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    The decline in public spending to agriculture: does it matter?

    Oxford Policy Management, 2007
    Public spending on agriculture is now recognised to be an important means of promoting economic growth and alleviating poverty in rural areas. However, this paper reveals that agricultural spending is not being prioritised within current budgets and, in many cases, is actually falling.
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    The extent and effects of casualisation in southern Africa: analysis of Lesotho, Mozambique, South Africa, Swaziland, Zambia and Zimbabwe

    National Labour and Economic Development Institute, South Africa, 2006
    This study explores the extent of casualisation in the southern African region’s formal sector and its impact on workers and the economy. It is based on country studies in Lesotho, Mozambique, South Africa, Swaziland, Zambia and Zimbabwe. Some of the conclusions include: Lesotho
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    EMIS capacity and priority identification: a web-based country survey for Ministry of Education personnel in Sub-Saharan Africa

    Association for the Development of Education in Africa, 2007
    This report presents the results of a survey to gauge the capacity levels of Anglophone African Education Ministries’ statistics offices. It presents information provided by statisticians, planners and computer specialists from the Ministries on:
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    Regulation partnerships for African water utilities

    id21 Development Research Reporting Service, 2007
    Water utilities in developing countries face major challenges in serving poor people. Poor people often cannot afford a connection or lack necessary legal documents to obtain one. As a result, they frequently turn to ‘informal’ providers instead. Regulation affects all these issues, and better company-community partnerships could make a positive difference.
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    Energy and Environmental Concerns for Zambia (EECZ)

    EECZ is a grouping of researchers, academics and policy makers involved in the promotion and development of sustainable energy in Zambia. Their objecives include:
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    Retaining Legitimacy in Fragile States

    id21 Development Research Reporting Service, 2007
    Globalisation, liberalisation, and the withdrawal of external support from Cold War alliances have placed enormous strains on some developing countries - best described as 'fragile states'. These are states with high levels of poverty and inequality and low levels of state capacity.
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    Our future: sexuality and life skills for young people

    International HIV/AIDS Alliance, 2007
    This document presents a learning guide for students and teachers in Zambia on general life skills. It particularly takes an in depth look at sexuality and protection against sexually transmitted diseases.In addition to general information on sexuality and life skills, the document also suggests a number of class and home activities on a range of key areas.
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    Dealing with HIV/AIDS – not all households are equally affected

    id21 Development Research Reporting Service, 2007
    The impacts of the HIV/AIDS epidemic on rural households in southern Africa are severe. Understanding how the differences between households affect their vulnerability is important for designing policies and programmes that respond to their needs.
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    Participation in Sexual and Reproductive Well-being and Rights

    2004
    One of the main aims of participatory development work is to facilitate the expression of people's perspectives, to listen and support the giving of ideas, and to allow participants to grow. In the area of sexual and reproductive well-being and rights, however, participatory approaches are falling short.
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    A green revolution in Africa: hope for hungry farmers?

    Canadian Foodgrains Bank, Winnepeg, 2006
    This paper explores the underlying definitions and assumptions present in the current search for new approaches to African agriculture, looking specifically at strategies for improving soil fertility.It advocates a farmer-centred approach that involves active participation of all relevant stakeholders, with the view that sustainable agricultural livelihoods need to be built from a foundation th

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