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  Liberalised cotton markets in Africa: what could bring success?

  id21 Development Research Reporting Service, 2006

  Cotton is an important crop for many sub-Saharan African countries. In west Africa the cotton sectors were, until recently, managed as state monopolies, while in southern and eastern Africa they were liberalised around a decade ago. Finding a balance between competition and coordination is central to the success of cotton liberalisation.
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  Assessing the impact of the PRGF on social services in selected African countries: a synthesis report on Ethiopia, Malawi, Zambia and Tanzania

  African Forum and Network on Debt and Development, 2006

  The Poverty Reduction Growth Facility (PGRF) consists of a series of targets designed to encourage transformation in the economies and policies of the participating countries, with a view of promoting macroeconomic stability, economic growth and poverty reduction with a six year framework.This research paper assess the impact of the PGRF on social services in Ethiopia, Malawi, Zambia and Tanzan
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  Lupande CBNRM land use planning project ZM003801 WWF Zambia coordination office: mid term internal progress review

  Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation - NORAD, 2004

  This paper reports on a participatory progress review of the Norad funded WWF CBNRM Lupande Game Management Area (GMA) Land Use Planning Project.
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  Time to tackle corruption in education

  id21 Development Research Reporting Service, 2006

  In some developing countries massive amounts of funds transferred from ministries of education to schools are leaked. Bribes and payoffs in teacher recruitment and promotion and selling of exam papers can bring the teaching profession into disrepute. Illegal payments for school entrance and other hidden costs help explain low enrolment and high drop-out rates.
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  The HMIS in Zambia: a trace on the implementation steps

  Central Board of Health, Government of Zambia, 2003

  This document, published by the Central Board of Health of Zambia, describes the implementation of the country’s health management information system (HMIS) during 1995 to 2003, and considers the system’s achievements and the challenges facing it. The new HMIS was a response to weaknesses of the previous system, which was highly fragmented but with centralised data management.
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  Anticipating and responding to drought emergencies in southern Africa: lessons from the 2002-2003 experience

  The Department of Agricultural, Food, and Resource Economics - Michigan State University, 2005

  The paper suggests that nutritional monitoring needs to be complemented by information on the sustainability of household coping behaviour. Unfortunately, very little such information has become publicly available. Food prices and market impacts varied widely across the region.
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  Food aid and food security in the short and long run: country experience from Asia and sub-Saharan Africa

  World Bank, 2005

  This paper analyses the outcomes of food aid and food security in India, Bangladesh, Ethiopia, and Zambia.
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  Re-thinking Gender Mainstreaming in African NGOs and Communities

  Routledge, 2005

  What does gender equality mean to local people in Africa? This article looks at the reasons for resistance to gender mainstreaming initiatives among local NGOs and communities in Zambia, Rwanda, Uganda and the Gambia. It is based on research carried out by Transform Africa, which aimed to enhance understanding of what gender equality means in the context of different African countries.
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  Aid does raise economic growth in Africa – indirectly

  id21 Development Research Reporting Service, 2006

  Despite receiving large amounts of aid, sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) has a poor economic growth record. This has led some observers to conclude that aid to Africa has been ineffective. But this is not the case. Aid has contributed to growth in Africa, mainly by financing investment, which in turn contributes to growth.
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  Lobola. Its Implications for Women's Reproductive Rights in Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Swaziland, Zambia and Zimbabwe

  Weaver Press, 2003

  Lobola, an amount paid by a prospective husband to the bride's family, is a tradition that is widely practiced across southern Africa. This study examines the impact of this social institution in Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Swaziland, Zambia and Zimbabwe.

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