Background The adoption of improved technologies is generally associated with better
economic performance and development. Despite its desirable effects, the process of …

Improving productivity among farm enterprises is important, especially in low-income
countries where market imperfections are pervasive and resources are scarce. Relaxing …

We study the impact of an agricultural microcredit program on the livelihoods of small,
marginal, and landless tenant farmers in Bangladesh based on a Randomized Control Trial …

For a developing country like Bangladesh, ensuring food security through increased
agricultural production is one of the important development goals. Providing agricultural …

Purpose The main purpose of this study is to experiment with interest-free microfinance
(IFMF) products and investigate the factors affecting IFMF institutions. Design/methodology …

Using a large panel dataset on the labour supply behaviours of women and men within
households in rural Bangladesh, we find robust evidence that the effects of microfinance on …

Agricultural productivity in many developing countries remains low owing mostly to the low
adoption of readily available modern technologies such as modern seeds, chemical …

Groups (SHGs) has provided a panacea for financial exclusion previously associated with
the rural poor. Access to SHG microcredit by the rural poor enables acquisition of assets for …

There has been a surge in interest in the past few decades by development scholars and
interventionists on the potential of Self-Help Groups (SHGs) in promoting development at …

The present study is conducted in Srikakulam district of Andhra Pradesh with the objective of
factors affecting the viability of tenant farmers and tenant farm households. In the sample of …