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Climate variability and impacts on east African livestock herders
International Institute for Sustainable Development, Colorado State University, 2003The paper discusses human adaptation and vulnerability to climate variability, specifically focusing on the Maasai pastoralists of the Ngorongoro Conservation Area (NCA), northern Tanzania.The paper utilises past studies of Maasai pastoralist household decision-making processes and ecological data.DocumentPoverty reduction strategies and relevant case studies from Ethiopia, Malawi, Tanzania and Uganda
Noragric, Department of International Environment and Development Studies, Norwegian University of Life Sciences, 2004This paper reports on a study that was carried out to explore how the Poverty Reduction Strategy Papers (PRSPs) are reflected in policies and implementation plans through fund allocations in the ministries of education in Ethiopia, Malawi, Tanzania and Uganda.DocumentAgricultural Biotechnology Research Partnerships in sub-Saharan Africa (Technology Policy Brief)
United Nations University Institute for New technologies, 2004A widely accepted mechanism for providing developing countries with access to proprietary biotechnology products and tools is the formation of partnerships between Southern and Northern research institutions and multinational private companies.DocumentSharing experiences on reform of agricultural research and technology and extension in Eastern Africa
Association for Strengthening Agricultural Research in Eastern and Central Africa, 2004This paper describes the findings of a meeting convened to allow the directors of agricultural research in Ethiopia, Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda to share their experiences of the reform of their research and technology dissemination systems.DocumentDoes agricultural research reduce poverty among smallholder farmers? The case of Tanzania
Noragric, Department of International Environment and Development Studies, Norwegian University of Life Sciences, 2004This article discusses poverty reducing effects of agricultural research, based on existing impact assessment studies from Tanzania.DocumentA study of local knowledge in relation to management of agro-biodiversity for food security: case study on local seed management systems in Southern Highlands and Central Zone, Tanzania [research proposal]
LinKS Project: Gender, Biodiversity and Local Knowledge Systems for Food Security, FAO, 2004This research proposal is aimed at raising awareness of women’s and men’s knowledge related to use and management of the agricultural biological systems they depend on for food security. The research will be carried out in Southern Highlands and Central Tanzania. The research will emphasise local seed diversity and management practices.DocumentFood security: opportunities and responsibilities: or the illusion of the exclusive actor
Centre for Development Studies, University of Groningen (RUG), 2003Reviewing experiences with and learning from the Green Revolution and Structural Adjustment Programmes (SAPs), this report demonstrates how 'the illusion of the exclusive actor' is the most important reason for the stagnation of food production in Africa.The report concludes that opportunities for increased food security and sustainable agricultural development depend on useful interactions betDocumentThe bioeconomics of controlling an African rodent pest species
Norwegian University of Science and Technology, 2003The paper treats the economy of controlling an African pest rodent, the multimammate rat, causing major damage in maize production.DocumentMaize trade liberalization vs. fertilizer subsidies in Tanzania: a CGE model analysis with endogenous soil fertility
Statistics Norway, 1999