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    Does aquaculture benefit poor people in the Philippines?

    id21 Natural Resources, 2008
    The paper examines aquaculture in five coastal communities in the Philippines and analyses whether aquaculture, which is an important economic activity and source of income, reduces poverty and contributes to sustainable development in rural coastal areas.These are some of the main findings.
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    Executive summary of the synthesis report of the International Assessment of Agricultural Knowledge, Science and Technology for Development (IAASTD)

    International Assessment of Agricultural Knowledge, Science and Technology for Development, 2008
    How can agricultural knowledge, science and technology (AKST) be used to reduce hunger and poverty, improve rural livelihoods, and facilitate equitable environmentally, socially, and economically sustainable development? The paper from the IAASTD programme synthesies research a series of global and regional reports in an attempt to answer this question.
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    Striving for growth, bypassing the poor? A critical review of Rwanda’s rural sector policies

    Institute of Development Policy and Management, University of Antwerp, 2007
    This paper critically analyses the challenges and priorities for Rwanda’s rural sector policies in the fight against poverty. The lessons drawn are important, the author asserts, as this sector will be at the forefront of Rwanda’s new Economic Development and Poverty Reduction Strategy (EDPRS or PRSP-2).
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    Center for the Advanced Study of India, University of Pennsylvania

    The Advanced Study of India is the only research institution in the United States dedicated to the study of contemporary India.
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    Ten reasons why the Rockefeller and the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundations’ Alliance for another green revolution will not solve the problems of poverty and hunger in Sub-Saharan Africa

    Institute for Food and Development Policy, 2008
    This article analyses the effectiveness of the investment that the Rockefeller Foundation and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation recently announced - a joint ‘Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa’ (AGRA). The authors argue that, based on the first Green Revolution experience, this initiative will not succeed because:
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    Economic and social survey of Asia and the Pacific 2008

    United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific, 2008
    Examines the region’s key short and medium term prospects and challenges in macroeconomic and selected social areas and studies long-term development issues for the developing countries in the region.
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    Famine in Malawi: causes and consequences

    Human Development Report Office, UNDP, 2007
    Reports of a devastating famine in Malawi first surfaced as rumors whispered in rural areas in the country around October 2001. However, little was done by way of action, despite warnings from expert civil society groups.
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    Sustainable agriculture extension manual

    International Institute of Rural Reconstruction, 2005
    Drawing on experiences from a large part of Africa, this manual provides specific examples of technologies and approaches in agriculture. It is intended for use as a field guide by development workers of community-based and non-government organisations, churches, government agencies and research institutions engaged in agricultural development.
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    Quest for economic development in agrarian localities: Lessons from West Nile, Uganda

    Institute of Social Studies, Netherlands, 2008
    This paper describes the transformations that have taken place in the honey production and marketing in West Nile since the launch of the National Agricultural Advisory Services (NAADS) programme in 2001. In pursuing local economic development, emphasis has been placed on community-based development and the formation of clusters of survival enterprises.
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    Are there lessons for Africa from China’s success against poverty?

    World Bank Research, 2008
    China has emerged as a major investor and aid donor in Africa. However this paper contends that, from an African perspective, it is above all a role model for successful poverty reduction. Throughout its reform period, China reduced poverty at a much higher rate than the rest of the developing world.

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