This paper compares agricultural productivity growth, specifically, the impact of agricultural mechanisation on total factor productivity and cereal yields, across African countries using contemporaneous and sequential Malmquist index approaches.
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Do producer organisations promote environmental sustainability through organic soil investments? Evidence from Cameroon
This study examines the relationship between cooperative membership and investments in organic soil amendments in Cameroon.
Expanding social protection coverage with humanitarian aid: Lessons on targeting and transfer values from Ethiopia
Risk sharing, benefit distribution and cooperation longevity: Sustainable development of dairy farmer cooperatives in China
The sustainable development of cooperatives is essential to agricultural sustainability and is determined mainly by cooperation longevity.
Does agricultural commercialisation increase asset and livestock accumulation on smallholder farms in Ethiopia?
The transition of farmers from subsistence to market-oriented agriculture is meant to reduce hunger, increase wellbeing and accelerate rural economic progress.
Exploring water quality management with a socio-hydrological model: A case study from Burkina Faso
Models that can integrate aspects of society such as institutions, perceptions and behaviours with aspects of the natural system such as rainfall, runoff and water quality may help understand and manage complex human-water systems.
Policy options for advancing seed systems for vegetatively propagated crops in Vietnam
Seed systems for vegetatively propagated crops (VPCs) are frequently governed by regulatory blueprints designed for major cereal crops.
What drives tax compliance among informal workers, and how does compliance affect their policy preferences? Informal workers in developing countries encounter multiple taxes levied by government authorities and non-state actors.
Landscapes of opportunity: Patterns of young people’s engagement with the rural economy in sub-Saharan Africa
While much has been said in recent years about the importance of engaging rural youth in sub-Saharan Africa’s development, the factual data about how African youth currently engage in rural economies remain sparse.