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Poverty transitions, shocks, and consumption in rural Bangladesh: Preliminary results from a longitudinal household survey

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  • Date of Publication: 12/15/2007
  • Author(s): Agnes R. Quisumbing
  • Type of Document: Research Report

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Concept Note: Area-Based Yield Insurance Pilot Project for Peruvian Coastal Agriculture

Abstract: The provision of a functioning and sustainable agricultural insurance system promises economic impacts at multiple levels. At the farm level, insurance should enhance the willingness […]

  • Date of Publication: 12/1/2007
  • Author(s): Michael R. Carter; Christopher B. Barrett; Carolina Trivelli
  • Type of Document: Project Document

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Honey Production, Processing, Quality, and Marketing in the Mountains of Northern Kenya

Abstract: Improving risk management for rangeland inhabitants can involve income diversification. Honey production is one possibility, as some locals already do it using traditional means. To […]

  • Date of Publication: December 2007
  • Author(s): Moses Lengarite; Anastasia Kagunyu; Francis Wayua
  • Type of Document: Research Brief

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Consumer Perceptions on the Quality and Marketing of Milk in Moyale, Kenya

Abstract: Pastoral income diversification can depend on increasing market involvements. One option is for pastoralists to sell more dairy products to local towns. We used focus-groups […]

  • Date of Publication: December 2007
  • Author(s): Francis O. Wayua; Mohamed G. Shibia; Moses S. Mamo
  • Type of Document: Research Brief

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Can Collective Action and Capacity Building Reduce Vulnerability Among Settled Pastoralists?

Abstract: In 2001 PARIMA and her partners began to create collective-action groups among illiterate, settled pastoralists in southern Ethiopia. These groups–dominated by women–focused on savings-led microfinance, […]

  • Date of Publication: December 2007
  • Author(s): D. Layne Coppock; Solomon Desta; Getachew Gebru; Seyoum Tezera
  • Type of Document: Research Brief

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Area Based Yield Insurance for Peruvian Coastal Agriculture

This project tested an area-based yield (ARBY) insurance scheme for small and medium sized producers in selected valleys of the Peruvian coast.

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BASIS Brief 2007-09: Expanding Credit Access: Improving Microfinance Operations and Measuring Impact with Credit Scoring

Highlights the methodology and impact of BASIS CRSP research.

  • Date of Publication: 11/1/2007
  • Author(s): Dean Karlan; Jonathan Zinman
  • Type of Document: Research Brief

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BASIS Brief 2007-08: Pathways from Poverty: A Multi-Country Study

Highlights the methodology and impact of BASIS CRSP research.

  • Date of Publication: 11/1/2007
  • Author(s): John Hoddinott; Tassew Woldehanna; Linda Montillo-Burton; Agnes Quisumbing; Jorge Aguero; Michael Carter; Julian May
  • Type of Document: Research Brief

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Patterns of Rainfall Insurance Participation in Rural India

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  • Date of Publication: 11/1/2007
  • Author(s): Xavier Gine; Robert Townsent; James Vickery
  • Type of Document: Research Report

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Weather Insurance, Price Information and Hedging: Financial Initiatives to Help the Poor Manage Agricultural Risk

This project developed two complimentary initiatives to weaken poor farmer households’ susceptibility to output and price risk in an effort to increase their asset accumulation and […]

  • Start Date: 2007/10/01
  • End Date: 2011/09/01
  • Project Code: Not Available
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