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A Proposed Islamic Microfinance Impact Assessment Methodology
Impact assessment of microfinance programs have been remained the foremost concern of microfinance stakeholders for optimal policy measures. The existing literature regarding the impact assessment varies from parametric to experimental methods to ...
Dr Zahoor Khan, Dr. Muhammad Farooq
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ABSTRACT Climate change is one of the major threats to global food production systems, with aquaculture being particularly vulnerable. Despite the widespread use of insurance as a coping mechanism for natural disasters, its adoption in aquaculture remains minimal and often undocumented in developing countries.
Joseph Mphande +8 more
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Replicating Microfinance in the United States: Opportunities and Challenges [PDF]
In developing countries, microfinance has been the darling of the development community, and in developed countries, microfinance fits well with Third Ways ideas.
Jonathan Morduch, Mark Schreiner
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ABSTRACT Background and Aim The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is among the countries most affected by cholera in the world. Since the 1970s, endemic foci have persisted in the eastern lake provinces, where chronic armed conflict, massive population displacement, and extreme socioeconomic inequalities create particularly favorable conditions ...
Hermann Yokolo +4 more
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KELEMBAGAAN IMPLEMENTASI PROGRAM KREDIT MIKRO PERUMAHAN DI KOTA SEMARANG
Housing microfinance is the latest program launched by Kemenpera since 2006. The program is aimed tohelp the low-income household by giving subsidy for new home construction and renovation.
Wido Prananing Tyas, Endah Ruswanti
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Climate‐Driven Food Loss: The Case of Postharvest Tomato Losses in Southern Tanzania
ABSTRACT Increased weather challenges propelled by climate change are projected to significantly impact postharvest operations, threatening the livelihoods of most small‐scale farmers in several parts of Africa. While research on the effects of climate variability on food production exists, less attention has been given to the impacts of climate change
Evodius W. Rutta
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Post‐COVID informal workers in Bangladesh experienced about 50% income loss, driving financial insecurity with public‐health consequences. Resilience was strengthened by income diversification and strong social networks, whereas only about 10% accessed formal social protection—highlighting the need for inclusive, community‐linked safety nets to support
Md. Abdullah Al Mamun +4 more
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Improving Economic Position of Women through Microfinance: Case of a Backward Area, Mayurbhanj-Orissa, India [PDF]
This paper aims at assessing the potential of microfinance in extending credit facility to the rural poor in general, and women in particular, and examining how far such a programme has succeeded in ameliorating poverty in Orissa, the poorest state in ...
Jyotirmayee Kar
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Abstract Research Summary Entrepreneurship accelerators are increasingly promoted as structural interventions to close gender gaps, yet studies have not established a differential impact of participation for women. This prior evidence—drawn from high‐tech, male‐dominated settings—may overlook how outcomes differ in more feminized domains such as social
Nilanjana Dutt, Sarah Kaplan
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Impact of Microfinance on the Performance of an Agriculture Industry in Pakistan
This study is an attempt to investigate the impact of microfinance on industry performance. The findings explain that there is no as such impact of microfinance on agriculture industry performance in a country like Pakistan.
Subhani, Muhammad Imtiaz
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