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  Market integration with transaction costs in developing country staple food markets: the case of the Malawi maize market

  AgEcon Search, 2010

  A higher degree of market integration entails smooth trade flows from surplus areas to deficit areas, less price volatility, and higher welfare. This paper investigates measurement of market integration of staple food markets in developing countries, examining the Malawi maize market as a case study.
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  Determinants of agricultural technology adoption: the case of improved groundnut varieties in Malawi

  AgEcon Search, 2010

  This paper makes reference to the actual and potential adoption rates of improved groundnut varieties in Malawi and their determinants conditional on farmers’ awareness of the technology. The document indicates the relatively large unmet demand for improved groundnut varieties, introducing the following findings:
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  Developing a social assistance strategy for the SADC region based on the success of Brazil’s Bolsa Familia programme

  Wahenga, Regional Hunger and Vulnerability Programme, 2007

  Given the recent interest in South Africa for developing a basic income grant, it is useful to study successful examples of social grant implementation to ascertain the challenges and opportunities associated with such a system.
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  Spot the difference: a comparison of presidents and governments' performance since 1999 in Malawi

  Afrobarometer, 2009

  The performance of all governments is constantly being reviewed, reported on and rated on various fronts, including sectoral growth, overall gross domestic product (GDP) growth, inflation, exchange and interest rate movements, provision of health and education services, social security, and improved water supply, among others.
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  A Country turning blue?: political party support and the end of regionalism in Malawi

  Afrobarometer, 2009

  After Malawi’s seminal 1994 elections in which the country made the transition back to multiparty politics, commentators were alarmed at how regionalistic the voting pattern appeared to be.   Northerners had voted overwhelmingly (88%) for Chakufwa Chihana, the Alliance for Democracy (AFORD) candidate.  A large majority (64%) of those in Central Region had thrown their support
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  Empowering young sex workers for safer sex in Dowa and Lilongwe districts of Malawi

  Malawi Medical Journal, 2010

  Sex work has increasingly become a popular means of making money for young girls in the urban areas in Malawi. This article makes reference to an intervention project in Malawi that was implemented in 2004 and sought to empower sex workers and to encourage them to insist on consistent use of condoms.
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  Baseline study on learning achievement of Standards 3 and 7 learners in Malawi

  Eldis Document Store, 2009

  The Malawi government has implemented a number of reforms in order to improve the current situation especially to increase access to and retention at all levels, and improve the quality and the relevance of education. It introduced the new primary school curriculum through the Ministry of Education in all primary schools starting with Standard 1 in 2007.
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  Assessment of learning achievement in Standards 2 and 5 in English, Mathematics and Chichewa in Malawian primary schools

  Eldis Document Store, 2008

  The purpose of this study was to find out Malawian Standards 2 and 5 learners’ achievement in Chichewa, English and Mathematics. In particular, the study sought to explore the outcomes of the teaching and learning that went on in Standard 2 from January 2007 to mid-May 2008, and in Standard 5 from January 2008 to mid-May 2008, using the Outcomes Based Education curriculum.
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  A Snapshot of Tobacco Cultivation and Crop Diversification in Malawi

  Centre for Social Research, University of Malawi, 2002

  Through this study, the Agricultural Policy Research Unit (APRU) and the Centre for Social Research (CSR) of the University of Malawi have taken important steps in: identifying the dynamics of tobacco cultivation in Malawi; describing efforts undertaken in the country to experiment with alternative crops; and explaining the roles of different institutions involved in both processes in the country.
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  Mid-term review of the Strategic Development Programme 2006-2011 (SDP2) of the National Smallholder Farmers' Association of Malawi

  Norwegian University of Life Sciences, 2010

  This report is a mid-term review of the Strategic Development Programme, developed by the National Smallholder Farmers' Association (NASFAM) of Malawi. The authors state that the second phase of the programme is largely satisfactory, and it has progressed well, albeit unevenly. The paper presents the following findings:

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