extension programmes and their years of establishment include the: National Accelerated Food Production Project‚ NAFPP (1972)‚ Agricultural Development Projects‚ ADP (1975)‚ Accelerated Development Area Project‚ ADAP (1982)‚ Multi-State Agricultural Development Projects‚ MSADP (1986)‚ Operation Feed the Nation Programme‚ OFN (1976)‚ River Basin Development Authority‚ RBDA (1973)‚ The Green Revolution Programme‚ GRP (1980)‚ The Directorate of Food‚ Roads and Rural Infrastructure‚ DFRRI (1986)‚ The
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* Malawi provides free primary education and the access to early childhood development services has increased from 4 percent to 30 percent * The increase in early childhood development has put a strain on secondary schools which mostly tend to struggle to accommodate children * Primary school enrolment remains voluntary * For girls who do have an education there is a high dropout rate * In addition to this there is the problem of gender inequality; 43% of enrolment is for girls
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Fiscal Policy of Bangladesh regarding SME Fiscal Policy generally refers to the use of TAXATION and government expenditure to regulate the aggregate level of economic activity in a country. Fiscal policy in Bangladesh basically comprises activities‚ which the country carries out to obtain and use resources to provide services while ensuring optimum efficiency of the economic units. The policy influences the behavior of economic forces through public finance. Major objectives of the fiscal
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the approach by which goals under each of its Critical Areas of Concern are to be achieved. All players in the development sector since the Fourth World Conference on Women have been in agreement that gender matters. Since then‚ widespread commitment has been made by governments‚ donor agencies‚ non-government organizations and other international and national players to gender mainstreaming. There is substantial evidence to demonstrate that the key players in the development industry have identified
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Gender & Society http://gas.sagepub.com/ Gendering Agricultural Aid: An Analysis of Whether International Development Assistance Targets Women and Gender Elizabeth Ransom and Carmen Bain Gender & Society 2011 25: 48 DOI: 10.1177/0891243210392571 The online version of this article can be found at: http://gas.sagepub.com/content/25/1/48 Published by: http://www.sagepublications.com On behalf of: Sociologists for Women in Society Additional services and information for Gender
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as the inaugural International Day of the Girl Child.[2] The resolution states that the Day of the Girl recognizes [the] empowerment of and investment in girls‚ which are critical for economic growth‚ the achievement of all Millennium Development Goals‚ including the eradication of poverty and extreme poverty‚ as well as the meaningful participation of girls in decisions that affect them‚ are key in breaking the cycle of discrimination and violence and in promoting and protecting the full and
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talking about? 15 DAVID F. MURPHY The United Nations and Business: Global partnership in action 19 SASKIA MERRIMAN Back to Basics: Business and NGO approaches to partnership scoping 25 BOLARINWA ONAOLAPO The Missing Development Link? Social capital and partnerships in the Niger
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commitment. Just like a marriage is a commitment of two people for each other‚ we have that same level of trust and respect for the man next to me and the player next to him. When I came into this basketball program I had high hopes for my personal goals and my personal ability I wanted to achieve while on this team. Then as my red shirt year came to a close I could honestly look around the locker room and say for every teammate in the room I would sacrifice myself to help them out in anyway I could
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This essay is an attempt to explain the role of investment in poverty reduction. In order to achieve this‚ an exposition of the theoretical assumptions on the linkages between investment and poverty reduction will be undertaken. In addition‚ relevant definitions and practical examples will be cited. A conclusion will then be drawn from the discourse. As is well known‚ poverty is multi-dimensional. There are several different indicators of well-being (e.g. education‚ health‚ nutrition‚ security)
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Peregrin falcons. Toronto “kill lights‚ save birds.” Certification system that shows how bird-friendly a structure is. Victoria‚ Northern Spain. Compact‚ dense urban form. 50% trips made by foot. no tall skyscapers and little suburban development. Trying to implement green belt around city. 600 of about 1‚000ha complete. Connects mountain tops surrounding the city to the city by trails. Biomimicry Strategies for cities. Use waste as resource Diversify and cooperate to fully use habitat
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