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Abstract This study investigates the effect of financial widening activities on self-employment opportunities in Nigeria. Using World Bank Financial Inclusion Survey 2014—the Global Fundex data to…

8 January 2024 | Peer Reviewed | Nigeria

Abstract In West Africa (WA), there are high rates of poverty, population growth rate and food insecurity, and most agricultural productions are conducted at mostly an un-mechanized level, with almost…

8 January 2024 | Peer Reviewed | Nigeria

According to Chilean legislation, a salmonid concession holder must choose between two mutually exclusive stocking density systems: Stocking Reduction Percentage (SRP) or Stocking by Density. This…

23 January 2024 | Peer Reviewed | Chile

We conducted a lab-in-the-field experiment in which 214 Colombian rural workers must choose between cash or voucher payment for completing a real effort task. Although the voucher may be perceived as…

12 February 2024 | Peer Reviewed | Colombia

Abstract Multiple factors drive the energy transition toward power systems based on renewable energies. The use of renewable energies brings new challenges for operators since they are difficult to…

12 February 2024 | Peer Reviewed | Colombia

We investigate the relationship between the historical dispossession of peasants’ lands by landlords that led to the rise of peasant grievances and the origin of the rural guerrilla movement –…

4 October 2023 | Peer Reviewed | Colombia

Water pollution poses a critical challenge, especially in fast-growing regions, with profound implications for human well-being. Marginal abatement cost (MAC) estimation is crucial for designing…

9 March 2024 | Peer Reviewed | Vietnam

Abstract Tequila has a designation of origin by which it can only be produced with the blue agave (Agave tequilana Weber blue variety) grown in certain regions of Mexico. For several decades, an…

12 January 2024 | Peer Reviewed |

Two important risks faced by many smallholder farmers in Sub-Saharan Africa are erratic weather patterns and insecure land tenure. It is likely these risks will increasingly interact as projections of...

11 January 2024 | Peer Reviewed | Tanzania, Kenya

Abstract The Gulf of Guinea (GoG) region in sub-Saharan Africa is a vast and diverse region stretching from Senegal to Angola, covering approximately 6000 km of coastline. It is an important shipping…

10 January 2024 | Peer Reviewed | Nigeria