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  The Politics of wellbeing, conservation and development in Chiawa, Zambia

  Wellbeing and Poverty Pathways, University of Bath, 2013

  The challenge of reconciling competing demands for national economic growth, wildlife conservation and the wellbeing of local communities is widely recognised. In Chiawa, Zambia 2013 this challenge is particularly acute, as a new highway and bridge promise to reverse the area’s historical marginality, promoting it as a premier site for safari tourism and agri-business.
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  Securing community land and resource rights in Africa: a guide to legal reform and best practices

  Forest Peoples Programme, 2014

  Land that is possessed, occupied and used by communities according to ‘customary law’ is the most common system of land and resource ownership in Africa. Customary law is the framework of rights, rules and responsibilities based on community customs and practices, governing ownership and management of a community’s lands, territories and resources.
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  Reality check in Mozambique. Building better understanding of the dynamics of poverty and well-being. Annual report. Year three 2013 - agriculture, climate and employment.

  Chr. Michelsen Institute, Norway, 2013

  The “Reality Checks in Mozambique” are expected to: Inform the public discussion among key development actors on poverty reduction, especially in the province of Niassa; Contribute to a better understanding of qualitative poverty monitoring methods in Mozambique; Provide Sweden with relevant qualitative data on developments and results from its engagement in Mozambique and support f
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  Transforming rural livelihoods and landscapes: Sustainable improvements to income, food security and the environment

  Association of International Research and Development Centers for Agriculture, 2013

  As demand for food, land and fuel grows, this paper explores approaches, opportunities and challenges in moving farmers from a subsistence to a business basis. The authors seek to raise awareness of the benefits of landscape approaches among potential stakeholders in the agricultural and environmental sectors.
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  Situational analysis of indigenous social institutions and their role in rural livelihoods: the case of selected food insecure lowland areas of Southern Ethiopia

  2013

  Close examination and analysis of these social institutions is very important not only from the household economic point of view but also because of its significant role in other livelihood aspects. The data for this study was collected from 453 household heads that were selected through a random sampling technique.
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  Chinhoyi Food Security and Livelihoods Project Low Input Gardening funded by IOM. Final project evaluation report.

  2012

  Save the Children (SC) has been implementing a Food Security and Livelihoods project in Zvimba and Makonde districts since November 2010. Funded by ECHO, the intervention had two phases (1 & 2) which aimed to improve the livelihoods and food security situation of the targeted households through Cash Transfers (CT) and Low Input Gardens.
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  Evaluation of Norwegian Church Aid Livelihoods and Trade Programme final report

  Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation - NORAD, 2013

  In Tanzania NCA works with poor communities and local partners (FBOs), resource partners and strategic partners in 41 districts of mainland Tanzania and Zanzibar. NCA started its Tanzania operations in  2006. Between 2011 and 2015 the NCA-Tanzania will be implementing a new country strategy.
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  Young People and Agri-food: Aspirations, Opportunities and Challenges

  Future Agricultures Consortium, 2013

  CAADP Policy Brief 09by Kate Wellard-Dyer
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  Uganda climate change vulnerability assessment report

  US Agency for International Development, 2013

  This assessment was conducted in 2012. Field research focused on Gulu, Lira, Luweero, Mbale, Isingiro, and Kasese, USAID/Feed the Future priority districts that include important cropping systems, represent different agro-ecological zones, and are near weather stations that have collected consistent rainfall and temperature data for a long period of time.
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  Meeting the challenge of a new pro-poor agricultural paradigm

  Chronic Poverty Advisory Network, 2012

  Agriculture is a critical sector for poverty reduction. The majority of chronically poor households are engaged in agricultural activities, either as smallholders or labourers.

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