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Poverty And Microfinance In Eritrea – A Discourse

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  • Rena, Ravinder
  • Tesfy, Ghirmai

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The poverty levels in Eritrea are alarming. In the light of the escalating nature of poverty, there is an urgent need for a poverty alleviation initiative to reduce miseries of the majority of the poor. An attempt is made in this paper to analyse the incidence of poverty in the country with a particular focus on Agriculture. It also shed a light on the agriculture sector and its crucial role in providing 75 per cent jobs to its people. The paper also delves with the microfinance institutions particularly the Saving and Micro Credit Porgramme and its impact in reducing the poverty. It concludes that microfinance has strong capacity to drive economic growth and poverty reduction in Eritrea.

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  • Rena, Ravinder & Tesfy, Ghirmai, 2006. "Poverty And Microfinance In Eritrea – A Discourse," MPRA Paper 11079, University Library of Munich, Germany, revised 2007.
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    1. Rena, Ravinder, 2003. "Green revolution: Indian agricultural experience – a paradigm for Eritrea," MPRA Paper 10838, University Library of Munich, Germany, revised 24 May 2003.
    2. Ravinder Rena, 2005. "Challenges for Food Security in Eritrea: A Descriptive and Qualitative Analysis," African Development Review, African Development Bank, vol. 17(2), pages 193-212.
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    4. Abou Bakar & Salman Majeed, 2011. "Role of Micro Financing Activities in Women Empowerment," Indian Journal of Commerce and Management Studies, Educational Research Multimedia & Publications,India, vol. 2(4), pages 167-171, May.

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    Keywords

    Poverty; Eritrea; agriculture extension; agriculture technology; Microfinance;
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    JEL classification:

    • N87 - Economic History - - Micro-Business History - - - Africa; Oceania
    • Q12 - Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics; Environmental and Ecological Economics - - Agriculture - - - Micro Analysis of Farm Firms, Farm Households, and Farm Input Markets
    • Q18 - Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics; Environmental and Ecological Economics - - Agriculture - - - Agricultural Policy; Food Policy; Animal Welfare Policy
    • I32 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Welfare, Well-Being, and Poverty - - - Measurement and Analysis of Poverty

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