ABSTRACT The study was set to investigate Microfinance and Poverty Reduction which was guided by the following objective; to find out the nature of products and services offered by MFls in Katikamu Sub-County, to find out the contributions of MFIs in Poverty reduction, and to flnd out the challenges faced by people when using Microlinance service in Katikamu SubCounty. The study employed Purposive sampling and simple random sampling techniques to select 291 participants that constituted the ...
Abstract The research work examined the socio-economics determinant of multidimensional poverty among yam farmer. This study attempted to establish the multidimensional poverty among yam farmer on residents of Saki West local government area of Oyo state. Data collected were analyzed using descriptive statistics such as frequencies and percentage while hypothesis were tested using inferential statistics such as logit regression model. Result of the data analysis shows ...
ABSTRACT The study was designed to examine the contribution of Kakum Rural Bank (KRB) to poverty reduction in the Komenda-Edina-Eguafo-Abrem Municipality. All the four agencies of the KRB in the KEEA municipality were included in the study. The purposive, quota and systematic sampling techniques were used to draw 384 respondents, made up of staff and customers of Kakum Rural Bank, for the study. Structured qu...
Abstract: Over thousands of years, pastoralists have managed their resources and livelihoods in the face of environmental challenges and difficult socio-economic conditions. However, since recent decades pastoralists are challenged in maintaining their livelihoods and coping mechanisms due to a range of ecological, demographic, economic, social, political and climatic changes. Such changes and crises can all easily reduce large numbers of pastoralists to destitution and sometimes cause a lar...
TABLE OF CONTENTS DECLARATION ................................................................................................................ i APPROVAL .................................................................................................................... 11 DEDICATION .................................................................................................. ············ Ill ACKNOWLEDGEMENT .......................................................................
TABLE OF CONTENTSDECLARATION ........... ; .................................................................................................................... .iAPPROVAL ...................................................................................................................................... iiDEDICATION .................................................................................................................................. iiiACKNOWLEDGEMENT ...............................
ABSTRACTThe study sought to establish the "the role of microfinance banks on povertyeradication" with a case study of Centenary bank-Arua branch and was drivenby mainly three objectives. These objectives included; the need to identify thepolicies used by the Microfinance Ins titutions such as Centenary Bank, AruaBranch in a dministering loans. The need to determine the effectiveness of theabove policies used by Microfinance Institutions such as Centenary Bank, AruaBranch towards poverty eradi...
ABSTRACT This paper analyzes the impact on income distribution and inequality in Tanzania from the changes to indirect tax policies using the standard static microsimulation model TAZMOD v1.8. The simulations model two indirect tax reforms involving changes to the excise duty and the VAT rate of alcoholic drink and tobacco products as well as changes to the National Health Insurance Fund employers and employees ' contributions. The first reform results have a positive impact on government tax...
INTRODUCTION 1.1STATEMETN OF THE PROBLEM AND THE PURPOSE OF THE STUDY It is a common knowledge that the third would countries are generally poor. Even though there are poor people in developed world they are not comparable to the developing world. In African Nigerian is regard as the giant of African because of its abundant natural and human resources. In Nigeria today, the poor get poorer and the rich gets richer this raises serious question on the existence of true democracy and one Niger...
ABSTRACT The study on “Community based savings micro finance and household income poverty eradication in Kabwohe town council, Sheema district” was guided by three research objectives which sought to: Examine the impact of Community Based Savings Micro Finance towards poverty eradication among the households of Kabwohe town council Sheema district; establish the challenges being faced by Community Based Savings Micro Finance beneficiaries in their struggle to eradicate household income p...
ABSTRACT The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development provides a global blueprint for member countries including Ghana to translate the shared vision of sustainable development goals (SDGs) into national development plans and strategies. Over the past decades, Income Generating Activities (IGA) is increasingly used as a tool for poverty alleviation and livelihood empowerment. IGA therefore, plays a critical role towards the attainment of SDG in general and specifically the SDG4 agenda. The st...
ABSTRACT This study sought to determine the relationship between extension access and/or access to credit and adoption of maize technology by small-scale maize farmers in the Central Region of Ghana. It is expected that the findings of this study will increase our understanding of the importance of extension and credit access in agricultural development. The study was carried out in six districts of the Central Region of Ghana. These are Assin, Asikuma-Odoben-Brakwa, Agona, Awutu-Efutu-S...
ABSTRACT Kenya’s manufacturing and processing sector is among the key productive sectors identified for economic growth and development because of its immense potential for wealth, employment creation and poverty alleviation. Currently Kenya’s industrial sector is one of the largest in sub Saharan Africa, the sector is highly fragmented with more than 2,000 manufacturing enterprises. The presence of these industries has led to rise in e-waste due to changes in technology, wear and tear, ...
ABSTRACT The study focused on the Effects of Climate on revenue from Oil Palm Production in Southern Nigeria. The broad objective was to examine the effects of climate change variables on Oil Palm Production. The specific objectives are to: (i) identify farmers’ perception on climate change variables in the study area; (ii) identify the choice of adaptation strategies and determine the factors affecting the choice of adaptation strategies by farmers in the area; (iii) estimate the cost and...
Background of the study Poverty has been the hardest challenge facing human life from time immemorial. It has contributed to low social-economic states in society and has brought absent difficult circumstance that face learners today. It has negatively affected all people regardless of age, culture, race, religion and other factors. On overview of some facts about poverty in the world of South Africa the black Americans suffered untold miseries ranging from diseases, poverty, denial of educat...