Poverty and vulnerability are among the major problems in Eastern and Southern Africa (ESA). To design appropriate poverty reduction initiatives for the region, it is not only important to understand the distribution of poverty but also the determinants. Various reports have documented information on the status, distribution and determinants of poverty in each of the countries.
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Library ResourceReports & ResearchAugust, 2011Eastern Africa, Southern Africa, Africa
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Library ResourceReports & ResearchMay, 2014Africa
Improving women’s ability to securely access land is recognized as an effective means to increase gender equality and advance other key social and economic development goals. Despite progressive laws in many African countries, gender disparities commonly persist in women’s access and ownership of land. Although legal empowerment of women can help to strengthen their claims to land, governments commonly lack the capacity to offer legal services.
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The Impact of Transport Infrastructure on Agricultural Production and Poverty Reduction in the Democratic Republic of Congo
Reports & ResearchDecember, 2009Democratic Republic of the CongoGiven its vast land resources and favorable water supply, the Democratic Republic of Congo’s (DRC’s) natural agricultural potential is immense. However, the economic potential of the sector is handicapped by one of the most dilapidated transport systems in the developing world (World Bank 2006). Road investments are therefore a high priority in the government’s investment plans and those of its major donors.
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Library ResourcePeer-reviewed publicationDecember, 2014Eastern Africa, Western Africa, Southern Africa, Sub-Saharan Africa, Africa
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Library ResourcePolicy Papers & BriefsDecember, 2014Eastern Africa, Sub-Saharan Africa, Africa, Ethiopia
Using the 2009 round of the Ethiopian Rural Household Survey, this paper examines the medium-term impact of the land registration on investment behavior by households, particularly the adoption of soil conservation techniques and tree planting. It investigates whether men’s and women’s knowledge of their property rights under the land registration (as measured by answers to a list of questions regarding the provisions of the registration, covering such areas as tenure security, land transfer rights, and rights related to gender equity and inheritance) has an impact on these investments.
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Library ResourcePeer-reviewed publicationDecember, 2014Eastern Africa, Western Africa, Southern Africa, Sub-Saharan Africa, Africa
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Library ResourceReports & ResearchJanuary, 2013Malawi
This study examines the role of research in agricultural policy making in Malawi at a time when the Africa Union and the New Partnership for Africa’s Development have been seeking to promote greater evidenced-based decision making in agriculture. Drawing on both theory and actual past experiences documented in the literature, results are intended to improve our understanding of the extent to which research has played any role in influencing policy change in Malawi. This is done in the context of the evolution of the country’s fertilizer subsidy policies.
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Library ResourcePeer-reviewed publicationDecember, 2014Eastern Africa, Western Africa, Southern Africa, Sub-Saharan Africa, Africa
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Library ResourcePeer-reviewed publicationDecember, 2014Eastern Africa, Western Africa, Southern Africa, Sub-Saharan Africa, Africa
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Library ResourceJanuary, 2014Ghana
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