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Dark and bright spots in the shadow of the pandemic: Rural livelihoods, social vulnerability, and local governance in India and Nepal. [PDF]

World Dev, 2021
Gupta D, Fischer H, Shrestha S, Shoaib Ali S, Chhatre A, Devkota K, Fleischman F, Khatri DB, Rana P.   +8 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Livelihood strategies in the rural Kenyan highlands [PDF]

The concept of a livelihood strategy has become central to development practice in recent years. Nonetheless, precise identification of livelihoods in quantitative data has remained methodologically elusive.
Brown, Douglas R., Murithi, Festus M., Stephens, Emma C., Barrett, Christopher B., Ouma, James Okuro   +4 more
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Extension Economists: Valued in Mission, Penalized in Practice

Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT As the public engagement arm of the land‐grant mission, we argue that Extension faculty in US agricultural economics departments face an identity crossroads as they struggle for institutional support. Specifically, we argue that Extension economists function as boundary‐spanning professionals within academic structures that often devalue ...
Trey Malone, Craig W. Carpenter, Courtney Bir, Andrew J. Van Leuven, Rebecca Wasserman‐Olin, Wendong Zhang   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Constructing and Validating New County‐Level Cultural Capital Indices for Applied Policy Analysis: Evidence From SNAP Take‐Up

Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Cultural capital influences a wide range of social and economic outcomes, yet quantitative measures suitable for policy analysis remain limited. We develop county‐level cultural capital indices for the US based on Bourdieu's framework of objectified, embodied, and institutionalized cultural capital.
Pratyoosh Kashyap, Becca B. R. Jablonski, John Bovay   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Social networks and state grants: sustaining the livelihoods of households affected by HIV and AIDS in KwaZuluNatal, South Africa [PDF]

The livelihoods of households in rural South Africa depend largely on formal and informal paid work. remittances and social security payments. Agricultural production is far less important than in other parts of sub-Saharan Africa. In addition.
Knight, Lucia Catherine
core   +1 more source

Assessing Photovoltaic Recycling Capacities and Policy Gaps in the European Union

Advanced Energy and Sustainability Research, EarlyView.
This study maps photovoltaic recycling capacity in the EU and key global regions, highlighting gaps between growing waste volumes and available infrastructure. It combines survey insights and policy analysis to identify recycling bottlenecks and offers recommendations to boost circularity in the solar sector.
Nieves Espinosa, Silvia Bobba, Cynthia E. L. Latunussa, Enrica Leccisi   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Water use of Prosopis juliflora and its impacts on catchment water budget and rural livelihoods in Afar Region, Ethiopia. [PDF]

Sci Rep, 2021
Shiferaw H, Alamirew T, Dzikiti S, Bewket W, Zeleke G, Schaffner U.   +5 more
europepmc   +1 more source

STUDYING THE LOCAL DIVERSITY OF RURAL LIVELIHOODS SYSTEMS: AN APPLICATION OF TYPOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES FOR INTEGRATED RURAL DEVELOPMENT SUPPORT IN THE EASTERN CAPE (SOUTH AFRICA) [PDF]

This paper presents briefly the principles and procedure of typology schemes, which aim at describing and representing the local diversity of rural households, through the analysis of their modes of operation, strategies and prospects, activities and ...
Kirsten, Johann F., Perret, Sylvain R.
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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

Exploring the role of the JEEViKA swasthya mitra helpdesk in improving healthcare access: a qualitative study in tertiary healthcare facilities in Bihar, India

BMC Health Services Research
Background Rural populations in Bihar, India, face significant healthcare access challenges due to geographical, infrastructural, and financial barriers.
Pragya Kumar, Shamshad Ahmad, Narottam Pradhan, Neha Chaudhary, Haripriya H., Sarita Kumari, Naveen K. G., Akanksha Yadav, Rakesh Jha, Md. Ashraf Parwez, Swati Swati, Apolenarius Purty, Somya Somya   +12 more
doaj   +1 more source