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Dimensions of women’s empowerment on access to skilled delivery services in Nepal

BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, 2020
Background Each day, approximately 810 women die during pregnancy and childbirth and 94% of the deaths take place in low and middle income countries. Only 45% of the births in South Asia are attended by skilled professionals, which is lower than that in ...
Januka Khatiwada, Basilua Andre Muzembo, Koji Wada, Shunya Ikeda   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

The Impact of ICTs on Women’s Economic Empowerment [PDF]

, 2017
It is widely argued that ICTs enable the inclusion of low-skilled and traditionally marginalized groups, such as women, people with disabilities, and workers at the base of the pyramid (BoP), in the labor market. In this paper, we investigate the determinants of female participation in the labor market in developing countries with a focus on the impact
openaire   +2 more sources

Do outgrower schemes enhance technology adoption and productivity? Evidence from maize farmers in Northern Ghana

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
Abstract Nucleus outgrower schemes are contractual arrangements where well‐resourced large‐scale farmers (nucleus farmers) are empowered by development support agencies to take charge of smallholder farmers, by providing them with market access and the necessary training on agronomic practices and farm inputs for production.
Dominic Tasila Konja, Awudu Abdulai
wiley   +1 more source

Analysis of main components of Lake Toba’s water quality in different seasons

Advances in Oceanography and Limnology
Lake Toba is one of the largest lakes in North Sumatra Province, Indonesia. Its waters are used for multiple purposes, constituting an important natural and economic resource.
Yuni Puji Hastuti, Kukuh Nirmala, Manuntun Parulian Hutagaol , Dahri Tanjung, Agit Kriswantriyono, Wildan Nurussalam, Yulia Puspadewi Wulandari, Yuli Siti Fatma   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

Economic nationalism : a historical perspective on economic empowerment in South Africa with special reference to aspects of the manifestation of Black Economic Empowerment

, 2010
Includes bibliographical referencesThis thesis aims to compare BEE with the economic empowerment strategies of Afrikaner nationalism in order to root discussion around Broad Based Black Economic Empowerment within a context of economic nationalism.
Schlenther, Bernhard
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Staging an Experience of Cultural Heritage Preservation: Consumers' Willingness to Pay for Heirloom Rice in the Philippines

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The Cordillera Administrative Region in the Philippines is home to terraced rice embedded in centuries of cultural heritage. However, weak market incentives threaten sustained production, jeopardizing indigenous communities' cultural heritage and the in situ biodiversity of rice genetic resources.
Kofi Britwum, Matty Demont
wiley   +1 more source

Youth Economic Empowerment Strategy Based on the Utilization of the YouTube Platform in YouTuber Tapen Bondowoso Village

Amalee
Tapen Bondowoso village in Bondowoso Regency has undergone digital transformation, evolving into a YouTuber Village driven by the creative endeavors of its youth. This qualitative phenomenological research investigates the use of the YouTube platform in
Yazidul Fawaid, Mariyah Ulfah, Nikmatul Masruroh   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

The Power of Unity: Collective Action and Smallholder Agricultural Performance in West Africa

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT We analyze the impact of collective action through farmer‐based organizations (FBOs) on smallholders' farm performance and income inequality in Ghana, Benin, The Gambia, and Mali. We find that FBO membership increases cereal yield in Ghana and The Gambia, legume yield in Mali, ruminant numbers in Benin and The Gambia, and total farm income in ...
Emmanuel Donkor, Bright Owusu Asante, David Boansi, Victor Owusu   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Economic Resilience Through the Empowerment of Impoverished Female Household Heads in Jombang Regency

Wacana: Jurnal Sosial dan Humaniora
This research aims to understand how the economic resilience of impoverished female household heads in Jombang Regency can be improved through empowerment programs and to identify strategies that support the implementation of the Female Household Head ...
Alifiulathin Utaminingsih, Qurnia Indah Permata Sari, Nur Himmatul Fitriyah   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Cost‐Benefit Analysis of the European Union Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism in Fertilizer Trade

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The carbon border adjustment mechanism (CBAM), launching 2026, will charge EU importers for embedded carbon emissions, aiming to reduce emissions but raising import costs. Shifts in demand following implementation may reduce carbon emissions, but importers will bear the cost of increased prices.
Natalie Crisci, Md Deluair Hossen, Andrew Muhammad, Seong‐Hoon Cho   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source