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  Baseline study on the problem of obsolete pesticide stocks

  Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, 2001

  Large stockpiles of obsolete pesticides have been accumulated in virtually all developing countries throughout the last four decades. This baseline study provides an overview of the current global situation in relation to obsolete pesticides and reviews the perspective of the various organisations with an interest in the issue.
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  Halving hunger by 2015

  United Nations [UN] University Millennium Project, 2003

  This paper commissioned by Millennium Project task force, reports on an initial assessment on the state of knowledge about under nutrition, and the proven and promising mechanisms to reduce it.
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  Impact of trade liberalisation on Philippine corn prices

  SANREM CRSP West Africa, 2003

  This paper analyses Philippine corn prices and the policy environment for the crop in terms of import policies, tariffs, and other trade policies embodied in the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade-World Trade Organization (GATT-WTO).Comparative analysis of trends between the pre-GATT years (1990-1995) and the post-GATT years (1996-2000) was done for the highest corn-producing regions in the
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  Rural-urban linkages in sub-Saharan Africa: contemporary debates and implications for Kenyan urban workers in the 21st century

  Chr. Michelsen Institute, Norway, 2004

  This CMI working paper provides an overview of rural-urban linkages in sub-Saharan Africa outlining the major strands of contemporary academic debates on this issue. There author identifies two interrelated debates for discussion.
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  Competence and capacity for agricultural development in Malawi: an overview of institutions involved in knowledge generation, training and extension in agriculture and natural resource management

  Noragric, Department of International Environment and Development Studies, Norwegian University of Life Sciences, 2004

  This study looks at how science-based competence and capacity for agriculture in Malawi are organised and how human resources in these fields are trained and utilised.
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  Agriculture for peace: promoting agricultural development in support of peace

  Institute of Advanced Studies. United Nations University,, 2004

  This report considers the circumstances under which poor agricultural performance might fuel violent conflict, and how robust agricultural development can contribute to peace and security, especially in countries prone to civil war.
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  Dumping on the world: how EU sugar policies hurt poor countries

  Oxfam, 2004

  This paper details the issues surrounding the European Union’s policy with regards to the sugar market, discussing the implications for development countries.Highlights of the paper include:European Union sugar policies hamper global efforts to reduce povertyexport subsidies are used to dump five million tonnes of surplus sugar annually on world markets, destroying opportunities for
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  Child labour in the tea sector in Malawi: a pilot study

  Institute for Applied International Studies, Norway, 2003

  This report provides an overview of exisiting knowledge of child labour practices in the Malawi tea sector and explores the needs and priorities for further research.The findings of the paper include:there is clear evidence that child labour does exist in the tea sector in Malawi, contrary to the opinion of the Tea Association of Malawi and the most dominant tea sector owner in Malawi
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  Growth, development and land-use in a simple agrarian economy with endogenous population

  Norwegian University of Science and Technology, 2003

  This paper analyses the relation between demographic transformation, agricultural transformation and land-use pressure within a simple agrarian economy, where population is treated both as a cause and consequence of economic changes.Conclusions of the paper include:population growth and food production are interrelated through two production activitiesagricultural land and labour ar
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  Technology and globalisation: who gains when commodities are de-commodified?

  Institute of Development Studies UK, 2004

  This paper, from the International Journal of Technology and Globalisation, discusses coffee markets, growers, the chain of production and consumers in the light of globalisation and technology.Conclusions of the paper include:coffee has long been characterised as a commodity with falling terms of trade and volatile pricesthere is a growing uneven distribution of income in the globa

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