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  Silent hunger: policy options for effective responses to the impact of HIV and AIDS on agriculture and food security in the SADC region

  Food, Agriculture and Natural Resource Policy Analysis Network, 2007

  This book has been written for researchers and policy makers. It describes in detail current literature on the impact of HIV and AIDS on food security and the agricultural sector.
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  Malawi input voucher study: A literature review on agricultural marketing and input voucher systems - Phase 1

  Food, Agriculture and Natural Resource Policy Analysis Network, 2007

  Conducted mainly through a desk study, this paper aimed at giving an overview of the agricultural sector in general and specifically, agricultural input marketing, voucher systems and the policy environment in Malawi. The agricultural sector in Malawi is dualistic where the smallholder and estate sub-sectors live side by side.
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  Zambia input voucher study: Literature review and planning - Phase 1

  Food, Agriculture and Natural Resource Policy Analysis Network, 2007

  This report is part of a study of experiences with the use of input voucher studies in southern Africa. It builds on previous work during 2005-2006. It is being carried out in Malawi and Zambia, while a separate study is also underway in Mozambique.
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  Why is the development of agricultural input markets sluggish in Mozambique?

  Food, Agriculture and Natural Resource Policy Analysis Network, 2007

  One issue that has long troubled development economist is how to make agricultural markets work better for the poor in less developed countries such as Mozambique.
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  Potential of input vouchers as a mechanism for integrating the non-commercial and commercial input markets: the Case of Malawi

  Food, Agriculture and Natural Resource Policy Analysis Network, 2007

  This rapid field research was conducted during the 2006/07 agricultural subsidy programme period as a second phase of a study commissioned by FANRPAN. The objective of the study was to test the potential benefits of using voucher systems to integrate the commercial and non-commercial input distribution channels.
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  Evidence to support climate change adaptation in Lesotho, Malawi and Swaziland

  Food, Agriculture and Natural Resource Policy Analysis Network, 2015

  In southern Africa, the predicted 2°C rise in temperature will destabilise farming systems. Coping mechanisms, livelihood strategies and the cost of adaptation options for smallholder farmers are not sufficiently understood in the region because the majority of research is focused on ecological assessment and identifying the vulnerability of households.
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  Trade information brief: organic produce

  Trade and Industrial Policy Strategies, South Africa, 2008

  The aim of the Trade Industry Brief (TIB) is to highlight potential export markets to SADC producers who may not have the financial resources to engage in preliminary market research activities. Farmers in SADC countries are particularly well-suited to grow organic products.
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  Synthesis 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, 2012

  Sub–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.
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  Agricultural input vouchers in Southern Africa: research findings from Malawi, Mozambique and Zambia

  Food, Agriculture and Natural Resource Policy Analysis Network, 2007

  This policy brief is a synthesis of the findings from research undertaken by the Food, Agriculture and Natural Resources Policy Analysis Network (FANRPAN) in Malawi, Mozambique and Zambia to examine the different ways in which relief seed and seed vouchers are programmed. There are two main ways in which vouchers are used in these countries:
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  Status of Plant Variety Protection (PVP) in the SADC region: the need to expedite plant variety protection in SADC countries

  Food, Agriculture and Natural Resource Policy Analysis Network, 2007

  The basic objective of the FANRPAN study into plant variety protection (PVP) systems in five target SADC countries was to establish an overview of the status of legal protection of ownership of plant varieties, as well as experience, benefits and deficiencies in these systems. The study also attempted to quantify impact of adoption or non-adoption of plant variety protection systems.

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