The Power of Unity: Collective Action and Smallholder Agricultural Performance in West Africa
ABSTRACT We analyze the impact of collective action through farmer‐based organizations (FBOs) on smallholders' farm performance and income inequality in Ghana, Benin, The Gambia, and Mali. We find that FBO membership increases cereal yield in Ghana and The Gambia, legume yield in Mali, ruminant numbers in Benin and The Gambia, and total farm income in ...
Emmanuel Donkor +3 more
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No. 62: Heading North: The Zimbabwean Diaspora in Canada [PDF]
Studies of the Zimbabwean diaspora tend to focus on migrants in South Africa and the United Kingdom. This is the first major study of Zimbabwean migration to Canada.
Chikanda, Abel +2 more
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Brucellosis and chlamydiosis seroprevalence in goats at livestock–wildlife interface areas of Zimbabwe [PDF]
In Zimbabwe, there have been no chlamydiosis and limited brucellosis studies in goats. This study was conducted to determine the seroprevalence and risk factors of the two diseases in goats at three different livestock–wildlife interface areas: porous ...
Bhandi, Solomon +8 more
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Malaria morbidity and mortality trends in Manicaland province, Zimbabwe, 2005-2014
INTRODUCTION: Zimbabwe targets reducing malaria incidence from 22/1000 in 2012 to 10/1000 by 2017, and malaria deaths to near zero by 2017. As the country moves forward with the malaria elimination efforts, it is crucial to monitor trends in malaria ...
Faith Mutsigiri +7 more
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Skeletal pathologies in extant crocodilians as a window into the paleopathology of fossil archosaurs
Abstract Crocodilians, together with birds, are the only extant relatives to many extinct archosaur groups, making them highly important for interpreting paleopathological conditions in a phylogenetic disease bracketing model. Despite this, comprehensive data on osteopathologies in crocodilians remain scarce.
Alexis Cornille +6 more
wiley +1 more source
Zimbabwe: From Hyperinflation to Growth [PDF]
The hallmark of Zimbabwe's economic collapse is hyperinflation. The most recent official inflation figure is for February 2008: a whopping 165,000 percent year-over-year. At present (early June 2008), inflation is unofficially about 2.5 million percent a
Steve H. Hanke
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Abstract The premise of a bioeconomy is the replacement of nonrenewable and unsustainable fossil‐derived resources and associated technologies with more sustainable alternatives. The adoption of biobased chemicals contributes toward the growth of a bioeconomy and is dependent on market and industry requirements.
Prisha Mandree +2 more
wiley +1 more source
No. 74: Informal Entrepreneurship and Cross-Border Trade between Zimbabwe and South Africa [PDF]
Informal cross-border trading in Zimbabwe has become more than a survivalist strategy and should be seen as an important pillar of the country\u27s economy. This report, part of SAMP’s Growing Informal Cities series, seeks to provide a current picture of
Chikanda, Abel, Tawodzera, Godfrey
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Survey of children accessing HIV services in a high prevalence setting: time for adolescents to count? [PDF]
OBJECTIVE: To establish the proportion of adolescents among children infected with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) in Zimbabwe who receive HIV care and support, and what clinic staff perceives to be the main problems faced by HIV-infected children and
Arpadi +34 more
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Early Infant Diagnosis Sample Management in Mashonaland West Province, Zimbabwe, 2017
Background. In 2016, Mashonaland West Province had 7.4% (520) dried blood spot (DBS) samples for early infant diagnosis (EID) rejected by the Zimbabwe National Microbiology Reference Laboratory (NMRL).
Hamufare Mugauri +6 more
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