Support for organising rural producers in Southern and Eastern Africa

The introduction of market based agrarian reforms advocated by the IMF and the World Bank has so far not led to a viable strategy to improve the productivity of the African smallholders and improve the livelihood of the rural population. In FAO's view both causes of and cure for this situation is largely organisational

Poverty-reducing effects of agricultural development in Tanzania

Valuable assistance and suggestions from Fred Johnsen, Noragric, are gratefully acknowledged. Valuable comments were also received from Jan Erik Studsrød and participants in a seminar in NORAD, Oslo Dec. 10, 2002. The Centre for International Environment and Development Studies, Noragric, is the international gateway for the Agricultural University of Norway’s (NLH) twelve departments, associated research institutions and the Norwegian College of Veterinary Medicine in Oslo. Established in 1986, Noragric’s contribution to international development lies in the interface between research, education (MSc and PhD programmes) and assignments. Noragric Reports present findings from various studies and assignments, including programme appraisals and evaluations

Opportunities for Norwegian support to agricultural development in Malawi

The Government of Norway has decided to increase its support to agricultural development in Malawi to contribute to the reduction—and ultimately elimination—of poverty. As part of this process, the present report has been commissioned by the Royal Norwegian Embassy, Lilongwe, Malawi, to outline opportunities for Norwegian assistance to the people of Malawi. The facts and proposals presented are the results of discussions with a multitude of knowledgeable persons in Lilongwe and a thorough review of recent literature

Norwegian Journal of Agricultural Sciences : structural adjustment policies and the management of soil- and forest resources in Tanzania

SupplementThe Ecology and Development Programme aims at identifying effects of Stabilisation and Structural Adjustment Policies (SAP) on the management of soil and forest resources in Tanzania. For studying the effects of policy changes on soil degradation and deforestation, economywide models are necessary. Tentative conclusions indicate both positive and negative environmental effects of the SAP. Negative effects may to a large extent be dealt with through policies directed at the specific problem, e.g., where the SAP increases the profitability of extracting an open access resource this can effectively be addressed by introducing a tenure regime which restricts access to the resource. This points to the possibility of designing environmental policies that are compatible with the aims of structural adjustment

Norwegian Journal of Agricultural Sciences : structural adjustment policies and the management of soil- and forest resources in Tanzania

The Ecology and Development Programme aims at identifying effects of Stabilisation and Structural Adjustment Policies (SAP) on the management of soil and forest resources in Tanzania. For studying the effects of policy changes on soil degradation and deforestation, economywide models are necessary. Tentative conclusions indicate both positive and negative environmental effects of the SAP. Negative effects may to a large extent be dealt with through policies directed at the specific problem, e.g., where the SAP increases the profitability of extracting an open access resource this can effectively be addressed by introducing a tenure regime which restricts access to the resource. This points to the possibility of designing environmental policies that are compatible with the aims of structural adjustment