cash transfer

In Mexico, income transfers targeted at women are effective at improving their decision-making position within the household, translating into significant changes in household consumption and time allocation patterns.

A four-year study of smallholder farmers in Malawi finds that combining cash transfers with intensive agricultural extension produces larger and more durable gains in crop production and household consumption than either intervention alone.

What can history teach us about cash transfers? How have societies used cash transfers through the ages and what role have they played in countries’ development process?

Programmes that pay farmers not to burn crop residue face challenges with compliance, but contracts that include partial upfront payments can help

A cash transfer experiment in Bangladesh targeting the ultra-poor reveals that complementary assets are key in escaping poverty