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Biodiversity
Management in Rural Development
R GRIMBLE (ed.)
This book takes a cross disciplinary approach
to examine how better to accomodate biodiversity
concerns in situations where poverty reduction
and welfare improvement are the primary aims of
development. It will be of interest to all people
with a practical interest in managing biological
resources or biodiversity in developing countries,
those with a similar concern for economic or social
development and improving the livelihoods of the
rural poor, and also to staff of governments,
donor agencies, NGOs and other organizations with
responsibility for rural development or biodiversity
conservation and management. |
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Pastoralism,
Drought and Planning: Lessons form Northern
Kenya and Elsewhere
J MORTON (ed.)
This book is based mainly on case studies from
Northern Kenya, but also covers Botswana and Zimbabwe,
drawing together lessons relating to drought management
in the pastoral and agro-pastoral livestock sector.
It covers districtlevel early warning systems,
new technical possibilities for monitoring and
forecasting drought, possible interventions in
livestock marketing and grazing management, and
local responses to and interpretation of drought.
It will be of interest to policy-makers, planners
and resource managers working in Africa. |
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Dimensions
of Participation: Experiences, Lessons and Tips
from Agricultural Research Practitioners in Sub-Saharan
Africa
A SUTHERLAND, A MARTIN and D RIDER SMITH
(eds)
This book explores dimensions of practical experiences
with participation in agricultural research –
farmer participation, teamwork and engaging with
stakeholders. It includes practitioner’s
candid accounts of their experience on agricultural
research and extension projects in Africa, sharing
the difficulties they faced along with the progress
they made. This book is for those interested in
the practical aspects of agricultural research
and development, including practitioners, project
managers, development specialists, advisors, donors,
academics involved in development teaching and
research and students of agricultural development. |
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Decision
Tools for Sustainable Development
I GRANT and C SEAR (eds)
This book brings together up-to-date techniques
for the collection and management of environmental
and socioeconomic information. It describes practical
decisionmaking tools for use at all levels from
local to international, for rural communities,
research services, the food industry and for institutional
decision-makers. |
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Domestic
Markets for Non-timber Tree Products: Methodological
and Strategic Issues
NRI Socio-economic Series 14
A GORDON
The value of growing trees on tropical farms
for subsistence, commercial sale and environmental
stability has been increasingly recognized in
recent decades. However, there has been little
research on the market potential for nontimber
tree products NTTPs). This publication aims to
provide a background on markets and methodological
issues in market assessment and how they affect
agroforestry and forestry projects, with reference
to recent research carried out by NRI in Cameroon
on NTTPs. The specific characteristics of NTTPs
which make the assessment of their market potential
difficult are outlined, strategic options for
their development are discussed and conclusions
are drawn which stress the importance of informal
methods. [See also SES13
and SES11 below.] |
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Domestic
Market Potential for Tree Products from Farms
and Rural Communities: Experience from Cameroon
NRI Socio-economic Series 13
N FEREDAY, A GORDON and G OJI
A summary of results of research carried out
in Cameroon on the domestic market potential for
non-timber tree products (NTTPs) from farms and
rural communities in response to the growing concern
that agroforestry projects were failing because
of poor marketing strategies. (See SES11, below,
for an inventory of products and identification
of market chains.) Four case studies are used
to explore issues related to value added, domestication
and the role of NTTPs as sources of income. Conclusions
are drawn and areas for future research are also
highlighted in this booklet. |
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1997
£5.00
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ISBN 085954480X
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Livestock
Production Extension: Issues, Case Studies and
Policy Options
NRI Socio-economic Series 12
J MORTON, R MATTHEWMAN and D BARTON
In this booklet the provision of livestock production
extension is assessed with reference to case studies
in Burkina Faso, Kenya and India. Existing systems
are reviewed and their impact evaluated. Finally,
the roles of different institutions and methodologies
are evaluated, and lessons for the future are
discussed. |
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1997
£5.00
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ISBN 0859544656
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Non-timber
Tree Products: A Partial Inventory of Products
Available in the Mount Cameroon Area
NRI Socio-economic Series 11
V PAPADOPULOS with A GORDON
The value of tree-growing on tropical farms
for subsistence uses, commercial sale and environmental
stability has long been argued, but failure of
many agroforestry programmes has been attributed
to ‘market failures’. This inventory
has been produced as part of a project in the
highly biodiverse area of Mount Cameroon to explore
domestic market potential from farms and rural
communities, in response to the growing interest
in non-timber tree products.
