A large part of labour markets in low income countries are in the agriculture sector. Yet, the state of knowledge on the labour market dynamics and ways to improve the productivity in this sector in low income countries is limited. This thematic area covers projects that aim at understating the determinants of employment and productivity growth in agricultural sectors in LICs. Moreover, the evaluation of policies and programmes aimed at improving the productivity in agricultural sector in LICs is another aim of this thematic area.
Despite increased investment and international competition in agriculture, small-scale farming continues to be the most common economic activity in many developing countries. In Zambia, 60% of the population lives in rural areas, where 78% of the...
Small-scale farming continues to be the principal source of employment and income for a majority of the population in low-income countries. Zambia is no exception: in 2008, 80% of employment was in agriculture. Even though Zambia has recently been...
Public Works Programs (PWPs) are important tools for social protection. At the time of the beginning of the project, there were 167 PWPs in 29 sub-Saharan Africa. There are short-term and long-term PWPs. Short-term PWPs can stabilise consumption in...
In low-income countries, work in household owned and managed farms account for a large share of the labour force. Yet, to date, there is very little research on the approaches to measuring farm labour. Typically most measurements of farm labour...
