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  1. Library Resource
    Journal Articles & Books
    March, 2014
    Africa

    “There is plenty of innovation. The trick is to get it to the farmers,” it is often said when technology transfer to farmers, and smallholders in particular, is referred to. In addition to the financial resources, they often lack the knowledge needed to be able to benefit from the new technologies. The ‘whole value chain approach’ of the Africa Harvest organisation shows how technology transfer can work.

  2. Library Resource
    Journal Articles & Books
    March, 2014
    Madagascar

    German Development Cooperation has developed an approach for the sustainable production of charcoal that has proved to have a considerable impact in Northern Madagascar. Since both environmental and socioeconomic aspects are addressed in a very effective way, this approach has high potential referring to global challenges such as land degradation, rural poverty and climate change.

  3. Library Resource
    Journal Articles & Books
    March, 2014
    Malawi

    As with other countries, agricultural extension and advisory services (EAS) in Malawi are provided by public, private, and non-profit organisations. While it has become commonplace to refer to this collection of actors as a system, this claim is only valid in the loosest of terms, as many of the component parts do not functionally interact with others in an operational sense, tending rather to function as independent sub-networks within larger national, and international spheres of exchange.

  4. Library Resource
    Journal Articles & Books
    March, 2014
    Africa

    The aim of the “Management advice for family farms” (MAFF) approach is to strengthen the abilities of farmers to manage their farms and improve their economic and social autonomy. In Francophone Africa, this holistic concept has been applied successfully for almost two decades.

  5. Library Resource
    Policy Papers & Briefs
    March, 2014
    Rwanda

    The aim of this policy brief is to describe current and historical conflicts over rights to land and natural resources within and surrounding protected areas in Rwanda. We examine the roots of contested claims between citizens and the State and offer some potential avenues for resolving these conflicts in ways that consider both the priorities of the Government of Rwanda and the rights of local communities that depend on protected area resources.

  6. Library Resource
    Reports & Research
    March, 2014
    Rwanda

    This case study has been produced in response to a request to the Evidence on Demand Helpdesk. The objective of the request was to provide a detailed case study on the approach taken to land tenure reform by the DFID-funded Land Tenure Regularisation Programme (LTRSP) in Rwanda. The case study should provide the reader with an understanding of how land tenure reform can work under particular social, political and economic conditions, as well as the approach taken to ensure gender equality in land rights.

  7. Library Resource
    Reports & Research
    February, 2014
    Bangladesh, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, China, Ethiopia, Ghana, Guatemala, Indonesia, Kenya, Nigeria, Philippines, Thailand, Uganda, Zambia

     It is well recognized that secure land and property rights for all are essential to reducing poverty because they underpin economic development and social inclusion. Secure land tenure and property rights enable people in urban and rural areas to invest in improved homes and livelihoods. Although many countries have completely restructured their legal and regulatory framework related to land and they have tried to harmonize modern statutory law with customary ones, millions of people around the world still have insecure land tenure and property rights.

  8. Library Resource
    February, 2014
    Madagascar

    This Country-Level Effectiveness and
    Accountability Review (CLEAR) examines the efficacy of
    microfinance aid in Madagascar, based on an objective
    analysis of donor assistance for the sustainable development
    of financial systems targeting the poor. The three levels of
    the financial system are the micro level (e.g., retail
    institutions), the meso level (e.g., apex, technical service
    providers), and the macro level (e.g., regulations and

  9. Library Resource
    February, 2014
    Africa

    This article reviews trends in poverty,
    economic policies, and growth in a sample of African
    countries during the 1990s, drawing on the better household
    data now available. Experiences have varied. Some countries
    have seen sharp drops in income poverty, whereas others have
    witnessed marked increases. In some countries overall
    economic growth has been pro-poor and in others not. But the
    aggregate numbers hide systematic distributional effects.

  10. Library Resource
    February, 2014
    Kenya

    There is now broad consensus among
    policymakers that social protection is a powerful way to
    fight poverty and promote inclusive growth. This
    international consensus is most clearly articulated in the
    African Union's Social Policy Framework (SPF), which
    was endorsed by all African heads of state in 2009. The SPF
    explains that social protection includes 'social
    security measures and furthering income security; and also

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