Publications

Promoting rural enterprise growth and development: Lessons from four projects in sub-Saharan Africa (2012)
The dynamic role of micro and small-scale enterprises (MSEs) in developing countries as "necessary engines for achieving national development goals such as economic growth, poverty alleviation, employment and wealth creation, leading to a more equitable distribution of income and increased productivity is widely recognized."1 In an attempt to accelerate growth rates in low-income countries, particularly in Africa, many development partners and donors have made the promotion and development of MSEs a major concern.
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Informe Latinoamericano sobre Pobreza y Desigualdad 2011 (IDRC, FIDA, Rimisp - 2012)
‘El Informe Latinoamericano sobre Pobreza y Desigualdad 2011’ busca incentivar la discusión de los aspectos claves que afectan a los territorios y regiones que presentan mayor dificultad para crecer con reducción de pobreza y desigualdad desde una perspectiva social y territorial.
La análisis del informe –elaborado por Rimisp–Centro Latinoamericano para el Desarrollo Rural, con el apoyo del Centro Internacional de Investigaciones para el Desarrollo–Canadá (IDRC por sus siglas en inglés) y el Fondo Internacional de Desarrollo Agrícola (FIDA)–  aborda las dimensiones de educación; salud; dinamismo económico y empleo; ingreso y pobreza; seguridad ciudadana y género, obteniendo cifras e indicadores de Bolivia, Brasil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, México, Nicaragua y Perú. 
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Poverty and Inequality 2011: Latin AmericaReport (IDRC, IFAD, Rimisp - 2012)
The English-language executive summary of the ‘Poverty and Inequality 2011: Latin America Report’ highlights the causes of extreme inequality, territorial achievement gaps and lack of opportunities in Latin America’s rural sector, analysing socio-economic indicators in health, education, economic dynamism and employment, income and poverty, citizen security, and gender equality from 10 Latin American countries, including Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Mexico, Nicaragua and Peru. The report was produced by the RIMISP - Latin American Center for Rural Development, and made possible through funding from the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) and the International Development Research Centre - Canada (IDRC).
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Workshop report of  Promoting decent and productive employment of young people in rural areas: A review of strategies and programmes