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Seeds of change: The impact of Ethiopia's direct seed marketing approach on smallholders' seed purchases and productivity

American Journal of Agricultural Economics, EarlyView.
Abstract While multiple factors explain low adoption rates of improved varieties by small‐scale farmers in sub‐Saharan Africa, a key supply‐side constraint is the limited availability of seed embodying new traits in the volume, quality, price, and timeliness required by farmers. This constraint is partly attributable to classical failures in the market
Dawit Mekonnen, Gashaw T. Abate, Seid Yimam, Rui Benfica, David J. Spielman, Frank Place   +5 more
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The Southern African Development Community: Challenges and problems

Revista Colección, 2017
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Anthony J. Leysens
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Southern African Development Community (SADC) [PDF]

, 2015
The Southern African Development Co-ordination Conference (SADCC), the precursor of the Southern African Development Community (SADC), was formed in Lusaka, Zambia on 1 April 1980, following the adoption of the Lusaka Declaration—Southern Africa: Towards Economic Liberation—by the nine founding member states.
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Soil, competition, and niche shifts shape the floral mosaic of an annual plant diversity hotspot

American Journal of Botany, EarlyView.
Abstract Premise Plant species with affinity for harsh substrates often have well‐defined edaphic (soil) niches and are ideal for exploring questions of community assembly. Vertic clay soils are chemically and physically challenging to plant establishment and productivity, and annual plant communities associated with these soils of the San Joaquin ...
Emma R. Fryer, Ryan O'Dell, Dena L. Grossenbacher, Alyssa Shon, Skyler McKinnon, Nishanta Rajakaruna   +5 more
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Storming, Norming, Performing – Implications of the Financial Crisis in Southern Africa

Göttingen Journal of International Law, 2010
Southern Africa seems to be a remote region. Far away from stock market crashes, bank runs and toxic assets, one might assume at first sight that the financial crisis would hit the developing and least developed countries less hard. Yet, reality tells a
Franziska Müller
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Drivers of insect herbivory resistance and tolerance to plant damage in the Brachypodium distachyon species complex

American Journal of Botany, EarlyView.
Abstract Premise Insect herbivory is a major biotic factor shaping plant populations and driving the evolution of defensive traits. Polyploidy (whole‐genome duplication) often induces substantial phenotypic and genotypic changes that may affect species interactions, including herbivory.
Antonio J. Manzaneda, Luisa M. Martínez, Ana Fernández‐Ocaña, Teresa Salido, Pedro J. Rey   +4 more
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Socio-economic status and challenges of indigenous sheep production in poorly resourced Southern African development communities, pathway towards poverty alleviation and food security: a review

Frontiers in Animal Science
The Southern African Development Community region is home to various indigenous sheep breeds essential to communal farmers. In contrast to the high-yielding exotic breeds preferred by commercial farmers, indigenous sheep play a vital role in the ...
Jabulani Nkululeko Ngcobo, Sindisiwe Mbali Sithole, Sindisiwe Mbali Sithole, Thandiwe Patricia Mlambo, Thandiwe Patricia Mlambo, Khathutshelo Agree Nephawe   +5 more
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Structural problems without structural solutions? Youth leaders' perceptions of their community

American Journal of Community Psychology, EarlyView.
Abstract As young people explore and reflect on the conditions of their neighborhoods and communities, they can forge a critical consciousness—merging their perspectives and analysis to direct both individual and collective actions. Photovoice is a methodological tool that allows participants to document their perspectives and analysis and discuss with
Linnea L. Hjelm, Aishia A. Brown, Benjamin W. Fisher, Alice Story, Nubia Bennett   +4 more
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LIMITED DELEGATION AND FIRM CONTROL: A PRINCIPAL-AGENT ACCOUNT OF SOUTHERN AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT COMMUNITY (SADC) DECISION-MAKING ON ZIMBABWE’S LAND ISSUE

Journal of International Studies, 2021
This paper accounts for Southern African Development Community (SADC) decision-making on Zimbabwe’s land issue from the year 2000 onwards. Guided by the principal-agent model, this paper argues that the delegation and control dynamics emerging from SADC’
Fungayi Promote Maraire, Mohd. Azizuddin bin Mohd Sani, Siti Darwinda Binti Mohamed Pero   +2 more
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Peace operations in Southern Africa: Challenges and prospects for the Southern African Development Community Standby Force

The Journal for Transdisciplinary Research in Southern Africa, 2018
The viability and operability of the Southern African Development Community Standby Force (SADCSF) is threatened by two principal factors: overdependence on foreign peacekeeping operations and inability of the SADCSF to fund its operations. The objective
Emeka A. Ndaguba
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