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    National Rural Livelihoods Mission (NRLM)

    Knowledge Partnership Programme, 2014
    The National Rural Livelihoods Mission (NRLM) is a poverty alleviation initiative deployed by the Ministry Of Rural Development and sponsored by the World Bank. This paper looks at the work of NRLM which works towards improving poorest livelihoods through the following actions:
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    The Middle Classes of India, Kenya and South Africa

    Knowledge Partnership Programme, 2014
    This report on the middle class is the outcome of a fruitful collaboration between three leading think tanks from emerging democracies. They are:
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    India Nepal Knowledge Exchange Visit January 2014

    Knowledge Partnership Programme, 2014
    This report details the exposure visit for Nepal Government Officials to India which was organised by the KPP Management team to share learnings from the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS). The visit  focused on the various steps in implementing MGNREGS and the practical challenges which are faced on ground by the local bodies.
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    The micro level impact of foreign remittances on incomes in Bangladesh: a measurement approach using the propensity score

    Centre for Policy Dialogue, Bangladesh, 2008
    The importance of foreign remittances in the economy of Bangladesh is widely recognised and requires little reiteration. Along with the readymade garment (RMG) sector and non-farm activities in the agricultural sector, remittances have been identified as one of the three key factors that have been responsible for reducing the overall incidence of poverty in Bangladesh.
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    Poverty environment nexus: an investigation of linkage and policy implications

    Centre for Policy Dialogue, Bangladesh, 2008
    There is a clear connection between environment and poverty and it can hardly be over emphasised. The more visible environmental problems are mostly seen in the case of exhaustive resources which are in constant danger of depletion from excessive use, particularly in a developing country such as Bangladesh.
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    The Hong Kong Declaration and agriculture: implications for Bangladesh

    Centre for Policy Dialogue, Bangladesh, 2007
    The Hong Kong Ministerial Conference of the World Trade Organization (WTO), held in Hong Kong, China during 13-18 December 2005, was concluded with a Ministerial Declaration (WTO, 2005). Through this Declaration, WTO members agreed on various negotiating issues including agriculture and this is going to guide the final set of discussions towards the successful conclusion of the Doha Round.
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    Qualitative assessment of USAID/OFDA small scale irrigation programs: Zambia treadle pumps, 2003--2006

    Food, Agriculture and Natural Resource Policy Analysis Network, 2008
    This report was prepared as part of a program commissioned from FANRPAN by the U.S. Agency for International Development’s Office of Foreign Disaster Assistance (USAID/OFDA) in Pretoria, South Africa to assess a treadle pump irrigation program it sponsored in Zambia from April 2003 to June 2004.
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    True contribution of agriculture to economic growth and poverty reduction: Malawi, Mozambique and Zambia Synthesis Report

    Food, Agriculture and Natural Resource Policy Analysis Network, 2009
    Agriculture continues to be a fundamental instrument for sustainable development and poverty reduction in Malawi, Mozambique and Zambia.  The major objectives of this paper are to:
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    The true contribution of agriculture to the economic development of Mozambique

    Food, Agriculture and Natural Resource Policy Analysis Network, 2009
    Almost all the Southern African Development Community (SADC) countries place agriculture at the top of priorities. However, it is unclear how financially the priority is considered. The undervalued perception of agriculture is in contrast with the high political importance attached to the sector in Mozambique and in almost all SADC countries. The objectives of this paper are to:
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    Towards a COMESA Regional CAADP Compact Framework for the Development of a COMESA Regional CAADP Compact Submitted to Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa

    Food, Agriculture and Natural Resource Policy Analysis Network, 2010
    The Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) has 19 Member States. It is the largest Regional Economic Community (REC) in Africa by both population and geographical size. Agriculture is the main economic activity in COMESA and 80 % of the population derives their livelihoods from agriculture.

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