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  Bt cotton in Andhra Pradesh: a three-year assessment

  Deccan Development Society, Hyderabad, India, 2005

  This paper investigates the case of GM (Genetically Modified) Bt cotton in Andhra Pradesh, India. It is based on a three-year assessment of farmers' engagement with Bt cotton, examining the economics of its adoption, and the resultant difficulties faced by farmers.
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  Informal land delivery processes in African cities

  International Development Department, University of Birmingham, 2005

  Informal systems for land delivery, which have in many cases evolved from earlier customary practices, still account for over half the land supplied for housing in African cities and are a particularly important channel for the poor.
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  Planting the rights seed: a human rights perspective on agriculture trade and the WTO

  Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy, 2005

  The report critically examines the World Trade Organization’s Agreement on Agriculture (AoA).
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  Are rural women disadvantaged in asset ownership and business relations in the Kyrgyz Republic?

  BASIS Collaborative Research Support Program, 2004

  This paper examines how, over the past 10 years, Kyrgyzstan has privatised most of its agricultural land and distributed it to individual households. These households either farm alone or join together and farm cooperatively. This research seeks to examine whether women have been adversely affected in the process of privatisation, asset ownership, or business development.
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  Lending trends in the sugar cane sector [Fiji]

  Fiji Institute of Applied Studies, 2003

  Is the sugar cane industry still a profitable venture in Fiji? Investment in an industry is necessary for its growth. It raises capital stock in the industry, and can often lead to productivity improvements. Investments can also lead to reductions in the unit cost of production thereby making the industry output more price competitive.
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  Communication strategies in the age of decentralisation and privatisation of rural services: lessons from two African experiences

  Overseas Development Institute, 2004

  This paper describes the challenges of decentralisation and privatisation of rural services from the perspective of communication strategy development. The author argues that the wave of decentralisation and privatisation in rural services worldwide has created a challenge for rural communities, service providers and local governments.
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  Agrarian change, gender and land rights: a Brazilian case study

  United Nations [UN] Research Institute for Social Development, 2003

  This paper examines the marginalization of women's land rights by governmental institutions and rural women's movements in Brazil.
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  A study of the role of livestock in Poverty Reduction Strategy Papers (PRSPs)

  Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, 2003

  This paper evaluates references to livestock in PRSPs. Five case studies were examined, as well as data from 49 other countries.
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  Livelihoods and CBNRM in Namibia: the findings of the WILD project

  Wildlife Integration for Livelihood Diversification Project, Ministry of Environment and Toursim, Namibia, 2004

  This report presents the key findings of the Namibian Wildlife Integration for Livelihood Diversification (WILD) Project, which ran from September 2000 until October 2003. More generally, it analyses the livelihood implications of Community Based Natural Resource Management (CBNRM) programmes undertaken in Namibia over the last 10 years.
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  Economic reforms and development strategy in Gujarat

  Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad, 2002

  The Gujarat state government has followed a strategy focussed on industrialisation and urbanisation with an open door policy ever since its inception in 1960. Economic reform measures at the centre with an explicit emphasis on trade and industry considerably benefited Gujarat, making its economic performance outstanding.

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