Essays about: "role of credit in rural development"

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1. 1. The role of social networks in supporting micro and small entrepreneurship in Malawi

   University essay from SLU/Dept. of Urban and Rural Development

   Author : James Kumdana; [2020]
   Keywords : social networks; entreprenuership; bank Nkhonde; social capital; youth; Kinship networks;

   Abstract : In rural Malawi, the youth do not have access to credit and adequate entrepreneurship training. Despite alienation from Microfinance institutions, there are many Micro and Small Enterprises operating in the rural informal sector. READ MORE

3. 2. Whole farm technical efficiency : the case of Ethiopian smallholders: time-variant stochastic frontier model

   University essay from SLU/Dept. of Economics

   Author : Astewale Bimr Melaku; [2018]
   Keywords : smallholder farmers; technical efficiency; time-variant; Ethiopia;

   Abstract : This study uses a time-varying random-effects stochastic frontier model to estimate level of whole farm technical efficiency using 3,465 observations of sample smallholder farmers located in Tigray, Amhara, Oromia, and Southern Nation and Nationalities (SNNP) regions of Ethiopia. A baseline econometric analysis has been done by employing Corrected Ordinary Least Square (COLS) and cross-section data models prior to the panel data model analysis as a robustness check. READ MORE

4. 3. REBUILDING A COMMUNITY TOGETHER: A CASE STUDY ON SOCIAL CAPITAL AND INTEGRATED RURAL DEVELOPMENT IN KIREHE DISTRICT, RWANDA

   University essay from Lunds universitet/LUMID International Master programme in applied International Development and Management

   Author : Clint Coo; [2012]
   Keywords : Rwanda; Post Conflict Development; Integrated Rural Development; Social Capital; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : A variety of contemporaneous factors contribute to the existence of sustained rural poverty, such as inefficient infrastructure, poor access to markets, difficulty in accessing credit, land tenure issues, gender inequality, lack of crop diversity, unsustainable or unproductive farming practices, and limited access to inputs and technology. With this in mind, integrated approaches to rural development have been popular among the donor community since the 1970’s, with integrated development projects seeking to simultaneously address interrelated root causes of rural poverty. READ MORE

5. 4. The role of social capital to access rural credit : a case study at Dinh Cu and Van Quat Dong village in coastal area of Thua Thien Hue province

   University essay from SLU/Dept. of Urban and Rural Development

   Author : Phi Khanh Ho Le; [2011]
   Keywords : social capital; trust; Vietnam; local organisations; credit;

   Abstract : As a poverty reduction strategy, credit access has played an important role in supporting the peasants to improve their production and living standard. However, the level of access to credit differs among various regions and it has been affected by many factors. READ MORE

6. 5. The role of NGOs and Local Government in the socio-economic development of Lambussie Karni district, Ghana

   University essay from Tema vatten i natur och samhälle

   Author : Sarfo Offei; [2011]
   Keywords : NGOs; Local Government; Participation; Priorities; Programs or Projects; Interventions.;

   Abstract : Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) scramble for Africa which begun in 1980 and 90’s as a result of the introduction of Structural Adjusted Policies (SAP) by the neo-liberalist which are; International Monetary Fund (IMF) and World Bank was purposely meant for free market economy, less government intervention in the economy in order to raise competition, induce rapid growth and economic development. The introduction of SAP resulted to a vacuum in the provision of welfare in Ghana especially in the remote areas. READ MORE