The purpose of this paper is to investigate the association between macroeconomic policies and industrial forestry developments in Zimbabwe. A principal rationale for the emphasis on macroeconomic aspects is that the macroeconomy provides underlying factors in forestry development. The paper demo...
Kowero, G.S.
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Mabugu, R.
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[Macroeconomic policies and industrial wood processing and trade in Zimbabwe]
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Macroeconomic policies and industrial wood processing and trade in Zimbabwe
The literature on deforestation in Malawi points to a number of causes, including high population in relation to available land, poverty, market and policy failures, drought, and the activity of structural adjustment policies. Agricultural statistics from Malawi indicate substantial increases in ...
Mindle, I.J.
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Kowero, G.S.
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Ngugi, D.
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Luhanga, J.
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[Agricultural land expansion and deforestation in Malawi]
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Agricultural land expansion and deforestation in Malawi
This paper dicusses the potential impacts of macroeconomic policies on forestry in Zimbabwe. Over the period 1980-2001, macroeconomic policies have swung from a centrally controlled economy to a liberalized economy. In general, Zimbabwe's experience suggests tha macroeconomic policies have had ne...
This paper presents a methodology employed in reconciling demands of households, private sector, and government on miombo woodlands of Southern Africa. A Weighted Goal Programming approach is presented for planning management and use of the woodlands as well as a framework for policy analysis. Th...
Nhantumbo, I.
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Kowero, G.S.
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[A goal programming model for planning management of Miombo woodlands]
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A goal programming model for planning management of Miombo woodlands