Farming subsidies in Zimbabwe do help spread crop risk, but impact on income is limited – research

Farming subsidies in Zimbabwe do help spread crop risk, but impact on income is limited – research

In rural development, the conventional wisdom has for decades been simple: households are better off when they have more than one way of making a living. Diversify, spread your risk, and you’ll be more resilient.

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As we demand an apology from Europe for slavery, when will African states acknowledge their own complicity?

As we demand an apology from Europe for slavery, when will African states acknowledge their own complicity?

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Gono successfully derails mass action
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The Book of Not
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Ayebia Clarke Publishing Ltd.
August 2006
£9.99
Available from
www.ayebia.co.uk
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