Rural Development in the Third World

Dixon, Chris

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“…Fiscal policy in Lesotho considered some of the macro-economic problems, such as the budget deficit that hampered development. In order to solve the macro-economic problems, the Lesotho government adopted the Structural Adjustment Programmes in 1988, while enhanced Structural Adjustment Programmes were adopted in 1989/1990and 1990(Matlosa, 1991.…”

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“…The idea behind rural development was to improve the living standards of the rural poor by reducing poverty, unemployment and food insecurity (Lea and Chaudhri, 1983;Dixon, 1990). The above economic and social problems were solved through different rural development strategies, and the major rural development strategy was to increase productivity in agriculture (IFAD, 1991).…”

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Rural development policies and programmes under colonialism and during the five year development plans in Lesotho

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2015

Afr. J. Agric. Res.

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Poverty is said to be very high in developing countries, and many people live below the poverty line. There are different causes of poverty, but the most common one is food insecurity. Therefore, the contribution of agriculture to ensuring food security in the poor countries cannot be ignored. Although many farmers in some developing countries practise subsistence farming, agriculture accounts for a large share to the means of livelihood in the rural areas of developing countries. This is because about 80% of people in developing countries live in rural areas and depend on agriculture for livelihood. Despite the large contribution of agriculture to rural development in developing countries, the sector (agriculture) is confronted with many different challenges. There is low agricultural productivity (especially in peasant farming) because of the use of traditional technologies, and other factors. And this results in food insecurity in many households. However, countries implement different programmes and policies to increase productivity in agriculture. It is in this respect, this paper looks at the different policies, methods and programmes implemented by the Lesotho government to increase agricultural productivity/production since the period of colonialism.

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Rural development policies and programmes under colonialism and during the five year development plans in Lesotho

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2015

Afr. J. Agric. Res.

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“…Based on the data from the Central Bureau of Statistics (BPS), the number of poor people in rural areas in Indonesia in March 2016 amounted to 17.94 million people or 14.21% (Muna 2016). It has also been noted by Dixon (1990) that rural areas in developing countries are often confronted with many challenges including poverty, unemployment, and food security. The similar condition can be found in Tuban, a rural area in Tuban, East Java province, Indonesia.…”

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Women Empowerment for Poverty Reduction in Ring-1 Rural Area of a Cement Company in Tuban, East Java Province, Indonesia

Rustinsyah

2018

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Pemberdayaan perempuan untuk pengentasan kemiskinan di daerah pedesaan di perusahaan semen di Tuban, Propinsi Jawa Timur, Indonesia Rustinsyah Department of Anthropology, Faculty of Social and Political Sciences, Universitas Airlangga Kampus B Dharmawangsa Dalam, Airlangga, Gubeng, Surabaya 60286 E-mail: rustinsyah58@yahoo.com AbstractThe existence of a cement company in a rural area may influence the local people, including women who are not employed by the company. This study aims at presenting the case of women empowerment in a Ring-1 area of a cement company in Indonesia. The research used qualitative approach. The results show that the company's existence with its CSR programs have helped empowering rural women in social, educational, religious, organizational, and economic aspects. The social aspect is shown in the health programs. The educational aspect can be seen in the provision of scholarships for formal education and non-formal training. The religious aspect is actualized in the form of incentives for religion teachers and religious festivals. The organizational aspect is shown in the involvement of women in PKM management. Finally, the economic aspect includes: a) the construction of village road infrastructure as compensation of taxes derived from the company; b) the inclusion of workers from outside the village encourages the emergence of food stalls, grocery stalls, gasoline kiosks, and boarding houses; and c) the development of traditional markets. This study confirms that the company's existence has encouraged rural women to improve their livelihoods and help alleviate their families from poverty. Keywords

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“…Hence, these approaches are referred to as state-led top down approaches (Ellis & Bigg 2001). The Green Revolution, particularly in reference to the Asian experience, is the best known example of this approach (Dixon 1990;Balisacan & Fuwa 2007).…”

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“…This unintended outcome raised equity issues which led to the adoption of a "participation of all" focus in the development process (Chambers 1997). A wide-spread acceptance of "small farm narrative" described as "social investment" was the emerging agenda in rural development thinking, which became known as integrated rural development, in the 1970s (Vernon 1984;Cohen 1987;Dixon 1990). …”

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Evaluating the effectiveness of a ‘whole of chain’ approach in rural industry development in developing countries: a case study of Pakistan mango industry

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Linking farmers to markets has become an integral part of the development agenda of world donor agencies in developing countries in the current decade as a result of the changes in the competitive environment brought about by globalization. It recognises the need to connect the rural economy more effectively with modern economic processes by building forward and backward linkages with rural producers. These linkages help to define rural development as rural industry development in the context of supply chain management.Under the Australia-Pakistan Agriculture Sector Linkages Program (ASLP) there is an initiative aimed at developing the Pakistan mango industry, which is one of the major and important industries in the horticulture sector of Pakistan. Various constraints associated with the mango industry development were identified using a rapid supply chain appraisal approach (RSCA). These constraints are being addressed under a project "Optimizing mango supply chain for more profitable horticultural enterprises in Pakistan and Australia", which uses a "whole of chain" approach to development.The RSCA process involved field visits and interviews with various stakeholders, including growers, commission agents, transporters, exporters, importers and retailers in Singapore, quality management companies, freight forwarders, shippers and support agencies such as PHDEC, universities, government departments and wholesale market committees. Consequently, three critical areas such as quality management, market understanding and supply chain management had been addressed in years of project activities. This is consistent with participatory approach that practitioners have sought to accommodate in rural industry development projects in developing countries.Various approaches have been taken in building relationships between producers and their counterparts in the chain to improve their competitiveness. There is little evidence in the literature that provides a demonstration model of supply chain development which adopts a "whole of chain" participatory approach involving all key stakeholders, either in developed or developing countries.The overall objective of this research is to evaluate can an industry development project that adopts a "whole of chain" approach be effective in linking farmers to their markets.. ii A system-based approach has been taken to evaluate the results being achieved under the mango industry development project of the ASLP. This study is qualitative, adopting an ontological and epistemological stance referred to as constructivism. Longitudinal evaluation is the overall research strategy consisting of three rounds of data collection in different time intervals over the ASLP project duration. The research is framed around a case study of the mango industry therefore case study methods guided the data collection and analysis.The overall findings of data analysis indicated that the respondents all along the chain recognized the issues of Pakistan mango in three critical areas, such as quality ...

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Rural Development in the Third World

Cited by 15 publications

References 117 publications

Rural development policies and programmes under colonialism and during the five year development plans in Lesotho

Rural development policies and programmes under colonialism and during the five year development plans in Lesotho

Women Empowerment for Poverty Reduction in Ring-1 Rural Area of a Cement Company in Tuban, East Java Province, Indonesia

Evaluating the effectiveness of a ‘whole of chain’ approach in rural industry development in developing countries: a case study of Pakistan mango industry

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