Essays about: "finance for rural development"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 30 essays containing the words finance for rural development.

1. 1. FISCAL POLICY AND GENDER INEQUALITY : A CASE OF AGRICULTURE SECTOR IN NIGERIA

   University essay from Södertörns högskola/Nationalekonomi

   Author : Adetutu O Emmanuel; [2023]
   Keywords : ;

   Abstract : Over the years governmental efforts to resolve the issues of gender inequality particularly in the developing countries appear to be less significant, and some scholars have identified this failing as the bane of economic growth and development in such countries. It is argued that the consequences which stems from discrimination against women who constitute about 70% of agricultural labor market in Nigeria and their low empowerment in Nigeria's agriculture sector led to the overall low productivity in the country's agriculture sector. READ MORE

3. 2. Sustainable Use: A Contentious Promise - A Case Study on International Funding of Consumptive Sustainable Wildlife Use in South Africa's Biodiversity Economy

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Ekonomisk-historiska institutionen

   Author : Mara Glas; [2022]
   Keywords : biodiversity economy; sustainable use; international conservation finance; community-based conservation; economic development; wildlife economics; South Africa; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : In South Africa, sustainable use of wildlife is widely recognized as providing economic incentives and actively engaging rural communities in conservation management. Aiming to combat rampant poverty and wildlife crime in communities around protected areas (PAs), the country’s biodiversity economy envisions to scale (non-)consumptive activities in the pursuit of creating economically and environmentally viable wildlife businesses. READ MORE

4. 3. Mobile Money in Tanzania - The First Step Towards Financial Inclusion

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Ekonomisk-historiska institutionen

   Author : Anton Ottosson; [2022]
   Keywords : Bank Accounts; Economic Growth; Economic Development; Financial Development; Financial Inclusion; Financial Institutions; Mobile Money; M-banking; M-money; Supply-led Growth Hypothesis; Growth-led Financy Hypothesis; Tanzania; Financial Exclusion; Technology and Engineering; Business and Economics; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : In recent years the importance of financial inclusion for economic growth has been thoroughly discussed. Particularly, the impact of mobile money in the context of developing economies has risen in prominence. READ MORE

5. 4. The Sovereign Green Sukuk: An Analysis of Its Process and Barriers to Funding Renewable Energy Projects in Indonesia

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för geovetenskaper

   Author : Danar Anindito Mujizat; [2021]
   Keywords : sovereign green sukuk; green sukuk; green bond; renewable energy power plant; climate change; sustainable development.;

   Abstract : Indonesia launched a sovereign green sukuk in 2018 to fund green projects that can contribute to addressing climate change and achieving the Sustainable Development Goals. This issuance also marked  the first sovereigngreen sukuk issuance in the world. Since then, Indonesia has issued five sovereign green sukuks and has mobilized 3. READ MORE

6. 5. Finance and Mobile Money for Rural Development: The case of Smallholder Farmers in Haiti

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Ekonomisk-historiska institutionen

   Author : Anne Lobke Grootenhuis; [2020]
   Keywords : mobile money; smallholder farmers; rural finance; smallholder farmer finance; Haiti; Business and Economics;

   Abstract : Globally, 500 million smallholder farmers require finance to secure a more productive, efficient, sustainable, and inclusive food system. Thus far, traditional financial services have been unsuccessful in reaching these farmers. READ MORE