The COVID-19 pandemic not only imposed severe health risks but also raised major challenges to the economy, due to widespread and severe measures to control the spread of the disease.
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Agricultural and food system transformation helps increase farm productivity and encourages farmers to participate in updated value chains, adopt newer technologies, thereby helping farmers transform their livelihoods in a sustainable manner.
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Scale and sustainability: The impact of a women’s self-help group program on household economic well-being in India
Microfinance groups are a prominent source of small-scale rural credit in many developing countries.
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The effect of the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act on the size of outstanding debts in rural India
MGNREGA was introduced in India in 2005 with the aim to improve the livelihood of rural Indian households.
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Reducing vulnerability to forced labour and trafficking of women migrant workers from South- to West-Asia
Millions of short-term, low-skilled women migrant workers from South-Asia to West-Asia experience exploitative and unsafe conditions.
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Measuring time use in developing country agriculture: Evidence from Bangladesh and Uganda
This paper discusses the challenges associated with implementing time-use surveys among agricultural households in developing countries and offers advice on best practices for two common measurement methods: stylized questions and time diaries.