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The Motor Industry Development Programme 1995 - 2012: what have we learned?
Trade and Industrial Policy Strategies, South Africa, 2014The Motor Industry Development Programme (MIDP) has been one of the most significant industrial policy interventions since 1994, both because of the powerful incentive structure it established and because of the sheer size of the industry it impacted.DocumentInput voucher study In Malawi, Mozambique And Zambia: final synthesis report
Food, Agriculture and Natural Resource Policy Analysis Network, 2007The input voucher study aimed to test the potential benefits of using a voucher system to integrate the commercial and non-commercial agricultural production input distribution channels while also providing targeted support to poor smallholder farmers.DocumentSustainable and inclusive growth in Africa: industrialization a must
Trade and Industrial Policy Strategies, South Africa, 2014Africa’s economic performance in the last fifteen years has been characterized as “impressive” due to enhanced real GDP and per capita GDP growth. This positive growth has been due in part to the rise of emerging economies, whose demand for raw materials represents a major opportunity for resource-rich African countries.DocumentAfrican industrialisation: is global value chain development the answer?
Trade and Industrial Policy Strategies, South Africa, 2014Industrialisation and industrial policy have been recently returned to policy debate in sub-saharan Africa following a hiatus for some three decades since the implementation of Structural Adjustment Programmes in the wake of the debt crisis.DocumentAn assessment of opportunities for local production of construction and building materials using the South African public housing delivery programme as a procurement lever
Trade and Industrial Policy Strategies, South Africa, 2014The objective of this study is to review challenges and opportunities in the delivery of the public housing programme. The focus is on assessing opportunities for local production and manufacturing of construction materials.DocumentAdvanced manufacturing and jobs in South Africa: an examination of perceptions and trends
Trade and Industrial Policy Strategies, South Africa, 2014Advanced manufacturing has been recognised globally as important to reverse de--industrialisation and to create decent, well-paying jobs. However, lingering perceptions regarding the negative correlation of advanced manufacturing and technological advancement on employment creates resistance to the adoption of advanced manufacturing practices by industry.DocumentSynthesis report on current and emerging youth policies and initiatives with links to agriculture: the case of Malawi, Mauritius, South Africa, Swaziland, Tanzania and Zimbabwe
Food, Agriculture and Natural Resource Policy Analysis Network, 2012Sub–Saharan African (SSA) countries have a unique population profile, with 44 percent of its population being under the age of 15, making it the youngest region of the world.DocumentPromoting development of agricultural input markets in Mozambique
Food, Agriculture and Natural Resource Policy Analysis Network, 2007Mozambique needs to adopt more targeted and nuanced policies to encourage the development of effective agricultural input markets. This study makes recommendations to achieve this. Experiences in other countries and limited Mozambique experience suggest that agricultural input vouchers may be an important tool as well.DocumentIntegrating the non-commercial and commercial input markets through input vouchers: recommendations for Zambia
Food, Agriculture and Natural Resource Policy Analysis Network, 2007Based on both international experiences and research in Zambia, this policy brief recommends that Government develop and implement a policy to use agricultural input vouchers as a means to target support to poor smallholder farmers as well as to integrate the non-commercial and commercial input supply channels into an effective market system.DocumentThe potential of using an input voucher system to integrate the commercial and non-commercial input distribution systems in the Southern African Development Community
Food, Agriculture and Natural Resource Policy Analysis Network, 2007Smallholder farmers in southern Africa use low purchased-in-put technologies and as a result, produce low yields and face chronic food insecurity for two to five months of the year. The problems such households face are compounded by natural calamities such as droughts and floods.Pages