April 2015

The contribution of savings and credit cooperative societies to income poverty reduction: A case study of Mbozi District, Tanzania

This paper explores the contribution of Savings and credit cooperative societies (SACCOS) in reduction of rural households’ income poverty. Specifically, the paper looks at; activities undertaken by SACCOS that can lead to reduction of income poverty; comparing income levels between SACCO’s members and non-members; determining the impact of SACCOS to household’s income poverty reduction, and ...

Author(s): Melania D. Kwai and Justin K. Urassa

April 2015

Rethinking the water dimension of large scale land acquisitions in sub-Saharan Africa

There is a new phenomenon in developing countries where land previously used by communities is being taken over by foreign investors (mostly from Europe, America, China, Gulf States, and other non-western countries) and governments for agriculture, mining and other economic projects. Findings from several studies have so far pointed to the controversial impact of large scale land acquisitions (LSLAs) on affected...

Author(s): Lotsmart N. Fonjong and Violet Y. Fokum