Can Small Farmers Protect Themselves Against Bad Weather?

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dc.creatorWorld Bank
dc.date2015-09-16T21:29:43Z
dc.date2015-09-16T21:29:43Z
dc.date2012-06
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-01T00:52:13Z
dc.descriptionSevere 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 families hungry or without anything to sell to pay for essentials such as school fees or medicines. Climate changes have made weather even more variable in many countries, exacerbating problems such as droughts, extreme temperatures and flooding. Policymakers seeking to offset the unexpected have increasingly used cash transfer programs to help families through difficult times. But what makes a difference in the long-term? Are small grants or training programs effective methods to help farm households develop non-agricultural businesses, thereby enabling them to better manage weather shocks? To understand what might allow families to better manage risks, the World Bank supported an evaluation of a pilot program in Nicaragua to encourage rural households to diversify beyond small-scale farming. The project found that two years after the program ended, households that received vocational training or investment grants to start non-agricultural businesses were better protected against the negative effects of severe drought than families that only received conditional cash transfers. These results suggest that helping farmers develop other income-generating different businesses can be an effective and sustainable approach to reducing poverty by protecting them against the financial repercussions of severe weather and climate changes. This Evidence to Policy note was jointly produced by the World Bank Group, the Strategic Impact Evaluation Fund (SIEF), and the British governments Department for International Development.
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dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2012/06/16532940/can-small-farmers-protect-against-bad-weather
dc.identifierhttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/22638
dc.identifierhttps://doi.org/10.1596/22638
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/412220
dc.languageEnglish
dc.languageen_US
dc.publisherWashington, DC
dc.relationFrom evidence to policy;
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rightshttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.rightsWorld Bank
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL PRACTICES
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL SELF-EMPLOYMENT
dc.subjectCAREGIVERS
dc.subjectCASH TRANSFER PROGRAM
dc.subjectCASH TRANSFER PROGRAMS
dc.subjectCASH TRANSFERS
dc.subjectCLIMATE CHANGE
dc.subjectDIVERSIFICATION
dc.subjectDROUGHT
dc.subjectFARM HOUSEHOLDS
dc.subjectFARMERS
dc.subjectHUMAN DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectINCOME
dc.subjectINCOME-GENERATING ACTIVITIES
dc.subjectINSURANCE
dc.subjectIRRIGATION
dc.subjectLEARNING
dc.subjectNUTRITION
dc.subjectPOOR
dc.subjectRURAL
dc.subjectRURAL AREAS
dc.subjectRURAL COMMUNITIES
dc.subjectRURAL FAMILIES
dc.subjectRURAL HOUSEHOLDS
dc.subjectRURAL POVERTY
dc.subjectRURAL POVERTY RATES
dc.subjectSCHOOL SUPPLIES
dc.subjectSCHOOL-AGE CHILDREN
dc.subjectSMALL FARMERS
dc.subjectSMALL-SCALE FARMING
dc.subjectSOCIAL PROTECTION
dc.subjectSUBSISTENCE
dc.subjectSUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectTARGETING
dc.subjectTECHNICAL ASSISTANCE
dc.subjectTRAINING PROGRAMS
dc.subjectVOCATIONAL TRAINING
dc.titleCan Small Farmers Protect Themselves Against Bad Weather?
dc.typeBrief
dc.typeFiche
dc.typeResumen

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