Publications of Rural development and agriculture
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Cambios en la agricultura y deforestación en la selva peruana: análisis basado en el IV Censo Agropecuario
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El impacto de la inversión pública en el desarrollo regional
How to target public investment in rural areas efficiently and reduce poverty? According to the research that gave rise to this article, investments in irrigation, roads and telecommunications have a significant effect on the promotion of agricultural productivity and poverty reduction. Strengthening human capital and investments in market access also generate positive impacts to be […]
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Cambio climático, uso de riego y estrategias de diversificación de cultivos en la sierra peruana
The objective of this study is to contribute to understanding the change in climatic conditions that occurred in the Peruvian highlands during the period 1994-2012, and to identify some of the effects that this change has had on the decisions linked to the productive strategies of farmers in this region; in particular, the use of […]
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Combining social protection with economic opportunities in rural Peru: Haku Wiñay
The authors assess the impact of the Haku Wiñay programme (Mi chacra emprendedora), an intervention that provides productive technical assistance and a small asset transfer to rural households in the districts that are also covered by the Juntos programme, Peru’s conditional cash transfer (CCT). Haku Wiñay focuses on the development of productive and entrepreneurial skills […]
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Agricultura peruana: nuevas miradas desde el Censo Agropecuario
This book presents the findings of four studies led by GRADE researchers as part of a project that seeks to broaden and deepen the analysis of the results of the IV Agricultural Census 2012. Each of the topics analysed represents a diverse and complex look at processes and relationships that are established both within the […]
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Estructura agraria y dinámica de pobreza rural en el Perú
Using a provincial panel for the period between the agricultural censuses of 1994 and 2012, this study aims to clarify the sign of the relationship between agrarian structure and rural poverty dynamics in Peru. The descriptive results reveal that the provinces with significant reductions in rural poverty rates are those whose agricultural units had, at […]
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Collective land access rights for enhancing smallholder livelihoods
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Inversión pública y descentralización: sus efectos sobre la pobreza rural en la última década
Based on the construction of rural public investment data series at the departmental level, based on official sources, this study analyzes the effects of its different categories on rural poverty for the Peruvian case during the 2004-2012 period, with emphasis on the role of subnational levels of government.
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Participatory democracy and effective policy: is there a link? Evidence from rural Peru
We examine the relationship between participatory democratic institutions and effective agricultural policy in rural Peruvian municipalities, using a unique quantitative dataset of 100 Peruvian municipalities at two points in time, allowing us to examine (a) bottom-up, grassroots participatory governance institutions, and (b) Peru’s top-down participatory budgeting reform implemented in all Peruvian sub-national governments in the […]
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Electrification and Educational Outcomes in Rural Peru
The authors study the effects of electrification on educational outcomes in Peru by taking advantage of a program that rapidly increased electricity coverage in rural areas. Using household survey panel data from 2007-2010, we document that: i) girls living in treated districts are more likely to be enrolled in school, and this effect is larger […]
