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  Macroeconomic policy choices for growth and poverty reduction: access to land, growth and poverty reduction in Malawi

  Southern African Regional Poverty Network, 2005

  Malawi has pursued an agricultural-led development strategy since independence in 1964. This was a dual strategy which promoted estate agriculture for export earnings on the one hand, and smallholder agriculture for food security and subsistence needs.
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  Building on gender, agrobiodiversity and local knowledge: a training manual

  Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, 2006

  This training manual focuses specifically on the linkages between local knowledge systems, gender roles and relationships, the conservation and management of agrobiodiversity, plant and animal genetic resources, and food security. Its aim is to promote a holistic understanding of these components.
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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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  The impact of water conflicts on pastoral livelihoods: the case of Wajir District in Kenya

  International Institute for Sustainable Development, Winnipeg, 2005

  This report describes and analyses relationships between natural resource-based conflicts and pastoral livelihoods in Wajir District, Kenya in order to examine the extent to which livelihood opportunities are lost to people when they spend their time and resources managing water related conflicts.The study findings confirm the assumption that water is a critical resource that determines success
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  Biodiversity and ecosystem services in agricultural landscapes: are we asking the right questions?

  Alternatives to Slash-and-Burn Programme, Kenya, 2004

  This paper sheds new light on the relationship between the global loss of biodiversity and agricultural productivity.
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  Towards alternative self-reliant agricultural development

  Ma’an Development Center, Gaza and West Bank, 2001

  This research paper seeks to propose informal popular agricultural production as an alternative to the formal Arab agricultural economic plans and policies, in general, and as an alternative to the formal Palestinian and international plans and policies that are set for the West Bank and Gaza Strip, in particular.
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  Summary document of the FAO e-mail conference: public participation in decision-making regarding GMOs in developing countries: how to effectively involve rural people

  Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, 2005

  Although the production and consumption of genetically modified organisms (GMOs) could impact on socio-cultural systems of rural populations in developing countries, rural people are usually far removed from important decision-making processes. This issue was discussed at an FAO email conference held from 17 January to 13 February 2005.
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  The Beijing Consensus on the future of global agriculture and rural areas: a blueprint for action

  Agricultural and Development Economics Division, FAO, 2005

  In the coming century agriculture and rural development will face significant challenges as a result of urbanisation and its impacts to food supply, trade liberalisation, resource competition and degradation, and critical need for more investment in research and technology.
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  Prioritising farmers' extension needs in a publicly-funded contract system of extension: a case study from Mukono district, Uganda

  Overseas Development Institute, 2005

  How competent will Uganda’s new privatised extension system be? This paper reports on a case study conducted in Mukono District to assess the effectiveness of the "private service provider advisory system" in motivating farmer participation and control of the extension agenda.
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  Opportunities for Norwegian support to agricultural development in Malawi

  Noragric, Department of International Environment and Development Studies, Norwegian University of Life Sciences, 2005

  Following a decision by the government of Norway to increase it's support to the Malawian agricultural sector, this report presents the findings of a study into how Norway can help contribute to the alleviation of poverty.

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