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Making Agriculture Work for the Poor in Timor-Leste

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dc.contributor.authorDarko, Francis Addeah
dc.contributor.authorPurnamasari, Ririn
dc.date.accessioned2024-07-29T13:17:14Z
dc.date.available2024-07-29T13:17:14Z
dc.date.issued2024-07-29
dc.description.abstractWith about 80 percent of poor households in Timor-Leste dependent on agriculture for their livelihood, it is widely acknowledged that growth in the agriculture sector is an important channel for poverty reduction in the country. That notwithstanding, the country’s agricultural production system is one of the least developed in the world, with the sector’s productivity being well below that of other small island developing states and below the average for other low-income states. Using data from the 2007 and 2014 waves of the Timor-Leste Surveys of Living Standards, this paper provides insight into the extent to which increases in agricultural productivity can contribute to poverty reduction, and assesses the drivers of and constraints to increasing agricultural productivity in the country. The findings show that improvements in agricultural productivity reduce the probability of being poor among agricultural households. The paper also finds that for agricultural productivity to increase, the following factors should be considered: facilitation of farm mechanization, improvement in the use of chemical (fertilizer, pesticides, and herbicides) inputs, enhancement of access to credit and extension, encouragement to farmers to join farmer groups, expansion of the commercialization of farm produce, and reduction in the gender gap in agricultural productivity.en
dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/099531207252433244/IDU1a2a92a0a1f4b614d0e18bb4198610080e562
dc.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-10862
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/41963
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.publisherWashington, DC: World Bank
dc.relation.ispartofseriesPolicy Research Working Paper; 10862
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holderWorld Bank
dc.rights.urihttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL PRODUCTIVITY
dc.subjectPOVERTY
dc.subjectTIMOR-LESTE
dc.subjectACCESS TO CREDIT
dc.subjectEXTENSION
dc.subjectNO POVERTY
dc.subjectSDG 1
dc.titleMaking Agriculture Work for the Poor in Timor-Lesteen
dc.typeWorking Paper
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okr.crossref.titleMaking Agriculture Work for the Poor in Timor-Leste
okr.date.disclosure2024-07-29
okr.date.lastmodified2024-07-25T00:00:00Zen
okr.doctypePolicy Research Working Paper
okr.doctypePublications & Research
okr.docurlhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/099531207252433244/IDU1a2a92a0a1f4b614d0e18bb4198610080e562
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okr.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-10862
okr.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1596/1813-9450-10862
okr.identifier.externaldocumentum34369047
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okr.region.administrativeEast Asia and Pacific
okr.region.countryTimor-Leste
okr.topicAgriculture::Agriculture & Farming Systems
okr.topicAgriculture::Agribusiness
okr.topicAgriculture::Food Security
okr.topicPoverty Reduction::Poverty Reduction Strategies
okr.unitAgriculture and Food GE (SAGGL)
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