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| Teklu, Tesfaye; von Braun, Joachim; Zaki, El Sayed. |
| Sudan experienced severe food shortage and famine during the 1970s and 1980s. For a country known for its vast agricultural resources, this is both unfortunate and ironic. This research report explores the basic factors that contributed to the recurrence of this phenomenon and identifies policies and actions for avoiding famines and achieving sound and sustainable food policies. The study demonstrates the complexity of policy for prevention, which encompasses macroeconomic reform, promotion of agricultural production and technological change, market development, employment promotion, and interventions for health and nutrition. The researchers extensively investigated all theses aspects from primarily field data gathered before and after the 1984-85... |
| Tipo: Report |
Palavras-chave: Famine; Sudan; Droughts; Food relief; Government policy; Drought relief; Food Security and Poverty. |
| Ano: 1991 |
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/42119 |
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| El-Harizi, Khalid; Zaki, El Sayed; Prato, Bettina. |
| In this paper we present the findings of a qualitative investigation into some dimensions and implications of policy volatility in the realms of natural resource (NR) governance and devolution in contemporary Sudan, with particular reference to Greater Kordofan. Our goal is to map out some aspects of the interplay between volatility, disempowerment processes affecting both state agents and the rural population, and certain problems of governance that are characteristic but not unique to Sudan. In particular, we argue that volatility is a dimension of poor governance worthy of investigation in its own right, as it is a primary ingredient of what we may call a “self-disempowering state,” where adaptive learning in policy processes is impeded and successful... |
| Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper |
Palavras-chave: Sudan; IFAD; Kordofan; Policy Volatility; Agricultural and Food Policy. |
| Ano: 2007 |
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/42392 |
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