Keyword: developing countries

Found 852 papers in total
Towards best practices for micro-finance institutional engagement in African rural areas: selected cases and agenda for action
Towards best practices for micro-finance institutional engagement in African rural areas: selected cases and agenda for action
2004,
Micro-finance institutions are critical to Africa's quest for solutions to the...
Managing for organizational effectiveness in sub-Saharan Africa: a culture-fit model
Managing for organizational effectiveness in sub-Saharan Africa: a culture-fit model
2001,
Research in comparative management has suggested that an organization's policies can...
Factors affecting technical efficiency among coffee farmers in Côte d'Ivoire: Evidence from the centre west region
Factors affecting technical efficiency among coffee farmers in Côte d'Ivoire: Evidence from the centre west region
2003,
This paper presents measures of technical efficiency for a sample of 81 peasant...
Solution methods for the bi-objective (cost-coverage) unconstrained facility location problem with an illustrative example
Solution methods for the bi-objective (cost-coverage) unconstrained facility location problem with an illustrative example
2006,
The Colombian coffee supply network, managed by the Federación Nacional de...
Farm household efficiency in Bangladesh: a comparison of stochastic frontier and data envelopment analysis methods
Farm household efficiency in Bangladesh: a comparison of stochastic frontier and data envelopment analysis methods
2000,
This study compares estimates of technical efficiency obtained from the stochastic...
Technical, allocative, and economic efficiency of farms in Bangladesh: A stochastic frontier and data envelopment approach
Technical, allocative, and economic efficiency of farms in Bangladesh: A stochastic frontier and data envelopment approach
2003,
This paper assesses estimates of technical, allocative and economic efficiency of...
Optimal policies in a three-sector economy with open unemployment and surplus labor
Optimal policies in a three-sector economy with open unemployment and surplus labor
2005,
This article analyzes a three-sector economy with a significant subsistence sector....
The application of contingent valuation method to community-led financing schemes: Evidence from rural Cameroon
The application of contingent valuation method to community-led financing schemes: Evidence from rural Cameroon
2005,
A key decision problem facing several programme officers of many donor agencies in...
Agricultural policy in Madagascar: A seasonal multi-market model
Agricultural policy in Madagascar: A seasonal multi-market model
2006,
The purpose of this note is to illustrate how a generic multi-market model can be...
Tropical deforestation in Madagascar: analysis using hierarchical, spatially explicit, Bayesian regression models
Tropical deforestation in Madagascar: analysis using hierarchical, spatially explicit, Bayesian regression models
2005,
Establishing cause–effect relationships for deforestation at various scales has...
A mathematical model for zoning of protected natural areas
A mathematical model for zoning of protected natural areas
2005,
When formulated in mathematical terms, the problem of zoning a protected natural area...
Towards a multi-criteria approach for priority setting: An application to Ghana
Towards a multi-criteria approach for priority setting: An application to Ghana
2006,
Background: Many criteria have been proposed to guide priority setting in health, but...
Analysing the primacy of distance in the utilization of health services in the Ahafo-Ano South district, Ghana
Analysing the primacy of distance in the utilization of health services in the Ahafo-Ano South district, Ghana
2003,
Although the distance factor has been identified as key in the utilization of health...
Information technology infusion model for health sector in a developing country: Nigeria as a case
Information technology infusion model for health sector in a developing country: Nigeria as a case
2006,
To date, information technology (IT) has not been widely adopted in the health sector...
Planning and management of change in health systems
Planning and management of change in health systems
1993,
The modernization of a health system may require priorities to be defined and the...
Optimizing resource use in integrated crop–livestock farming systems in Katsina State, Nigeria
Optimizing resource use in integrated crop–livestock farming systems in Katsina State, Nigeria
2003,
The development of measures for improved crop–livestock integration requires an...
Development planning in The Gambia: The gap between planners' and farmers' perceptions, expectations and objectives
Development planning in The Gambia: The gap between planners' and farmers' perceptions, expectations and objectives
1982,
This paper challenges the prevalent view that irrigation development largely depends...
A systems model of rural development
A systems model of rural development
1982,
This paper presents a systems model that views rural development as the outcome of...
California cowpeas and food policy in Senegal
California cowpeas and food policy in Senegal
1988,
Since 1985 the government of Senegal has promoted a large-scale food production...
Effects of technological change in agriculture on food consumption and nutrition: Rice in a West African setting
Effects of technological change in agriculture on food consumption and nutrition: Rice in a West African setting
1988,
This paper traces the effects of technological change in agriculture to production and...
Cereals market liberalization in Mali
Cereals market liberalization in Mali
1989,
This paper analyzes the impact of the process of liberalization of cereal markets in...
An economic analysis of small-scale technologies for palm oil extraction in Central and West Africa
An economic analysis of small-scale technologies for palm oil extraction in Central and West Africa
1990,
Artisanal production of palm oil meets a significant and growing portion of the...
The impact of export crop production on nutritional status in Côte d'Ivoire
The impact of export crop production on nutritional status in Côte d'Ivoire
1990,
In exploring the implications of the commercialization of agriculture on nutrition in...
A comparison of labor-saving technologies for processing shea nut butter in Mali
A comparison of labor-saving technologies for processing shea nut butter in Mali
1991,
Shea nut butter (karité) is a major cooking fat in semi-arid parts of West...
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