Approximately 300 products are listed by their
local name, with additional information on Latin
names, end use, product source, seasonality, location
of markets and availability in markets. |
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Survival
Strategies of Poor Women in Urban Africa: The
Case of Zambia
NRI Socio-economic
Series 10
C O’REILLY and A GORDON
Urban poverty is increasing alongside growing
urban populations in sub-Saharan Africa. Women
constitute a significant proportion of the urban
poor, but their role is often neglected by development
projects. This publication highlights the range
of strategies that women have devised for themselves
in order to cope with difficult economic circumstances
in present-day Zambia. Natural resources figure
prominently in urban women’s activities,
not only as a source of food and fuel, but as
a source of income through trading activities.
Ways in which women’s livelihoods can be
improved are also discussed.
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Labour
Strategies Among Smallholders Producing Perennial
Tree Crops in Ghana and Indonesia
NRI Socio-economic Series 9
M BLOWFIELD
Recent policy reforms and technological innovations
in perennial tree crop production have implications
for smallholder labour strategies, but changes
in these strategies are little understood. Modification
in labour decisionmaking among four smallholder
communities in Indonesia and Ghana is examined,
and the consequences for policy and technology
development are explored. The study concludes
that there is a need to reassess the way the family
is looked at: evidence suggests that the labour
strategies are often enacted over a wide geographical
area, and form a theme that is hidden by current
research techniques used to inform planners and
field workers. This publication will be of interest
to agencies and individuals concerned with development
issues and policy implementation. |
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1995
£5.00
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ISBN 0859544230
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Development
and Dissemination of Agroprocessing Technologies
NRI Socio-economic Series 8
C CONROY, A GORDON and A MARTER
Technology development can assist in the generation
of small and medium-scale agroprocessing for sustainable
livelihoods in poorer communities because of the
backward links to agriculture and forward links
to processing. However, despite substantial support
from donor agencies, past performance has revealed
that failures are linked to shortcomings such
as operational problems or inadequate application
of appropriate procedures. This study reviews
current best practices, and suggests approaches
and methods that can make the technology development
programme of an organization more effective. It
will be useful to organizations whose primary
activity is the development of technology and
also to agencies that are only involved occasionally.
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1994
£5.00
16pp
ISBN 0859543803
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Tree
Resources and Environmental Policy: A Stakeholder
Approach
NRI Socio-economic Series 7
R J GRIMBLE, J AGLIONBY and J QUAN
The concept of stakeholder analysis is illustrated
by case studies from Cameroon and Thailand. The
conflicts of interest which may arise between
different stakeholder groups (small farmers, logging
companies, government departments, institutions
and conservationists) and the trade-offs which
may have to be made between the objectives of
a particular group are classsified and discussed.
The implications of the stakeholder approach are
considered and will be of interest to anyone involved
in environmental planning and research. |
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1994
£5.00
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ISBN 0859543730
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Indigenous
Agroforestry in Latin America: A Blueprint for
Sustainable Agriculture?
