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Insuring Against Drought-Related Livestock Mortality: Piloting Index-based Livestock Insurance in Northern Kenya

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  • Date of Publication: May 2009
  • Author(s): Andrew Mude; Sommarat Chantarat; Christopher B. Barrett; Michael Carter; Munenobu Ikegami; John McPeak
  • Type of Document: Scholarly Article

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Welfare Dynamics in Rural Kenya and Madagascar

Abstract: This paper presents comparative qualitative and quantitative evidence from rural Kenya and Madagascar in an attempt to untangle the causality behind persistent poverty. We find […]

  • Date of Publication: August 2006
  • Author(s): Christopher B. Barrett; Paswel Phiri Marenya; John McPeak; Bart Minten; Festus Murithi; Willis Oluoch-Kosura; Frank Place; Jean Claude Randrianarisoa; Jhon Rasambainarivo; Justine Wangila
  • Type of Document: Scholarly Article

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BASIS Brief 48: Farmland Redistribution in KwaZulu-Natal, 1997-2003

Highlights the methodology and impact of BASIS CRSP research.

  • Date of Publication: 6/1/2006
  • Author(s): M.C. Lyne; S.R.D. Ferrer
  • Type of Document: Research Brief

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Farmland Transfers in KwaZulu-Natal 1997-2003: A Focus on Land Distribution Including Restitution

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  • Date of Publication: 3/1/2006
  • Author(s): MC Lyne; SRD Ferrer
  • Type of Document: Research Report

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BASIS Brief 43: Are Ethiopia’s Farmers Dependent on Food Aid?

Highlights the methodology and impact of BASIS CRSP research.

  • Date of Publication: 2/1/2006
  • Author(s): Peter D. Little
  • Type of Document: Research Brief

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An Ordered Tobit Model of Market Participation: Evidence from Kenya and Ethiopia

Abstract: Do rural households in developing countries make market participation and volume decisions simultaneously or sequentially? This article develops a two-stage econometric method to test between […]

  • Date of Publication: February 2006
  • Author(s): Marc Bellemare; Christopher B. Barrett
  • Type of Document: Scholarly Article

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Criteria to Monitor the Poverty Alleviation, Empowerment and Institutional Performance of Equity-share Schemes in South African Agriculture

Abstract: This paper extends a previous study in South Africa aimed at developing methodology for assessing the performance of equity-share schemes. The previous study proposed four […]

  • Date of Publication: December 2005
  • Author(s): B.C. Gray; M.C. Lyne; S.R.D. Ferrer
  • Type of Document: Scholarly Article

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BASIS Brief 28: The Long-Term Impacts of Short-Term Shocks: Poverty Traps and Environmental Disasters in Ethiopia and Honduras

Highlights the methodology and impact of BASIS CRSP research.

  • Date of Publication: 5/1/2005
  • Author(s): Michael R. Carter; Peter D. Little; Tewodaj Mogues; Workneh Negatu
  • Type of Document: Research Brief

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Vulnerability and Shocks in 15 Ethiopian Villages, 1999-2004

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  • Date of Publication: 4/1/2005
  • Author(s): Stefan Dercon; John Hoddinott; Tassew Woldehanna
  • Type of Document: Research Report

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Possible causes of poverty within a group of land reform beneficiaries in the midlands of KwaZulu-Natal: Analysis and policy recommendations

Abstract: This study investigates possible causes of poverty afflicting a community of land reform beneficiaries in the Midlands of KwaZulu-Natal. The 38 beneficiary households had previously […]

  • Date of Publication: March 2005
  • Author(s): L.H. Shinns; M.C. Lyne
  • Type of Document: Scholarly Article

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