Malawi and Poverty
- Capital:
Lilongwe - Population:
15447500 - Size:
118480.0 Km2
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- The BLDS poverty collection
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- Search for the latest poverty-related print documents on this country from the British Library for Development Studies collection
- Is there balance between conservation and consumption of natural resources in Malawi?
- E. Kaunda; O. Chapotoka / Bunda College of Agriculture, 2011
- In a country where over 75% of the families cannot feed themselves, producing on average only 64% of their own food requirements, and where at least 500-1,000 people died of hunger and hunger-related diseases in 2002, managing riverin...
- Examining the effects of poverty in Malawi
- E. Chirwa; N. Junge / Government of Malawi, 2007
- The Government of Malawi (GoM) is undertaking a wide range of reforms in the water sector with the objective of increasing the availability and access of safe water to its people as articulated in the Malawi Growth and Development Str...
- The direction for development of Malawi
- Government of Malawi, 2011
- The Malawi Growth and Development Strategy (MGDS) is the overarching strategy for Malawi for the five years from 2006/07 to 2010/2011 fiscal years. The purpose of MGDS is to serve as a single reference document for policy makers in go...
- Can poverty be eradicated in Malawi?
- B. Botolo / Government of Malawi, 2005
- The government of Malawi and its development partners formulated the Malawi Poverty Reduction Strategy (MPRS) in 2002. The aim of the Strategy is to reduce poverty through economic growth and empowerment of the poor. The first review ...
- Social protection case studies from Malawi
- G. Sevenier; D. Jinadasa / United Nations Children's Fund, 2007
- This story-telling publication raises awareness about the impact of cash transfers on the lives of the most vulnerable children in Malawi. It forms one part of an advocacy package on the Malawi's pilot social cash transfer scheme, tog...
- Data on household poverty in Malawi
- Eldis Document Store, 2005
- In 1997-98, Malawi conducted the first Integrated Household Survey (IHS-1). It was carried out from November 1997 through to October 1998 in both urban and rural areas in all regions of the country. The purpose of the study was to pro...
- The future of African rural dwellers: labour force participation outside of rural agriculture
- D. Bryceson (ed) / Overseas Development Institute [ES], 2000
- The last two decades of the 20th century have been a period of change for sub-Saharan African economies. Structural Adjustment Programmes have triggered a huge, unplanned income diversification response in African rural areas making r...
- A more diversified production structure is recommended in Malawi
- O. Chulu; O. Sichinga; F. Simtowe / International Food Policy Research Institute, 2001
- Two sets of issues loom large on the economic horizon of Malawi: poverty alleviation and the country’s vulnerability to shocks emanating from the outside world. This paper analyses the aspects of these issues, exploring the effe...
- Agriculture's contribution to poverty reduction in Malawi
- S. Benin; J. Thurlow; X. Diao / International Food Policy Research Institute, 2008
- Malawi has experienced modest economic growth over the last decade and a half. However, agricultural growth has been particularly erratic, and while the incidence of poverty has declined, it still remains high. The Malawian government...
- An equitable future for Malawi's forest dependent poor
- B. Sibale; G. Banda / Eldis Document Store, 2004
- Forests play a vital role in supporting economic and agricultural growth in Malawi. The purpose of this study is to identify the impact of current legislation and illegality in the forest sector and suggest practical ways by which the...
- Ministry of Development Planning and Cooperation, Government of Malawi
- The Ministry of Development Planning and Cooperation is Malawi Government's main planning agency responsible for national economic and development planning, and monitoring and evaluation of socio-economic issues in the country. Its main mandate is to provide professional advice and technical support to Government and the public on economic and social policy development and management so as to achi...
- National Research Council of Malawi (NRCM)
- Promoting science and technology-led development in Malawi
- Malawi Social Cash Transfer Pilot Scheme
- Malawi social cash transfer pilot scheme
- Malawi Economic Justice Network (MEJN)
- Pro-poor civil society organisation
