Assessing the influence of conservation agriculture on household wellbeing and Maize Marketing in Tete and Manica, Mozambique
Description: In recent years there has been a movement on the part of farmers, governments, Non-Governmental Organizations (NGO), and the international community to promote the use […]
- Date of Publication: 2013
- Author(s): W.E. McNair
- Type of Document: Thesis or Dissertation
- Region: Sub-Saharan Africa
- Topic: Markets, Natural Resource Management
Access to Information, gender relations and access to potato markets in the Jatun Mayu watershed located in Tiraque, Bolivia
Poster presentation: Access to Information, gender relations and access to potato markets in the Jatun Mayu watershed located in Tiraque, Bolivia
- Date of Publication: 2012
- Author(s): C. Larochelle; J. Alwang
- Type of Document: Media
- Region: Latin America and the Caribbean
- Topic: Gender, Markets
Market participation decisions and market choices: A case study of Bolivian potato farmers
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- Date of Publication: 2012
- Author(s): C. Larochelle; Jeffrey A
- Type of Document: Media
- Region: Latin America and the Caribbean
- Topic: Markets
Women Rule: Potato Markets, Cellular Phones and Access to Information in the Bolivian Highlands
Description: In highland Bolivia, potato markets are widespread, and access to market information has entered the digital age. Information networks lubricated by ubiquitous cellular technologies are […]
- Date of Publication: 2012
- Author(s): N. Amaya; J. Alwang
- Type of Document: Scholarly Article
- Region: Latin America and the Caribbean
- Topic: Gender, Markets
A First Look at Maize Markets and Demographics among Conservation Agriculture Adopters and Non Adopters in Mozambique
Description: Mozambique has 1.4 million hectares of arable land suitable for producing maize. Average yields are low (920 kg/ha in 2008 (FAOSTAT). The livelihoods of most […]
- Date of Publication: 2012
- Author(s): W.E. McNair; D.M. Lambert; M.D. Wilcox; N. Eash; C. Thierfelder
- Type of Document: Media
- Region: Sub-Saharan Africa
- Topic: Markets, Natural Resource Management
Gender, markets, and development in Africa: Women in development
This presentation provides an Overview of women’s role in development and local and regional markets. The author Outlines constraints to women’s participation in these markets, as […]
- Date of Publication: 5/20/2011
- Author(s): D. Rubin
- Type of Document: Media
- Region: Sub-Saharan Africa
- Topic: Gender, Markets
Access to information and farmer’s market choice: The case of potato in highland Bolivia
This paper analyzes the determinants of value chain participation in Bolivian potato markets with a special focus on the role of information technology and gender in […]
- Date of Publication: 2011
- Author(s): N. Amaya; J. Alwang
- Type of Document: Scholarly Article
- Region: Latin America and the Caribbean
- Topic: Gender, Markets
Three essays on productivity and risk, marketing decisions, and changes in well-being over time
Dissertation submitted to the faculty of the Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy […]
- Date of Publication: 2011
- Author(s): C. Larochelle
- Type of Document: Thesis or Dissertation
- Region: Sub-Saharan Africa
- Topic: Markets, Productivity
Women Rule: Potato Markets, Cellular Phones and Access to Information in the Bolivian Highlands
In highland Bolivia, potato markets are widespread, and access to market information has entered the digital age. Information networks lubricated by ubiquitous cellular technologies are supplanting […]
- Date of Publication: 2011
- Author(s): N. Amaya; J. Alwang
- Type of Document: Scholarly Article
- Region: Latin America and the Caribbean
- Topic: Gender, Innovation, Markets
Cross-Cutting Research Activity 6: Economic and Impact Analysis
This poster provides an Introduction to the Cross-Cutting Research Activity (CCRA) 6 in the SANREM CRSP program. This particular research activity seeks to understand and determine […]
- Date of Publication: 2011
- Author(s): A. Nguema; G. Norton; M. Bertelsen
- Type of Document: Media
- Region: Latin America and the Caribbean
- Topic: Markets, Natural Resource Management