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Vulnerable populations, unreliable water and low water productivity: a role for institutions in the Limpopo Basin

There are nearly seven million rural people in the Limpopo Basin, many of whom are poor. […]
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TRANSPORT FORUM GROUP Second Quarterly Partnership Meeting Report on Improved Food Crop Marketing through Appropriate Means of Transport for Poor Farmers

This report about the second quarterly meeting for the stakeholders in the project entitled Improved Crop […]
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TRANSPORT FORUM GROUP Third Quarterly Partnership Meeting Report on Improved Food Crop Marketing through Appropriate Means of Transport for Poor Farmers

This report about the third quarterly meeting for the stakeholders in the project entitled Improved Crop […]
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Situational analysis and resource mapping of Rural Transport Services Project localities – Part 1

Within the main research frame work and objectives, the main purpose of the situational analysis and […]
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Situational analysis and resource mapping of Rural Transport Services Project localities – Part 2

Within the main research frame work and objectives, the main purpose of the situational analysis and […]
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Simple transport solutions cut drudgery andimprove livelihoods. Validated RNRRS Output.

This is one of 280 summaries describing key outputs from the projects run by DFID’s 10-year […]
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Rural transport: options and strategies for scaling up of intermediate means of transport

The rural transport services (RTS) project has been implemented in five selected areas countrywide, each with […]
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Rural Transport Services Project: Household transport patterns in study areas and the gender livelihood and socio-economic implications
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Rural Transport System in Kenya: a general overview of policies, trends and challenges

This paper attempts to sketch together the main policy thrusts that have guided the development of […]
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Rural Transport Services Project: Golden Milestone Workshop Report Part 2

This report covers the outcome of the Golden Milestone Workshop (GMW) organized by the Rural Transport […]
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Options for provision of rural transport services in Kenya: the Boda Boda case studies in Busia and Mwea

This report outlines recent studies conducted on boda boda in both Busia and Kirinyaga districts of […]
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Rural Transport Services Project Kick-off Workshop: Silsoe Research Institute Consultancy Report
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Rural Transport Services Project: Golden Milestone Workshop Report Part 1

This report covers the outcome of the Golden Milestone Workshop (GMW) organized by the Rural Transport […]
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Rural Transport Services Project in Kenya. NRIL Component Kick-off and Progress Reporting Workshop

This report covers the outcome of the Rural Transport Services Project – Kenya (RTS-Kenya) workshop held […]
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Rural Transport Services Project for Kenya: Community parliaments in the lead in innovative partnerships and agricultural systems – Progress Report for the Second Quarter (February-June, 2004)

This report summarises progress made during the second quarter (February-June 2004).
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Rural Transport Services Project for Kenya: End of Year II Workshop Proceedings. End of Year II Experience Exchange and Planning Workshop held at Christian Community Services Centre, Wang’uru, Mwea Kirinyaga, 4-5 March 2004.
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Rural Transport Services Project for Kenya: Community parliaments in the lead for rural transport service interventions – Progress Report for Year 2, Quarter 3
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Rural Transport Services Project for Kenya – Progress Report for 1st Quarter, Year II
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Rural Transport Services Project for Kenya: Engineering and issues of IMT adoption, use and servicing in Kenya

This report is an outcome of a recent study conducted in five areas, Mwea in Kirinyaga, […]
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Rural Transport Services Project for Kenya. Labour based community managed infrastructure interventions: outline of KENDAT/ILO collaborative work.
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Rural transport and livelihoods in Uganda

In 2002, as part of the three-year action-research project “Improved Food Crop Marketing through Appropriate Transport […]
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Road impacts and the rural poor in West Africa: evidence from Ghana and Nigeria

