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Can Small Farmers Protect Themselves Against Bad Weather?

Severe weather conditions can undo even the best efforts of families to break free of poverty. Households that rely on subsistence or small-scale farming are especially at the mercy of severe weather. Droughts and floods wipe out crops, leaving fam...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: World Bank
Language:English
en_US
Published: Washington, DC 2015
Subjects:
AGRICULTURAL PRACTICES
AGRICULTURAL SELF-EMPLOYMENT
CAREGIVERS
CASH TRANSFER PROGRAM
CASH TRANSFER PROGRAMS
CASH TRANSFERS
CLIMATE CHANGE
DIVERSIFICATION
DROUGHT
FARM HOUSEHOLDS
FARMERS
HUMAN DEVELOPMENT
INCOME
INCOME-GENERATING ACTIVITIES
INSURANCE
IRRIGATION
LEARNING
NUTRITION
POOR
RURAL
RURAL AREAS
RURAL COMMUNITIES
RURAL FAMILIES
RURAL HOUSEHOLDS
RURAL POVERTY
RURAL POVERTY RATES
SCHOOL SUPPLIES
SCHOOL-AGE CHILDREN
SMALL FARMERS
SMALL-SCALE FARMING
SOCIAL PROTECTION
SUBSISTENCE
SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
TARGETING
TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE
TRAINING PROGRAMS
VOCATIONAL TRAINING
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2012/06/16532940/can-small-farmers-protect-against-bad-weather
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/22638

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