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  Aid and reform in Africa: lessons from ten case studies

  World Bank, 2001

  This article explores comparatively, the effect and effectiveness of aid in different African countries (10 case studies).More specifically the article investigates the following questions:are there common characteristics of successful and failed reformers that enable us to understand better the political economy of reform?do donors tailor their assistance to different types of coun
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  Agricultural biotechnology research capacity in four developing countries

  International Service for National Agricultural Research, 1999

  Paper reports on ISNAR biotechnology research indicator survey of four national agricultural research systems (Mexico, Kenya, Indonesia, and Zimbabwe) aimed at providing an overview of their agricultural biotechnology research capacities.
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  Conflict dynamics in a three-level game: local, national, and international conflict in the horn of Africa

  Workshop in Political Theory and Policy Analysis, 1999

  This paper begins with an introduction of a synthesis and analysis of the complex patterns of international wars and internal conflicts in the Horn of Africa over the past four decades.
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  The sociology of insecurity: cattle rustling and banditry in North-Western Kenya

  African Centre for Constructive Resolution of Disputes, 2000

  Report from a study which analyses new forms of banditry and cattle rustling in north-western Kenya.
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  A review of changes in rangeland vegetation and livestock populations for Northern Kenya

  Pastoral Risk Management on East African Rangelands (at Utah State University), 1999

  This review explores environmental change in northern and south-central Kenya, roughly covering three decades from the 1960s to the 1990s.
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  FEWS NET Monthly Food Security Updates

  Famine Early Warning Systems Network, 1999

  News bulletin from FEWS/USAID focusing on food supply prospects and news for African countriesUntil 1999 this was known as the Fews Bulletin
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  From single parents to child-headed households: the case of children orphaned by AIDS in Kisumu and Siaya districts in Kenya

  HIV and Development Programme, UNDP, 1998

  The socio-economic consequences of the HIV/AIDS epidemic are felt in a growing number of countries and increasing mortality rates among adults are threatening economic and social well-being.This study looks at the status, needs and skills of orphans, especially those orphaned by AIDS and shows that:when a husband dies of AIDS in a family, the mother is also often living with HIV/AIDS a
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  Social and economic incentives for smallholder tree growing: A Case Study from Murang'a District, Kenya

  Forests, Trees and People Programme and Network, FAO - SLU, 1995

  Seeks to provide a better understanding of the economic framework of smallholder agriculture in Kenya, particularly in relation to tree growing management and practices.
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  Focusing on women works: research on improving micronutrient status through food-based interventions

  International Center for Research on Women, USA, 1999

  Synthesis of five studies, undertaken in Ethiopia, Kenya, Peru, Tanzania, and Thailand, included intervention trails and measurement of impacts.The results suggest that it is possible to increase the effectiveness of micronutrient interventions (including Vitamin A, iron, iodine) by increasing women’s active participation in problem solving and by increasing their access to such key resources
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  Plant variety protection to feed Africa?: Rhetoric versus reality

  GRAIN, 1999

  The Union for the Protection of New Varieties of Plants (UPOV) claim the introduction of plant variety protection (a form of patent law) will contribute to food security, sustainable agriculture, and the protection of the environment and of biodiversity.

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