Mark Hirons|Elizabeth Robinson|Constance L. McDermott|Alexandra Morel|R. Asare|Emily Boyd|Techane Gonfa|Tadesse Woldemariam Gole|Yadvinder Malhi|John Mason|Ken Norris
Understanding Poverty in Cash-crop Agro-forestry Systems: Evidence from Ghana and Ethiopia
University of Oxford|University of Reading|University of Oxford|Zoological Society of London|University of Oxford|Lund University|Ethiopian Environment and Forest Research Institute|Ethiopian Environment and Forest Research Institute|University of Oxford|Zoological Society of London
paper examines linkages cashcrop income dimensions poverty interrogate assumptions regarding relationship agricultural income poverty alleviation analysis treats poverty multidimensional socially disaggregated phenomenon paper employs mixed methods approach case studies ghana ethiopia explore two critical issues first income cash crops linked dimensions poverty second income land socially disaggregated paper draws qualitative data critically reflect poverty understood within studied communities results show indicators poverty vary across income quartiles significant differences exist across social groups analysis suggests although cash crops essential focusing increasing income cash crops necessarily predictable progressive impact wellbeing furthermore analysis highlights contextual factors provision communal services nature land holdings quality local governance mediate potential poverty alleviating outcomes income increases future development sustainable intensification strategies focus prevalence tradeoffs fundamental social relations underpinning poverty dynamics