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    Regional variation in livelihood strategies in Malawi

    Chr. Michelsen Institute, Norway, 2009
    An obvious pathway out of poverty for poor households in agricultural based economy is to supplement agricultural incomes with non-farm economic activities. This paper identifies livelihood strategies at the household level as a function of assets held in Malawi.
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    Rainwater harvesting: a lifeline for human well-being

    United Nations [UN] Environment Programme, 2009
    The aim of this report is to compile a synthesis of experiences that can provide insight into the multiple opportunities rainwater harvesting can have when addressing human well-being, while continuing to sustain a range of ecosystem services.
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    Farm ponds for water, fish and livelihoods

    Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, 2009
    Aquaculture has been recognized as an important component of rural development, aimed at improving food supply and generating more income for poor farming households. Ponds add value to farming activities: water from ponds can serve domestic and livestock water supplies as well as irrigation for crops.
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    FAO Diversification Booklets

    Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, 2009
    What opportunities are there at farm and local community level to increase the incomes of small-scale farmers? This series of booklets aims to raise awareness and provide decision support information about opportunities for increasing the incomes of small-scale farmers.
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    Good practices in participatory mapping: a review prepared for the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD)

    International Fund for Agricultural Development, 2009
    Participatory mapping, commonly used in participatory development, plays an important role in helping marginalised groups by making visible the association between land and local communities, highlighting important social, historical and cultural knowledge as well as presenting geographical feature information.
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    Undying promise: agricultural biotechnology’s pro-poor narrative, ten years on

    STEPS Centre, Institute of Development Studies, 2009
    Many people and organisations have sought to promote genetically modified (GM) crops as a ‘pro-poor’ technology; however, developing-country farmers’ experiences with GM crops have been mixed. Some farmers have certainly benefited, but others have not.
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    Why gender matters: a tutorial for water managers

    International Network for Capacity Building in Integrated Water Resources Management (Cap-Net) [UNDP], 2006
    There are significant gender differences in use, access and management of water. In many cases, gender discrimination can limit the women’s and men’s chances to access vital water resources, by placing restriction in their autonomy. This tutorial is primarily aimed at those people interested in or responsible for managing water resources.
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    Putting a livelihood perspective into practice: systemic approach to rural development

    Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation, 2009
    These days, development practitioners are able to draw on a number of analytical frameworks to assist in the design and implementation of poverty reduction programmes. In fact, it has become a bit of a challenge to draw on all the material available in order to pinpoint key issues that realise impact on the ground.
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    Livelihoods, power and choice: the vulnerability of the Northern Rizaygat, Darfur, Sudan

    Feinstein International Center, USA, 2009
    Livelihoods in Darfur are intimately linked to the conflict. This document considers the livelihoods
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    People-centred climate change adaptation: integrating gender issues

    Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, 2007
    This two page briefing paper documents how, as awareness of climate change has grown, so too has the gendered dimensions of its effects on people. It provides an overview of concepts and practical guidelines for implementing gender sensitive responses to climate change in the context of the livelihoods approach.

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