Impact of climate change on dryland agricultural systems: a review of current status, potentials, and further work need

M Ahmed, R Hayat, M Ahmad, M Ul-Hassan… - International Journal of …, 2022 - Springer
Dryland agricultural system is under threat due to climate extremes and unsustainable
management. Understanding of climate change impact is important to design adaptation …

Internet use and consumption diversity: Evidence from rural China

P Vatsa, J Li, PQ Luu… - Review of Development …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
The Internet is integral to modern living. While the Internet is ubiquitous in China's urban
areas, its uptake is still lagging in the country's rural regions—the development potential of …

[HTML][HTML] Non-farm entrepreneurship, caste, and energy poverty in rural India

I Koomson, E Orkoh, S Ahmad - Energy Economics, 2023 - Elsevier
This study examines how non-farm entrepreneurship influences rural household energy
poverty and explores caste-based heterogeneities in outcomes in India. The study used …

Adoption and intensity of agricultural mechanization and their impact on non-farm employment of rural women

W Ma, X Zhou, D Boansi, GSA Horlu, V Owusu - World Development, 2024 - Elsevier
This study analyzes the impact of the adoption of agricultural mechanization and its intensity
on the non-farm employment of rural women using the 2016 China Labor-force Dynamics …

Food security and sustainability through adaptation to climate change: Lessons learned from Nepal

GP Kandel, M Bavorova, A Ullah, P Pradhan - International Journal of …, 2024 - Elsevier
Climate change adaptation strategies play a crucial role in smallholder farm households'
food security and sustainability, particularly under climate change extremes. This study …

Nonfarm employment and consumption diversification in rural China

W Ma, P Vatsa, H Zheng - Economic Analysis and Policy, 2022 - Elsevier
With rapid growth and development, nonfarm employment has become an important source
of livelihood for millions of rural households in China. Rural nonfarm employment is leading …

The contributions of scale-appropriate farm mechanization to hunger and poverty reduction: evidence from smallholder systems in Nepal

GP Paudel, H Gartaula, DB Rahut… - Journal of Economics …, 2023 - emerald.com
Purpose This study examines the adoption drivers of scale-appropriate mechanization in
Nepal's maize-based farming systems. The authors also assess the contribution of scale …

Is the internet penetration pro-poor? Evidence from a panel data analysis

VP Phan - Telecommunications Policy, 2023 - Elsevier
The impacts of internet use on income and poverty status are contentious despite extensive
research efforts. This paper re-examines these influences using five-wave panel data …

The influence of off-farm work on farm income among smallholder farm households in northern Ghana

BT Anang, CK Apedo - Cogent Economics & Finance, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Income diversification is an essential livelihood strategy among small-scale farmers in low-
income countries. Through income diversification, farmers can potentially invest off-farm …

Does agricultural cooperative membership influence off‐farm work decisions of farm couples?

H Zheng, P Vatsa, W Ma… - Annals of Public and …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Membership in agricultural cooperatives may influence intra‐household decisions regarding
the division of household labor. However, the linkages between cooperative membership …