NRI Socio-economic Series 6
D BARTON
This literature review outlines the merits of
traditional agroforestry systems in the rainforests
of Latin America. Possibilities and limitations
to the adoption of these methods by new colonist
farmers, as an alternative to largescale forest
destruction, are discussed. Research priorities
are proposed for the development of sustainable
agroforestry in the region from the wealth of
indigenous knowledge. This booklet will not only
be of interest to policy-makers and donor agencies,
but also to those interested in the preservation
of the rainforests. |
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1995
£5.00
26pp
ISBN 0859543773
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Gender
Issues in Integrated Pest Management in African
Agriculture
NRI Socio-economic Series 5
C MALENA
In Africa women farmers are generally responsible
for pest management activities. Research has shown
that the technological needs and priorities of
women farmers differ from those of men, but their
specific needs are rarely addressed in the research
and development of agricultural technology. Women's
access to new technologies is seriously undermined
owing to the failure of extension systems to establish
contacts with women farmers. The book discusses
the gender-related, socio-economic factors that
influence the creation, adoption and effective
implementation of IPM technologies. |
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1995
£5.00
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ISBN 0859543722
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The
Use of Geographical Information Systems in Socio-economic
Studies
NRI Socio-economic Series 4
P DAPLYN, J CROPLEY, S TREAGUST and A GORDON
Geographical information systems (GIS) have
found wide and growing applications, as digital
remote-sensing data and computer technology have
become more sophisticated, more easily available
and less expensive. This report describes preliminary
research recently undertaken by NRI into how GIS
might be used to identify and potentially describe
the non-physical, ‘human’ environment
in which people make decisions relating to resource
allocation. A number of general issues concerning
the availability of suitable data sets, are highlighted
in case studies. Recommendations are made about
how data can be made more amenable to this type
of application, and the criteria that should be
applied in assessing the feasibility of projects
involving the use of GIS in socio-economic studies. |
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1993
£5.00
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ISBN 0859543609
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The
Allocation of Labour to Perennial Crops: Decisionmaking
by African Smallholders
NRI Socio-economic Series 3
M BLOWFIELD
This literature review highlights the factors,
particularly nonfinancial, affecting the choice
and use of labour during the production of perennial
crops. It includes the effects of kinship, gender,
age, AIDS and natural disasters and emphasizes
the importance of the decision-making process
during policy planning. |
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1993
£5.00
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ISBN 0859543382
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Commercialization
of Non-timber Forest Products in Amazonia
NRI Socio-economic Series 2
E M RICHARDS
Extractivism, in this case the removal of tree
crops from the Amazonian rainforest, is reviewed
with particular reference to its impact on the
welfare of collectors and to the market opportunities
for specific crops. |
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1993
£5.00
24pp
ISBN 0859543366
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Needs
Assessment for Agricultural Development: Practical
Issues in Informal Data Collection
NRI Socio-economic Series 1
J GILLING and J P CROPLEY
Designed to provide a practical addition to
the materials available to workers in the field
as well as to generate discussion amongst those
interested in Rapid Rural Appraisal (RRA) as an
approach to the initial preparation of development
projects. |
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Learning
and Livelihoods: The Experience of the FSIPM
Project in Southern Malawi
A ORR, B MWALE, J M RITCHIE, J LAWSON-MCDOWALL
and C S M CHANIKA
This book reflects four years of intensive fieldwork
by the Farming Systems Integrated Pest Management
Project with resource-poor farmers in the the
Blantyre Shire Highlands of southern Malawi. It
reviews the major lessons learned and outlines
an agenda for a follow-up project to address the
smallholders’ needs for food security, cash
income and information about new technology. A
publication which is relevant not only to those
interested in Malawi but also to those concerned
with the wider issues raised by the
development of technology with resource-poor farmers. |
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Ethical
Trade and Sustainable Rural Livelihoods
M BLOWFIELD, S GALLAT, A MALINS, B MAYNARD, V
NELSON and D ROBINSON
Ethical trade is the management of financial,
social and environmental aspects of production
and marketing throughout the value chain. This
publication describes the markets for ethical
products, how different approaches operate, and
what they achieve. It is aimed at anyone requiring
an introduction to ethical trade in developing
countries and anyone interested in understanding
what ethical trade means to developing countries. |
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Food
Safety and the Developing World
L NICOLAIDES, R COKER, P WAREING and M NAGLER
Food-borne illnesses, especially diarrhoea amongst
children, are a major public health problem in
the developing world. Unsafe food can seriously
interfere with both domestic and international
food trade and cause unnecessary suffering and
loss of income. This clearly laid-out colourful
book discusses some of the major causes of food-borne
disease (additives, bacteria, viruses, protozoa,
mycotoxins, natural toxins) and recent approaches
towards their control. Of special interest to
policy-makers and researchers and those in developing
countries involved in the production, utilization
and international trade of foods, and in human
health issues.
