Rural Household Income Analysis and Policy

A Directory of Publications, Presentations, and Useful Links Prepared by Food Security Group Researchers at Michigan State University and Their Host-Country Collaborators

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• Smallholder Farming Under Increasingly Difficult Circumstances: Policy and Public Investment Priorities for Africa by T.S. Jayne, D. Mather, and E. Mghenyi. International Development Working Paper 86. 2006. (CDIE reference PN-ADG-862)
• Smallholder Income and Land Distribution in Africa: Implications for Poverty Reduction Strategies by T.S. Jayne, Takashi Yamano, Michael Weber, David Tschirley, Rui Benfica, David Neven, Anthony Chapoto, and Ballard Zulu. MSU International Development Paper #24. 2001. 42pp. (CDIE reference PN-ACN-726)

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Research Papers

• Factors Associated with Farm Households’ Movement Into and Out of Poverty in Kenya: The Rising Importance of Livestock. by William J. Burke, T.S. Jayne, H. Ade Freeman, and P. Kristjanson. International Development Working Paper 90. January 2007. (CDIE reference number PN-ADI-218)
• Rural Poverty Dynamics, Agricultural Productivity and Access to Resources. Paul Gamba and Elliot Mghenyi. Tegemeo Institute Working paper 21. 2004

Presentations

• Factors Associated with Farm Households’ Movement Into and Out of Poverty in Kenya: Spatial Analysis, Land Constraints and Diversification. William J. Burke, T.S. Jayne, H. AdeFreeman, P. Kristjanson. Presentation made to ODI's workshop titled: Understanding and addressing spatial poverty traps. Cape Town, 29 March 2007.

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Research Papers

• Household Income and Assets in Rural Mozambique, 2002-2005: Can Pro-Poor Growth Be Sustained? David Mather, Benedito Cunguara, and Duncan Boughton. Research Paper 66. December 2008.
• Changes in Rural Household Income Patterns in Mozambique, 1996-2002, and Implications for Agriculture’s Contribution to Poverty Reduction. Duncan Boughton, David Mather, David Tschirley, Tom Walker, Benedito Cunguara, and Ellen Payongayong. Research Paper 61E. December 2006. (CDIE Reference number PN-ADI-405)
• Determinants of Rural Income in Mozambique in 2001-2002. Walker, T., D.Tschirley, J. Low, M. Pequenino Tanque, D. Boughton, E. Payongayong and M. Weber. Research Paper 57E. May 2004. (CDIE Reference number PN-ADH-865)

Reprints

• Cunguara, Benedito Armando. Pathways Out of Poverty in Rural Mozambique. M.Sc. Thesis. 2008. (2 MB)

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Policy Briefs

• Income and Nutritional Outcomes in Rwanda's Rural Areas, 1990 and 2000. Andrew McKay and Scott Loveridge. MSU Policy Synthes # 74. 2005. (CDIE Reference PN-ADF-742)

Research Papers

• Exploring the Paradox of Rwandan Agricultural Household Income and Nutritional Outcomes in 1990 and 2000. Andrew McKay and Scott Loveridge. Department of Agricultural Economics Staff Paper Series 2005-06. Michigan State University. March 2005.

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Policy Briefs

• Smallholder Income Diversification in Zambia: The Way Out of Poverty?  Arne Bigsten and Sven Tengstam. FSRP Policy Synthesis Number 30, July 2008. (CDIE reference number pending)

Research Papers

• Smallholder Income Diversification in Zambia: The Way Out of Poverty?  Arne Bigsten and Sven Tengstam. Number 31, July 2008. Working Paper No 31.  July 2008. (CDIE reference number pending).

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