This paper is concerned with assessing the impact of roads on the rural poor in West […]
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Rice and horticulture case studies based on Mwea Irrigation Scheme
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Report of the IMT Ghana project technical support visit. Kenya Network for Draught Animal Technology (KENDAT), Nairobi, Kenya/Animal Traction Network for Eastern and Southern Africa (ATNESA), Nairobi, Kenya. 27 pp.
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Report of Golden Milestone Workshop in Iganga, 2-4 July 2003 – Workshop proceedings

Report from a workshop on “Improve food crop marketing through an appropriate transport system for poor […]
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Report of Golden Milestone Workshop in Iganga, 2-4 July 2003 – Appendix 9-10

Report from a workshop on “Improve food crop marketing through an appropriate transport system for poor […]
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Proceedings of five village IMT workshops and associated follow-up activities. October/November 2000.
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Partnership building and participatory monitoring and evaluation of sustainable rural transport in Uganda.
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Opportunities for improving the utilisation of small grains and oilseeds in rural areas of Zimbabwe. Proposals based on a survey of Mutoko, Buhera and Chivi Districts, Zimbabwe, 11-15 November 1996
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Improved Food Crop Marketing through Appropriate Means of Transport for Poor Farmers in Uganda

Rural transport has been identified as a major problem for poor farmers in Uganda. The Plan […]
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Improving mobility and access for the off-road rural poor through Intermediate Means of Transport

This paper examines the issue of spatial poverty traps with particular reference to offroad areas in […]
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Improving mobility and access for the off-road rural poor through Intermediate Means of Transport.

This paper is concerned with the potential of Intermediate Means of Transport (IMTs) for improving mobility […]
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Improved food crops marketing through appropriate transport for poor farmers in Uganda

The lack of appropriate means of transportation is widely acknowledged as a major constraint on smallholder […]
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Follow-up visits: Micro-finance Project report

This is a report on follow-up visits organized in order for KENDAT to find out the […]
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Environmental issues overview for the rural transport services project

This report presents the outcomes of a research that seeks to understand the link between rural […]
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Enhancing the capacity of communities to have a voice in Rural Transport Services for poverty alleviation

This concept paper proposes strengthening the capacity of the established Community Parliaments in Lari, Busia and […]
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Discussion paper on the utilisation and profitability and partnership experiences

This paper focuses on findings of project monitoring visits to Kasese and Katakwi Districts in July […]
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Building linkages and enhancing trust between small-scale rural producers, buyers in growing markets and suppliers of critical inputs

There is a growing consensus that agricultural growth is critical to meet the ambitious Millennium Development […]
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Access to micro-finance and IMT promotion: an integrated approach to poverty reduction in rural Ghana

A working definition adopted by ISSER (1979) states that poverty is the lack of access to […]
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Action research on the livelihoods impact of intermediate means of transport in Ghana’s off-road settlements
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A profile of rural transport services in Kenya

The purpose of this paper is to provide baseline information about rural transport services in Kenya, […]
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Living in a walking world: rural mobility and social equity issues in sub-Saharan Africa
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The cash crop versus food crop debate

This paper revisits the debate on the promotion of cash and food crops in the light […]
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Kalama donkey placement Report

The Rural Transport Services Project for Kenya aimed at improving access to facilities and resources through […]
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Kick-start workshop on improved food crop marketing through appropriate transport for poor farmers in Uganda

The project purpose is to develop and promote strategies that will improve food security of poor […]
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Intermediate Means of Transport Operational Costs, Transport Forum Group, Kampala, Uganda. Final Report.

In Iganga and Katakwi Districts, most of the Intermediate Means of Transport (IMT) are used on […]
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Intermediate means of transport. A review paper with special reference to Ghana. March 2002.

The paper aims to draw conclusions about the likely potential of various IMTs in coastal Ghana. […]
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Rural Advisory Services Worldwide: A Synthesis of Actors and Issues

The purpose of this synthesis report is to provide the required background information and analysis that […]
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Five key areas for mobilising the potential of rural advisory services

There is renewed attention to the important role of rural advisory services (extension) in rural development […]