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Extension
of Livestock Production Messages: Guidelines for
Policy and Implementation in Developing Countries
J MORTON and R MATTHEWMAN
The importance of conveying information on livestock
production to farmers is increasing with growing
demand for livestock products, new production
techniques and possibilities for improved animal
health. This clearly set-out book is based on
first-hand research in developing countries, and
examines the major types of institutions providing
livestock production extension, for example, national
extension systems, animal health services and
special projects. Concrete recommendations are
made for the planning of new services for crop
livestock producers and for special target groups,
and for the reform of existing institutions.
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Economic
Issues in Trypanosomiasis Control
NRI Bulletin 75
J BARRETT
Trypanosomiasis is a significant disease of
man and livestock, and in sub-Saharan Africa is
transmitted exclusively by the tsetse fly. Apart
from the suffering caused by the disease, trypanosomiasis
and its control have many direct and indirect
economic consequences. This Bulletin discusses
investigations carried out in Zimbabwe and Zambia
into the costs of four major techniques used for
tsetse control. A methodology for cost comparison
based on simple economic models is demonstated.
Of interest to planners and resource managers,
and all those concerned with trypanosomiasis control
and rural development in tsetse-affected areas
of Africa.
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Mycotoxins
and their Control: Constraints and Opportunities
NRI Bulletin 73
R COKER
This Bulletin will be of special interest to
policy-makers, researchers and those involved
in the production of foods and animal feeds, and
in the marketing of commodities, where the impact
of mycotoxins on human health, animal productivity
and international trade is significant. A ‘systems’
approach to the occurrence and control of mycotoxins
is adopted, which recognizes the interactions
occurring within and between conceptual models
of the commodity, spoilage, mycotoxin and control
systems. Mycotoxins of ‘world-wide’,
‘regional’ and ‘future’
importance are discussed, together with the metabolic
fate of selected mycotoxins. Control measures
and future research needs are also identified.
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Assessment
of the Needs and Opportunities in Post-harvest
Systems of Non-grain Starch Staple Food Crops
U KLEIH, P DIGGES and A WESTBY
Non-grain starch staple food crops (cassava,
sweet potato, yam, cocoyam and cooking banana/plantain)
provide important sources of income and food security
in many countries in sub-Saharan Africa. The accurate
determination of the needs and opportunities in
non-grain starch staples post-harvest systems
is essential if research and development are to
be correctly targeted and have impact. This manual
provides the information and tools required to
design and carry out a needs assessment study.
It is designed for those involved in research
and technology transfer projects where non-grain
starch staples are important commodities. |
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Tree
Resources in Northern Thailand: Local Stakeholders
and National Policy
M-K CHAN
A report of a study that aims to develop stakeholder
analysis as a tool for natural resource management.
Stakeholder approach was tested by applying it
to forest resource management in the highlands
of Northern Thailand, where the interests and
conflicts of the stakeholders (forest resource
users and managers) and the trade-offs they made
were analysed. Such an approach was demonstrated
to be a useful tool which can be applied to natural
resource management in other developing countries
and in other situations where conflicts between
stakeholders are evident. Of interest to all those
in government departments and institutions responsible
for making policies which affect natural resource
users and managers.
