Sector specific aid
- Infectious diseases in Myanmar and the challenge of delivering aid
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This paper examines what factors have contributed to Myanmar’s dire health situation and the spread of infectious diseases within the country and across its borders. The authors describe the government's failure to respond to the crisis, and explore how international aid to combat infectious diseases can be delivered in a manner that istransparent and accountable. The document also considers how aid can reach those most in need and promote respect for human rights and international law.
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Latest Additions
- What can G8 leaders do to address the food crisis?
- ( ActionAid International , 2008)
- Three years after the G8 pledged to ‘make poverty history’, the current global food crisis has left close to a quarter of the world’s population lacking basic food security. In this ...
- Raising productivity in African agriculture: innovative approaches
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- Forty years after the Asian Green Revolution , the spotlight has now turned on African agriculture. Increasing attention is being paid to the need for greater investment in African agriculture and key...
What role can fertilizer subsidies play in alleviating poverty and hunger?: evidence from Malawi, Zambia and Kenya
- ( I. Minde;T., S. Jayne;J. Ariga / Department of Agricultural Economics, Michigan State University , 2008)
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The role of input subsidies in stimulating growth and addressing food security and poverty alleviation objectives has re-emerged as an important debate in agricultural policy. Sharp increases...
What does the next decade hold for global agriculture?
- ( Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations , 2008)
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This synthesis report presents the main findings of the 2008 Agricultural Outlook report, an annual publication prepared by the Organisation for Economic Co-opera...
Do small farmers hold the answer to the global food crisis?
- ( Vía Campesina , 2008)
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The causes of the current world food crisis are complex, with recent coverage pointing to the impact of agrofuels, increasing world demand and global warming, among other factors. In this article, ...
How can multi-country agricultural projects and programmes in Africa be improved?
- ( J. Mukiibi;U. Mokwunye;A., M. Nyamu / Forum for Agricultural Research in Africa , 2008)
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African agriculture is characterised by a high degree of social, market and environmental diversity which calls for innovations that are adapted to specific contexts. However, there are opportuniti...
- Agricultural issues to address before the High-Level Forum in Accra
- ( L. Cabral / Overseas Development Institute [ES] , 2008)
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The 2005 Paris Declaration on Aid Effectiveness will be reviewed at the Third High-Level Forum on Aid Effectiveness in Accra in September 2008. The Paris Declaration establishes operatin...
- Will a second Green Revolution really solve Africa's problems?
- ( E. Holt-Gimenez;M. Altieri;P. Rosset / Institute for Food and Development Policy , 2008)
- This article analyses the effectiveness of the investment that the Rockefeller Foundation and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation recently announced - a joint ‘Alliance for a Green Revolutio...
- Towards a new aid architecture for agriculture?
- ( Reality of Aid , 2008)
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This paper critically analyses the role of aid in agriculture over the past few decades. It specifically looks at why spending in agriculture has declined and discusses what shape the future aid ar...
- Focus on implementing the Paris Declaration on aid effectiveness
- ( S. Burall;S. Maxwell;A. R. Menocal / Overseas Development Institute, London , 2006)
- This Overseas Development Institute working paper describes the characteristics and constraints of the current international aid architecture. It also summarises the perceptions in developing countrie...
