Rational But Poor? An Explanation for Rural Economic Livelihood Strategy

Using panel data for six rural sub‐Saharan Africa countries, this article tests two hypotheses: (i) household‐specific staple food price bands resulting from market failures in the presence of liquidity constraints and rainfed agriculture induces rural household specialisation in food crops as an ec...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Journal of agricultural economics 2018-06, Vol.69 (2), p.365-381
1. Verfasser:	Dzanku, Fred Mawunyo
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Agricultural economics Agronomy Crop yield Crops Diversification Food food prices Households Hypotheses Infrastructure Liquidity Livelihood Livelihood strategies Panel data Poverty poverty traps Rainfed farming Rural areas Rural communities seasonal price bands (margins) sub‐Saharan Africa Welfare
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