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All
in Good Time: Women’s Agricultural Production
in Sub-Saharan Africa
R GRELLIER
This bibliography is the first part of a study
of women’s participation in agricultural
production in the semi-arid regions of sub-Saharan
Africa. The study looks at women’s agricultural
strategies, especially their use of particular
tools and crop production techniques. It focuses
on ways in which the use of draught animals affects
labour resource use, and generates increased income
differentials at the household and community level.
By bringing together existing information on women’s
crop production and on how women presently address
critical timing issues, it is of interest to all
agencies and individuals concerned with development
issues, especially those relating to women. |
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Food
Policy in Sub-Saharan Africa: A New Agenda for
Research and Donor Assistance
M J HEBBLETHWAITE (ed.)
Chapters collected in this book were all delivered
at an NRI/IFPRI symposium on critical food policy
issues for sub-Saharan Africa held in 1993. The
symposium brought together specialists on food
policy from a number of organizations to discuss
current research, future research agendas and
policy issues and decisions. The main issues arising
from discussions were how individuals respond
to incentives, the effects of technology and technology
policy, the fiscal crisis of the sub- Saharan
African state and its effect on agriculture, and
the search for effective means to support civil
society.
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Policy
Series
This series focuses upon policies which affect the
management of natural resources in support of sustainable
livelihoods, primarily in developing countries.
Its core is issues which affect livelihoods of poor
people in rural areas, but it also recognizes linkages
– notably the role of non-natural resource
components in livelihoods, the interests of the
urban poor, and the role of associated factors such
as health and education. It aims to provide topical
analysis to inform development practitioners concerned
with issues of poverty in development. These are
available as printed copies (£5.00) or can
be downloaded from: www.nri.org/publications/online.htm |
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Poor
People and the Environment: Issues and Linkages
Policy Series 16
R GRIMBLE, C CARDOSO and S OMAR-CHOWDHURY
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Drought
Contingency Planning for Pastoral Livelihoods
Policy Series 15
D BARTON, J MORTON and C HENDY
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Rural
Non-farm Activities and Poverty Alleviation in
Sub-Saharan Africa
Policy Series 14
A GORDON and C CRAIG
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Agricultural
Marketing in Developing Countries: The Role of
NGOS and CBOS
Policy Series 13
H KINDNESS and A GORDON
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Ethical
Consumers and Ethical Trade: A Review of Current
Literature
Policy Series 12
A TALLONTIRE, E RENTSENTDORJ and M BLOWFIELD
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Pastoralism
and Sustainable Livelihoods: An Emerging Agenda
Policy Series 11
J MORTON and N MEADOWS
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The
Role of Natural Resources in the Livelihoods of
the Urban Poor
Policy Series
9
A GORDON, J DAVIS, A LONG and K MEADOWS
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Performance
and Impact Assessment: Emerging Systems Among
Development Agencies
Policy Series 8
D TICEHURST and C CAMERON
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Improving
Smallholder Access to Purchased Inputs in Sub-Saharan
Africa
Policy Series 7
A GORDON
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2000
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HIV/AIDS
and Rural Livelihoods in Sub-Saharan Africa
Policy Series 6
J WHITE and E ROBINSON
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2000
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ISBN 0859545180
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International
Trade in Agricultural Commodities: Liberalization
and its Implications for Development and Poverty
Reduction in the ACP States
Policy Series 5
C COOTE, A GORDON and A MARTER
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Non-Farm
Rural Livelihoods
Policy Series 4
A GORDON
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Agricultural
Sector Investment Programmes - Experience in Africa
Policy Series 3
J STICKINGS, A GOODLAND, M JANOWSKI and F CHINEMANA
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1999
£5.00
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ISBN 0859545083
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Institutional
Development and Poverty Reduction
Policy Series 2
G GRIFFITH, H KINDNESS, A GOODLAND and A GORDON
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1999
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ISBN 0859545075
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Rural
Finance
Policy Series 1
A GOODLAND, G ONUMAH and J AMADI with G GRIFFITH
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2000
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Natural
Resources Research
Impact Assessment and Poverty
SIMON HENDERSON
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