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Helping farmers learn from each other: the Lead Farmer project in Malawi: ( Development Fund, Norway , 2008); Food insecurity is one of the major threats that the people of Malawi face. 90% of Malawian farmers are smallholders who face a host of challenges in their farming activities, including:...
Zambia's refusal of American GM food aid highlights the complexity of food issues: ( C. Bergstrom / Noragric, Department of International Environment and Development Studies, Norwegian University of Life Sciences , 2007); A failure to recongnise the complexity of food issues has led to the development of diverse and conflicting regulatory systems to address food trade and food safety. This paper uses the exampl...
Evaluating Norway's collaboration with Tanzania on Natural Resource Management: ( B. Cooksey;L. Anthony;J. Egoe / Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation , 2007); This paper presents the findings of the final evaluation of the Management of Natural Resources Programme (MNRP) in Tanzania. The evaluation consisted of site visits to the programme’s eleven...
Can Ethopia's endangered garsa plant help improve food security?: ( D. Tsegaye;M. Balehegn;K. Gebrehiwat / Drylands Coordination Group, Norway , 2007); The endangered Dobera glabra plant species is highly valued for its diverse importance, including as a drought food and feed source and as a tool for forecasting the coming of drought. This paper a...
Livelihood diversification in Ethiopian pastoral communities: ( K. Gemtessa;E. Bezabih;W. Tiki / Noragric, Department of International Environment and Development Studies, Norwegian University of Life Sciences , 2007); This paper analyses the livelihoods of the Borana pastoral communities of Southern Oromiya in Ethiopia. It aims to inform policy makers, donors, and development practitioners about the best strategies...
Impacts of livelihoods interventions on female-headed households in Tigray: ( M. Desta; G. Haddis; S. Ataklt / Drylands Coordination Group, Norway , 2006); This report looks at the activities of different organisations working for the improved livelihood of the local community in Tigray, Ethiopia, with a particular emphasis on the Women's Association of ...
Adopting a rights-based approach to food security: ( V. Ask / Drylands Coordination Group, Norway , 2006); The concept of a 'rights-based approach' is widely understood as integrating norms, standards and principles of the international human rights system into the plans, policies and processes of developm...
Reducing vulnerability by improving income and food security in Tanzania: ( R. Otsyina; F.T. Magayane / CARE International , 2004); This report presents the findings of the mid-term review of the Missungwi Income and Food Security (MIFOSE) project, in Tanzania. The overall goal of the project, to increase the food and income secur...
Improving food security through increasing farmer and NGO competence in soil fertility management, Mali: ( M. Doumbia; A. Berthe; J.B. Aune / Drylands Coordination Group, Norway , 2005); This document reports on a project implemented in Macina and Koro/Bankass in Mali which aimed to improve food security by building the competence of farmers and NGOs in soil fertility management. The ...
Briefing paper on how HIV and AIDS impacts on agriculture: ( Development Fund, Norway , 2005); This briefing note, based on studies done by UNAIDS and the UN Food and Agriculture organisation (FAO), looks at how HIV and AIDS impacts on agriculture, and contains recommendations for how to cope w...