recent research on the subject. The key questions addressed herein …

Poverty alleviation in rural areas is a top priority for social and economic development,
particularly against a backdrop of rising populations up to 2050 and to meet growing food …

A good understanding of dynamics involved in food production is critical for the improvement
of food security. It has been demonstrated that an increase in crop yields significantly …

We employ binary logit and Poisson estimators to model socioeconomic, institutional and
environmental factors influencing the adoption of certified seeds, in particular, and …

Managing water resources is one of the most pressing challenges of our times-fundamental
to how we feed 2 billion more people in coming decades, eliminate poverty, and reverse …

My intention is to explain how rapid agricultural growth accelerates the economic
transformation to a modern economy and most important why it is the prime instrument for …

How important is agricultural growth to poverty reduction? This article first sets out the
theoretical reasons for expecting agricultural growth to reduce poverty. Several plausible …

Abstract The Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) of the United Nations (UN) are at the
heart of the global development agenda. This chapter examines the role of agroforestry …

This report provides a nuanced perspective on debates about the potential for Africa s
smallholder agriculture to stimulate growth and alleviate poverty in an increasingly …

Water is critically important to the livelihoods of more than 1 billion people living on less than
$1 a day, particularly for the 850 million rural poor primarily engaged in agriculture. In many …