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  Land tenancy and efficiency of land use in the Highlands of Eritrea

  Department of Economics and Resource Management, Norwegian University of Life Sciences, 2004

  The paper tests two theoretical models that explain land productivity differentials between owner-tenants, owner-operators and owner-landlords, and between plots of land operated under different tenancy contracts by owner-tenants.The owner-tenants were richer in non-land resources than owner-operators and owner-landlords and the analysis showed that the land productivity followed the same patte
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  Competence and capacity for agricultural development in Malawi: an overview of institutions involved in knowledge generation, training and extension in agriculture and natural resource management

  Noragric, Department of International Environment and Development Studies, Norwegian University of Life Sciences, 2004

  This study looks at how science-based competence and capacity for agriculture in Malawi are organised and how human resources in these fields are trained and utilised.
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  Modern wildlife conservation initiatives and the pastoralist/hunter nomads of north western Tibet

  Case Western Reserve University, 2002

  This paper reports on a Norwegian lead collaborative research project examining human-wildlife interactions and conservation priorities in the western part of the Chang Tang Nature Preserve, north-western Tibet.Highlights of the paper include:within the western part of the Chang Tang nature preserve, there exist rapidly diminishing populations of chiru antelope and wild yaksan estim
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  Coffee, co-operatives and competition: the impact of Fair Trade

  Chr. Michelsen Institute, Norway, 2004

  Impact studies looking at the effectiveness of Fair Trade initiatives on increasing the welfare of coffee producers have predominantly shown that the system is working well. This study focuses on the Fair Trade system’s use of democratically run coffee cooperatives to reach small scale producers.
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  Nomadic pastoralism in the Aru basin of Tibet's Chang Tang

  Case Western Reserve University, 2002

  This paper report on the nature and extent of pastoralism in the Aru basin, in the north western part of the Chang Tang Nature Preserve, Tibet.The paper particularly highlights the following points:the nomads primarily herd sheep and goats, and a lesser number of goats and a few horsesgoats are of particular importance because of the value of cashmere wool on international and natio
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  Child labour in the tea sector in Malawi: a pilot study

  Institute for Applied International Studies, Norway, 2003

  This report provides an overview of exisiting knowledge of child labour practices in the Malawi tea sector and explores the needs and priorities for further research.The findings of the paper include:there is clear evidence that child labour does exist in the tea sector in Malawi, contrary to the opinion of the Tea Association of Malawi and the most dominant tea sector owner in Malawi
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  Growth, development and land-use in a simple agrarian economy with endogenous population

  Norwegian University of Science and Technology, 2003

  This paper analyses the relation between demographic transformation, agricultural transformation and land-use pressure within a simple agrarian economy, where population is treated both as a cause and consequence of economic changes.Conclusions of the paper include:population growth and food production are interrelated through two production activitiesagricultural land and labour ar
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  Does agricultural research reduce poverty among smallholder farmers? The case of Tanzania

  Noragric, Department of International Environment and Development Studies, Norwegian University of Life Sciences, 2004

  This article discusses poverty reducing effects of agricultural research, based on existing impact assessment studies from Tanzania.
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  The smoking business: tobacco tenants in Malawi

  Institute for Applied International Studies, Norway, 2000

  This study of tobacco workers aims to share information on the labour conditions in the tobacco industry in Malawi. It specifically focuses on men, women and children as well as problems they face in asserting their labour rights.
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  Impact of carbon value on profitability of improved fallow agroforestry systems in Kigezi highlands, Uganda

  Faculty of Forestry, University of Toronto, 2004

  The economic advantages of improved agro forestry fallow systems over traditional continuous cropping systems are important tools that can be used to influence the choice of land use options at household levels. In Kigezi highlands Uganda, the upper parts of farmers’ crop field terraces are degraded due to continuous cropping.

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