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"Malawi's economy is fragile, dominated mainly by the production end export of agricultural products. National … development policy concentrates on growth through poverty alleviation and the fisheries sector has a key role to play through the … of fish in Malawi as declining as the population grows at a rate of 3.3% per annum, pressures on natural resources are …
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, Uganda experienced gradual and sustained economic growth and poverty reduction. The benefits of growth, however, are not …This paper aims to deepen our understanding of the determinants of income inequality in Uganda. Over the past 10 years …
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One of the common strategies in rural development programmes is to support the adoption of new on-farm activities. The rationale behind this is that farm diversification is a way to assure an appropriate level of income for the farmers. Through interviews with 49 relatively small farmers, the...
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Africa still has to overcome. Examples of these impedimentsare the negative effects caused by civil wars, poverty, poor … trade, grow the economy and reduce poverty in Sub-SaharanAfrica (SSA). SSA transportation related infrastructure is limited …
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The printing industry in Sub-Sahara Africa faces numerous problems inhibiting further growth and development. Because of a scarcity of published information regarding these problems, and regarding the nature of the industry in general, this study hoped to establish a beginning and baseline for...
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tremendous increase in poverty and income inequality in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE). Much of the literature argues that the …’s economic empowerment: the labour market, education and poverty. Large and complex data sets on peoples’ attitudes and … greater in transition than in OECD countries.On the other hand, once the feminisation of poverty is concerned data on …
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Universities are increasingly being encouraged to take a leading role in entrepreneurial creation, whilst the entrepreneurship literature recognises the importance of economic development policy. Recent research has focused on evaluating roles and interactions of government policy, Higher...
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This study is about marketing of Uapaca kirkiana fruit in Zambia, a fruit that has great economicvalue especially among the rural and urban poor. It contributes to general food security. Insouthern Africa, farmers and other stakeholders have identified Uapaca as a priority species...
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