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Issues in labour market inequality and women’s participation in India’s National Rural Employment Guarantee Programme
International Labour Organization, 2011The Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee (MGNREGP or NREGP), functions as an income supplement for poor households by providing 100 days of work to a rural household, with 33 per cent of all workdays reserved for women workers.DocumentIndia Nepal Knowledge Exchange Visit January 2014
Knowledge Partnership Programme, 2014This report details the exposure visit for Nepal Government Officials to India which was organised by the KPP Management team to share learnings from the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS). The visit focused on the various steps in implementing MGNREGS and the practical challenges which are faced on ground by the local bodies.DocumentThe effects of the European Union-imposed livestock identification and traceback system on Botswana’s beef exports and rural poverty
Trade and Industrial Policy Strategies, South Africa, 2011In 1997 the EU introduced a requirement that beef imports be traceable through a computerised system. To ensure continued access to the EU market, Botswana introduced the livestock identification and traceback system (LITS).DocumentRevamping artisanal gold mining in Zimbabwe to catalyse poverty reduction
South African Institute of International Affairs, 2014This briefing discusses the challenges and opportunities presented by theartisanal (small-scale) gold mining sector in Zimbabwe. It reflects on the measures needed to promote artisanal miners’ contribution to sustainable development, economic growth and poverty alleviation.DocumentThe environment and poverty times
Arendal Maps & Graphics Library, UNEP/GRID, 2008The paper features a collection of short articles that focus on the complex links between environment and poverty reduction. The articles discuss how natural resources can contribute to economic growth that also benefits the poor.DocumentStepping up: creating a sustainable tourism enterprise strategy that delivers in the developing world
EplerWood International, 2005Pointing to the link between conservation and poverty alleviation, this paper assesses the potential of sustainable tourism or ecotourism as an effective poverty reduction strategy.