Smallholder farmers in low- and medium-income countries lack sufficient access to agricultural production credit that can help them adopt new technologies and improve their farm production.
Changes in frequency and intensity of climate and weather events are a key challenge to agricultural production among farmers in Zambia.
Agricultural credit is an important instrument for improving farm productivity, the welfare of farm households, and their resilience to weather-related shocks.
Microfinance groups are a prominent source of small-scale rural credit in many developing countries.
MGNREGA was introduced in India in 2005 with the aim to improve the livelihood of rural Indian households.
Bangladesh struggles with undernutrition in women and young children. Nutrition-sensitive agriculture programmes can help address rural undernutrition. However, questions remain on the costs of multisectoral programmes.
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Studies on credit schemes for small-scale entrepreneurs have documented their potential to alleviate poverty and improve food security, nutrition, and health outcomes in low- and middle-income countries.
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Gaps in the evidence should not deter the careful design and implementation of programs and policies to strengthen women’s land rights.
It is widely acknowledged that unmitigated risks provide a disincentive for otherwise optimal investments in modern farm inputs.
Most index-based insurance products have been developed without giving explicit attention to gender. However, there is ample evidence that shocks affect men and women differently and that they allocate resources in different ways.
Weather-related production risks remain one of the most serious constraints to agricultural production in much of the developing world.