Illien, Patrick; Birachi, Eliud; Douangphachanh, Maliphone; Phommavong, Saithong; Bieri, Sabin (2023). Bittersweet fruits of ‘miracle growth’: Identifying poverty and labour dynamics in coffee heartlands (CDE Policy Brief 20). Centre for Development and Environment, University of Bern, Switzerland
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When it comes to fighting poverty, the prescription of most economists is growth. This means growth of agriculture in many low-income countries where production of food and various commodity crops remains the biggest employer. There are risks, however – especially for local populations marginalized by rising commercial activity or incorporated into it on adverse terms. Based on evidence from the coffee heartlands of Rwanda and Laos, this policy brief highlights tools for measuring the impacts of agricultural growth on poverty in rural areas. And it emphasizes the oft-overlooked importance of labour dynamics in such settings.
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Report (Report) |
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Division/Institute: |
10 Strategic Research Centers > Centre for Development and Environment (CDE) |
UniBE Contributor: |
Illien, Patrick, Bieri, Sabin |
ISSN: |
2296-8687 |
Series: |
CDE Policy Brief |
Publisher: |
Centre for Development and Environment, University of Bern, Switzerland |
Projects: |
[1191] FATE 2 - Feminisation, Agricultural Transition and Rural Employment
[804] Socio-Economic Transition |
Language: |
English |
Submitter: |
Melchior Peter Nussbaumer |
Date Deposited: |
24 Jul 2023 09:13 |
Last Modified: |
21 Feb 2024 10:58 |
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BORIS DOI: |
10.48350/185011 |
URI: |
https://boris.unibe.ch/id/eprint/185011 |
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