Banana Value Chains in Central Africa: Constraints and Opportunities [PDF]
Smallholder farmers in developing countries need to improve their position in food value chains in order to improve their margins and as a strategy for coping with agricultural food price volatility through innovations within the chains.
Jagwe, John, Ouma, Emily Awuor
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Surviving Sexual Violence in Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo [PDF]
, 2013 Since 1996 a deadly conflict has been ongoing in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). Within this conflict, sexual violence has been inflicted upon women as a strategic weapon of war.
Bartels, Susan +5 more
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Field testing of World Health Organization (WHO) 2003 recommendations for initiating anti-retroviral therapy (ART) where CD4 is not available revealed low sensitivity among stage I and II patients; a combination of Automated Total Lymphocyte Count (TLC) and Haemoglobin (Hgb) can ration the referral for CD4 testing. [PDF]
, 2006 2006 AIDS Conference ...
Bedell, R +11 more
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Drew Conroy Professor, TSAS, travels to Sub-Saharan Africa [PDF]
, 2014 In June and July, I spent 3 weeks in five countries in Sub-Saharan Africa. These included Kenya, Rwanda, The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), Tanzania and Namibia.
Conroy, Andrew B.
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MATERNAL DEATH IN MITI-MURHESA HEALTH ZONE, SOUTH KIVU, DRC
, 2018 Matériels et méthodes : C'est une étude qualitative rétrospective qui a porté sur 82 cas de décès maternels qui se sont produits dans la ZS de Miti-Murhesa de 2008 à 20013. L'enquête s'est déroulée en janvier 2014. Résultats : l'âge moyen des défuntes était de 30,07±8 ,06.
Masirika, Blaise, Mulanga, Balume
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A microcosm of militarization: conflict, governance and armed mobilization in Uvira, South Kivu [PDF]
, 2016 This Usalama Report analyses militarization in Uvira and how it shapes the interplay between local conflicts, governance and armed mobilization. Focussing on the Bafuliiru Chiefdom and the Ruzizi Plain Chiefdom, the report examines how armed forces influence and are influenced by conflicts related to customary power, security governance and local ...
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Women's Political Participation and Economic Empowerment in Post-conflict Countries: Lessons From the Great Lakes Region in Africa [PDF]
, 2012 This report represents a synthesis of the key findings and recommendations of a regional research project on women's political participation and economic empowerment in countries emerging from conflicts in the Great Lakes region of Africa.
Ndeye Sow
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Discover AnimalsAbstract Livestock production in South Kivu is a major source of rural income. Increasing livestock productivity through improved livestock feeding is critical to alleviating poverty among smallholder farmers. The study aims to provide evidence-based recommendations for improving livestock productivity in South Kivu.
Pascaline Ciza Azine +8 more
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BMC Public HealthBackground Maternal mortality (MM) remains a real scourge that hits hardest in the poorest regions of the world, particularly those affected by conflict.
Pacifique Mwene-Batu +11 more
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FOOD SECURITY IN KINSHASA, COPING WITH ADVERSITY [PDF]
Food Security and Poverty,
Tollens, Eric
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