Behavioral interventions in informal seed systems to nudge sustainable demand for quality seed of sweetpotato
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CONTEXT: The introduction of quality-certified seed (QCS) in the informal farmer network-based seed systems, which have largely relied on informal signals of quality, represents a promising innovation towards integrated seed sector development, combining formal and informal sector elements. At the same time, behavioral nudges have emerged as potentially powerful ways to encourage the uptake of innovations among smallholder farmers in developing countries.
Intervening Role of the Poverty Level on Public Health Care and Tax Revenues Linkage: Evidence from the East Africa Community Members Countries
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Universal Health Coverage (UHC) has dominated government and development partners’ boardrooms in the last two decades and will continue to do so in the foreseeable future. Debate is ongoing as to whether governments allocate additional public funds to health care as a result of expanded tax revenues or whether public health financing (PHF) can be harnessed to spur growth in tax revenues. Evidence from prior studies has varied, mainly stemming from differences in models adopted, choice and measurement of variables, as well as contextual disparities.
The Impact of Post-Election Violence on the Welfare of Rural Farm Households in Kenya
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ABSTRACTWe investigate the causal impact of the Kenya 2008 post‐election violence on rural farm households' welfare, including per capita income. We explore potential causal pathways through which post‐election violence might have affected household welfare, including crop income, livestock income and off‐farm income.
Determinants of food security of female and male-headed farming households in Enugu State, Nigeria
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This study examined the determinants of food security among female and male farming households in Enugu State. Specifically, it assessed the food security status by sex, identified the determinants and limitations of food security, and explored coping strategies. Using a multi-stage sampling approach, data were collected from 90 respondents via structured questionnaires. The analysis employed the Rasch model, ordered logit model, and mean. Results showed that male-headed households were more food secure than female-headed ones.
Harnessing the Biodiversity Economy in the Great Limpopo TFCA to Promote Inclusive Livelihoods, Poverty Reduction, and Gender Equality
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The success of Transfrontier Conservation Areas (TFCAs) like the GLTFCA depends on addressing deep-rooted socio-economic and institutional challenges that drive communities toward unsustainable and illicit resource use. Low education levels, weak governance, limited livelihood options, and human-wildlife conflict continue to undermine conservation and development objectives, particularly for vulnerable and female-headed households.