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Poverty reduction for smallholder farmers, Brazilian-style: Can it work in Africa?

Pilot project in Malawi

Brazil has achieved impressive results in reducing poverty with “Fomento,” a set of large-scale, government-run social programs targeting smallholder farmers. Rural poverty in Brazil dropped dramatically from 51.4 percent in 2002 to 29.1 percent in 2011; during the same period, family farmers’ incomes also grew by 50 percent. When an initiative shows these kind of positive impacts, it raises questions for further research: What are the keys to its success? Can it be replicated in other countries where alleviating rural poverty is a similarly critical issue?

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Organization: International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)
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Year: 2015
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Country/ies: Brazil, Malawi
Geographical coverage: Africa, Latin America and the Caribbean
Type: Blog article
Content language: English
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