The study evaluates the potential impacts of the Drought Tolerant Maize for Africa (DTMA) project run by CIMMYT and the International Institute for Tropical Agriculture (IITA) in 13 countries of eastern, southern and West Africa: Angola, Benin, Ethiopia, Kenya, Malawi, Mali, Mozambique, Nigeria, ...
La Rovere, R.
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Kostandini, G.
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Abdoulaye, Tahirou
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Dixon, J.
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Mwangi, W.
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Guo, Z.
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Bänziger, Marianne
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[Potential impact of investments in drought tolerant maize in Africa]
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Potential impact of investments in drought tolerant maize in Africa
Bharati, Luna
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Sharma, Bharat R.
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Smakhtin, Vladimir U.
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[The Ganges River Basin: status and challenges in water, environment and livelihoods]
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The Ganges River Basin: status and challenges in water, environment and livelihoods
This paper provides a brief synthesis of research conducted on gender in irrigation, and the tools and frameworks used in the past to promote improvement for women in on-farm agricultural water management. It then presents results from the pilot of the Gender in Irrigation Learning and Improvemen...
Lefore, Nicole
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Weight, Elizabeth
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Mukhamedova, Nozilakhon
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[Improving gender equity in irrigation: application of a tool to promote learning and performance in Malawi and Uzbekistan]
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Improving gender equity in irrigation: application of a tool to promote learning and performance in Malawi and Uzbekistan
This OFSP Investment Implementation Guide is targeted at those involved in the implementation of OFSP investment programmes such as local government or NGO field staff. It provides a brief overview of the reasons for investing in pro-poor, nutrition-sensitive agricultural growth and vitamin A def...
This report summarizes the outcome of the workshop and consists of three parts. Part 1 highlights that were issued at the end of the workshop. Funding is not the sole constraints to investment in sustainable forest management (SFM) in developing countries. It also requires an enabling environment...
Chipeta, M.E.
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Joshi, M.
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[Financing sustainable forest management: report of the International Workshop of Experts, 22-25 January 2001, Oslo, Norway]
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Financing sustainable forest management: report of the International Workshop of Experts, 22-25 January 2001, Oslo, Norway
In recent years, in line with China’s Going Out strategy announced in 2000, China’s overseas investment activities have increased greatly and at increasing rates. By the end of 2009, the total value of China’s outward foreign direct investment had reached US$5.6 billion. Policies have played stro...
Since 2000 and the implementation of China’s ‘going abroad’ policy, mainland Chinese state-owned and private companies have significantly increased their interests in the resources and investment opportunities of the Congo Basin, bringing new opportunities as well as potential social and environm...
Putzel, L.
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Assembe-Mvondo, S.
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Ndong, L.B.B.
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Banioguila, R.P.
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Cerutti, P.O.
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Tieguhong, J.C.
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Djeukam, R.
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Kabuyaya, N.
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Lescuyer, G.
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Mala, W.A.
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[Chinese trade and investment and the forests of the Congo Basin: Synthesis of scoping studies in Cameroon, Democratic Republic of Congo and Gabon]
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Chinese trade and investment and the forests of the Congo Basin: Synthesis of scoping studies in Cameroon, Democratic Republic of Congo and Gabon
Worldwide, the private sector is expected to play a lead role in economic and production activities, while the public sector provides the supportive policy as well as the legal and other institutional environment for this. National governments of most developing countries have limited financial r...
International Potato Center
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[Roadmap for investment in the seed potato value chain in eastern Africa.]
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Roadmap for investment in the seed potato value chain in eastern Africa.