Should smallholder farmers in Vietnam specialize or diversify?
In the case of Vietnam, is crop diversification or specialization better for small farms, in terms of efficiency and productivity?
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Vietnam
IEA-UNDP-WB CONFERENCE: UNDERSTANDING THE GENDER AND CLIMATE CHANGE NEXUS
The International Economic Association, the United Nations Development Programme, and the World Bank Group are co-organizing a conference on “Understanding the Gender and Climate Change Nexus” to be…
Director for EfD South Africa Awarded SARChI Research Chair
EfD South Africa director, Martine Visser, has been awarded the Governance and Economics of Ecological Infrastructure Research Chair presented by The South African Research Chairs Initiative (SARChI)…
Grid electrification should be combined with complementary infrastructure for greater social and economic benefits
EfD Authors:
Key findings: While electricity is a key to economic development, nearly 600 million people in sub-Saharan Africa live without electricity.
This study analyses the socioeconomic benefits of electrification in Uganda.
The findings show that grid connectivity increases the number of work hours, female employment, household expenditure (meaning that the household is able to buy more of the goods that it needs), and key educational outcomes.
Furthermore, the benefits from grid connectivity increase with time.