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No Thumbnail AvailableBook (series)Aquaculture development and research in Sub-Saharan Africa. Synthesis of national reviews and indicative action plan for research 1994
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No results found.This document is based on twelve national reports of the most important aquaculture countries in Africa South of the Sahara. It analyses the present situation of aquaculture development in terms of: its historical development, public sector involvement, support activities for development of the subsector and planning experiences, and briefly reviews the external assistance received for development projects. The research subsector is then analysed to verify the correspondence between its structur e, programmes and plans and the identified needs for aquaculture development. Through a logical process for priority-ranking and for correspondence with the development objectives an indicative action plan emerges, including nine regional programmes which would assist in fostering aquaculture development in the short and medium terms through support to research. These research programmes, involving centres of the five agro-ecological regions of Africa South of the Sahara working as activity netw orks, include a project for aquaculture information centres in support of all other eight proposals. Other programmes include socio-economics, aquaculture production indicators, pond fertilization and feeding strategies, fish broodstock improvement and management, small water bodies fisheries enhancement, aquaculture in irrigation schemes, indigenous fish culture and marine aquaculture. -
Book (stand-alone)A contribution to the analyses of the effects of foreign agricultural investment on the food sector and trade in Sub-Saharan Africa 2011
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No results found.The growing interest of foreign investors in Sub-Saharan Africa’s vast agricultural potential raises concerns about the investment impacts on the food sector and the economy at large. This paper analyzes the likely effects of foreign agricultural investment in Sub-Saharan Africa with a focus on the impacts on the food sector by simulating the effects of the reduction of investment risks triggering an entry of foreign investment flow. The analysis employs the Global Trade Analysis and Policy (GTA P) model and simulates three investment scenarios that affect land uses, labour market conditions, and technological progress. The data are aggregated over three main sectors: food, manufacturing and services. Simulation results show that although foreign agricultural investment in Sub-Saharan Africa would lead to an increase in food prices and a decline in domestic food supply that would in turn cause an increase in food imports, the increases in factor returns and in employment would boost hou seholds’ real income to offset the loss from higher food prices. The positive income effects would be magnified if the agricultural investment brought technological progress to the food sector. Moreover, foreign agricultural investment would widen the current account deficit but improve terms of trade, whose effect on total welfare is large. The improvement of the terms of trade in the model is mainly due to a strong increase in the export price of tradable goods from the manufacturing sec tor. The service sector would unambiguously experience the strongest output growth as it benefitted from the formation of capital goods. Overall, the simulation results show that entry of foreign agricultural investment would generate a net welfare gain. -
Book (stand-alone)Qualitative research and analyses of the economic impacts of cash transfer programmes in Sub-Saharan Africa: Zimbabwe Country Case Study Report
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No results found.This report presents analysis and findings from a qualitative research case study conducted in October 2012 in Zimbabwe, the third of a sixcountry study of the economic impact of cash transfer programmes in sub-Saharan Africa. The Harmonised Social Cash Transfer (HSCT) was introduced in 2011 by the Ministry of Labour and Social Services (MoLSS) to “strengthen purchasing power of 55 000 ultra-poor households who are labour constrained through cash transfer”. During phase 1 of the programme (from 2011 to 2012) 10 districts were targeted for HSCT coverage. In total, 236 458 households were surveyed and 18 637 households were identified as labour constrained and food poor.
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