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  Farming assets in North Wälo: statistics, maps and impressions from a travel to North Wälo, October 2000

  Norwegian University of Science and Technology, 2002

  The report is based on information collected in the aftermath of the 1999 famine. It presents some basic information on North Wälo, as well as relevant impressions from the authors journey. Statistics from the Disaster Prevention and Preparedness Commission show that all of North Wälo is exposed to famine, but the picture varies much from year to year.
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  Why is southern Africa hungry?: the roots of southern Africa's food crisis

  Christian Aid, 2003

  This paper, based on Christian Aid's submission to the House of Commons International Select Committee on International Development, takes an in-depth look at the causes of southern Africa's crisis and looks to ‘real’ solutions beyond the continuation of the humanitarian relief effort.Issues addressed include:Chronic poverty - Food shortages are endemic among subsistence farmers
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  Overview of the world food situation: food security: new risks and new opportunities

  International Food Policy Research Institute, 2003

  This speech by IFPRI Director General Joachim von Braun was prepared for the Annual General Meeting of the Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research (Nairobi, October 29, 2003).
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  Impacts of agricultural research on poverty: findings of an integrated economic and social analysis

  International Food Policy Research Institute, 2003

  This paper examines how agricultural technologies influence and are influenced by the diverse livelihood strategies, vulnerability context, relations of gender and power, and other conditions of the poor. It reports findings of a CGIAR research project including seven case studies of different types of agricultural research:
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  The strategic export initiative in Uganda

  PRSP Monitoring and Synthesis Project, 2003

  This study is based on the Strategic Export Initiative (STRATEX) in Uganda, which aims to promote increased export earnings, reduced aid dependency and reduced poverty (relating to exports in coffee, tea, livestock, fish, cotton, horticulture and Irish potatoes).
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  Ensuring food security via improvement in crop water productivity

  Challenge Program on Water and Food, 2003

  This first background paper from the CGIAR Water for Food Program seeks to identify research needs to increase crop water productivity, such that food security can be ensured and farmers’ livelihoods enhanced without increasing water diverted for agriculture.The paper proposes a number of priority topics for research on crop water management in the challenge Program on Water and Food, which wi
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  Engineering nutrition: GM crops for global justice?

  Food Ethics Council, 2003

  This report challenges the dominant view of the scientific establishment that the future of agriculture lies with genetic modification technologies.
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  Aid disaggregation, endogenous aid and the public sector in aid-recipient economies: evidence from Côte d’Ivoire

  World Institute for Development Economics Research (WIDER), 2003

  A major problem with much of the existing literature on aid effectiveness is the neglect of the heterogeneous character of aid inflows. This paper attempts to address this gap by examining the impact of different aid types (project aid, programme aid, technical assistance and food aid) on the fiscal sector of the aid-recipient economy in Côte d’Ivoire, 1975–99.
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  Child farm labor: the wealth paradox

  Economics department, University of Bristol, 2003

  This paper is motivated by the observation that children in land-rich households are often more likely to be in work than the children of land-poor households.The vast majority of working children in developing countries are in agricultural work, predominantly on farms operated by their families.
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  ICTs: transforming agricultural extension?

  Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation, 2003

  This document reports on a workshop held by CTA on Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) for ACP agricultural and rural development.

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