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Aid and reform in Africa: lessons from ten case studies
World Bank, 2001This 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 counDocumentAgricultural biotechnology research capacity in four developing countries
International Service for National Agricultural Research, 1999Paper 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.DocumentConflict dynamics in a three-level game: local, national, and international conflict in the horn of Africa
Workshop in Political Theory and Policy Analysis, 1999This 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.DocumentThe sociology of insecurity: cattle rustling and banditry in North-Western Kenya
African Centre for Constructive Resolution of Disputes, 2000Report from a study which analyses new forms of banditry and cattle rustling in north-western Kenya.DocumentA review of changes in rangeland vegetation and livestock populations for Northern Kenya
Pastoral Risk Management on East African Rangelands (at Utah State University), 1999This review explores environmental change in northern and south-central Kenya, roughly covering three decades from the 1960s to the 1990s.DocumentFEWS NET Monthly Food Security Updates
Famine Early Warning Systems Network, 1999News bulletin from FEWS/USAID focusing on food supply prospects and news for African countriesUntil 1999 this was known as the Fews BulletinDocumentFrom 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, 1998The 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 aDocumentSocial and economic incentives for smallholder tree growing: A Case Study from Murang'a District, Kenya
Forests, Trees and People Programme and Network, FAO - SLU, 1995Seeks to provide a better understanding of the economic framework of smallholder agriculture in Kenya, particularly in relation to tree growing management and practices.DocumentFocusing on women works: research on improving micronutrient status through food-based interventions
International Center for Research on Women, USA, 1999Synthesis 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 resourcesDocumentPlant variety protection to feed Africa?: Rhetoric versus reality
GRAIN, 1999The 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.Pages
