Though Zambia has considerable agricultural potential, the sector’s contribution to growth and poverty reduction has been limited. The sector remains one of the most important employers of labour and remains the main source of livelihood for most rural households in Zambia. Thus key...

Grain Marketing Research Project, Ministry of Economic Development and Cooperation, Addis Ababa

This report provides an initial assessment of the impact of agricultural commodity taxes levied by local district authorities on the national objectives of food security, poverty alleviation and economic growth. A study was undertaken to provide government with a better understanding of the...

With cotton sector reform in much of SSA a decade old, it is now possible to review the empirical record and begin drawing lessons from experience. This paper assesses the record of five countries in southern and eastern Africa: Tanzania, Uganda, Zimbabwe, Zambia, and Mozambique. In four of...

This paper is a 1984 update on cost-effective microcomputer data collection, management, and analysis techniques for developing country applications.

This paper is a listing of directories for the researcher in a developing country to find suitable software for microcomputers.

This paper compiles a list magazines, journals, and newspapers helpful to agricultural scientists and other researchers in developing countries with timely information about microcomputers.

This paper is aimed primarily at researchers in developing countries who have little experience with computers and limited access to information about microcomputer hardware. It is an introduction to various components and features of microcomputers.

This paper includes instructional aids for teaching students, farmers, research and extension workers how to use the TI-59 programmable calculator.

This paper is intended to serve as a starting point for agricultural scientists and other researchers in developing countries in need of a citation database manager.