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Exploring microcredit use patterns of Tanzanian smallholder farmers through multinomial logistic regression

open access: yesDiscover Sustainability
Microcredit is widely promoted as a key instrument for enhancing agricultural productivity and rural livelihoods among smallholder farmers in developing economies.
Lazaro Athanas Mwonge   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Impact of microcredit on the performance of micro and small enterprises (MSEs) in Yemen

open access: yesCogent Economics & Finance
This study examines the impact of microcredit on the performance of Micro and Small Enterprises (MSEs) in Yemen, focusing on the mediating role of beneficiary satisfaction.
Osamah Ahmed AL-Maamari   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Leadership Development for Women with Disabilities: Key Issues and Strategies in Leadership Training and Successful Participation in Microcredit Programs [PDF]

open access: yes, 1998
[Excerpt] In 1998 Mobility International USA (MIUSA) and the International Disability Exchange and Studies(IDEAS) 2000 Project awarded a fellowship funded by the U.S.
Meenu Sikand
core   +1 more source

Ecological and Technological Insights to Enhance Rice Production: A Machine Learning Approach for Sustainable Agriculture in Granma, Cuba

open access: yesSustainable Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Amid the quest for sustainable agriculture, this study explores key ecological and technological factors influencing crop production under climate change. We conduct a comprehensive assessment of temperature, biomass, farmer education, renewable energy devices, greenhouse gas emissions and their effects on rice yields in Granma, Cuba, from ...
Afzal Ahmed Dar   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

More than credit: Exploring associations between microcredit programs and maternal and reproductive health service utilization in India

open access: yesSSM: Population Health, 2019
Microcredit programs are increasingly popular interventions aimed at enabling women's economic empowerment in low- and middle-income countries. Resultant improved income, and social support from co-members of microcredit programs, may lead to increased ...
Nabamallika Dehingia   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Unlocking Financial Inclusion: The Dynamics of Bank Account Ownership in Urban Slums

open access: yesSustainable Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Financial inclusion is a key driver of sustainable development, contributing to poverty reduction (SDG 1), gender equality (SDG 5), and reduced inequalities (SDG 10). Despite extensive financial‐inclusion policies in India, residents of urban slums remain largely excluded from formal banking systems.
Davide Moro   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

When Small is Big: Microcredit and Economic Development [PDF]

open access: yesTechnology Innovation Management Review, 2010
Microcredit - the extension of small loans - gives people who would otherwise not have access to credit the opportunity to begin or expand businesses or to pursue job-specific training. These borrowers lack the income, credit history, assets, or security
George Brown
doaj  

Microcredit and the Financial Frontiers of Racial Neoliberalism

open access: yesJournal of Law and Political Economy, 2022
Over the past decades of neoliberal globalization, microcredit has been a widely supported project that claims to address global poverty, inequality, and uneven development through debt-based solutions involving small interest-bearing loans that can be ...
Gil Gott
doaj   +1 more source

Security Shaping Sustainability: The Difference Between Securitized and Community‐Based Conservation in Benin

open access: yesSustainable Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT As global conservation efforts intensify, balancing environmental protection with social sustainability has become increasingly urgent. This study employs a comparative case study approach to examine two natural resource management interventions in northern Benin: one led by African Parks in an insecure zone, and another by TMG Research in a ...
Ramoudane Orou Sannou   +1 more
wiley   +1 more source

THE CURRENT SITUATION AND TRENDS OF NON-BANK MICROCREDITING IN UKRAINE

open access: yesAktualʹnì Problemi Rozvitku Ekonomìki Regìonu, 2019
Research objective: Identify problems and substantiate ways to develop the non-bank microcredit market in Ukraine. The set of methods of scientific knowledge, including methods of scientific abstraction and logical-dialectical (in the study of the ...
O. Shuplat
doaj   +1 more source

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