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Purpose – Cassava production surged noticeably in Southeastern Africa beginning in the 1990s. The purpose of this paper … Malawi, Mozambique and Zambia. Findings – In the cassava production zones, cassava's high productivity translates into per … potential, cassava commercialization in Southeastern Africa remains in its formative stages, with only 10 per cent to 30 per …
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In January 1989, the Overseas Development Administration (ODA) started a three‐year, institution‐building project for … Malawi′s three city councils. Discusses how it became apparent in Lilongwe that the project′s traditional notions of …
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selected districts of Malawi. Design/methodology/approach This study adopted an interpretive qualitative approach. The authors … conducted six focus group discussions with 33 women microenterprise owners in two selected districts of Malawi. This study was …
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significance of Ubuntu cultural context to the understanding and applicability of CSR in Africa, there has been no adequate …
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the aims of literacy and reader development in Malawi. Design/methodology/approach – A qualitative, case study approach … was taken using extensive interviews with school teachers and a library assistant at a primary school in Malawi. Findings … under study included insufficient attention to reader development and inappropriateness of materials for the local context …
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, development and diasporas. First, over many years the connection between migration and development has been of marginal interest … for many of those involved in the field of development studies; in many cases, where it has been considered, migration has … been seen as a symptom of a development failure and cause of further underdevelopment. What has changed to bring about the …
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academic circles. Against the background of growing political instability in Africa and the central role of the knowledge … economy in twenty-first century development, this paper provides three contributions to existing literature. The purpose of … violence and political insurgency in Africa. Originality/value – As the continent is nursing knowledge economy ambitions, the …
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Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to examine the effects of policy options in financial dynamics (of money, credit, efficiency and size) on consumer prices. Soaring food prices have marked the geopolitical landscape of African countries in the past decade. Design/methodology/approach –...
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Purpose – Beer-bananas in Central Uganda are important for smallholder farmers’ livelihoods, especially for those that process the banana into beer and spirits. The purpose of this paper is to understand how actors in the beer-banana value chain are affected and how they are managing disease...
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Purpose – This paper aims to assess how entrepreneurship affects knowledge economy (KE) in Africa. Design …-tech products. Given the massive consumption of ICT and high-tech commodities in Africa, the continent has to start thinking of how … timely. Second, investigating the nexus may have substantial poverty mitigation and sustainable development implications …
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