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propelled a wave of similar initiatives across Africa. In Southern Africa, Zambia and South Africa instituted special economic … employment creation by means of domestic and foreign investments. Using a case-study approach, we find that special economic … zones in the Eastern Cape, South Africa, are largely latent drivers of growth and employment hampered by inadequate …
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, Mozambique, South Africa, Zambia, and Zimbabwe. Key findings are that certain routes, such as that between Lusaka and … the structure of markets, competition, and prices and costs of road transportation between urban hubs in Malawi …
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by concentration in Malawi, Zambia, and Zimbabwe, and lack of return loads to Johannesburg. Rates could be significantly …
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Expansion of biofuels production and consumption at the regional and national levels relies on both supportive energy prices and policy interventions. Despite enthusiasm for policy interventions to stimulate biofuel production in Southern African countries in the mid-2000s, the years since have...
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Southern African countries' interest in biofuel is due of its rural development potential. Finding models to optimize this benefit is therefore paramount. High-energy-density crops with low perishability allow farmers to grow small quantities on existing lands. Highly perishable, low-density...
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The implementation of a Single Customs Territory by East African Community countries is intended to ease the movement of goods across borders by cutting costs and time through harmonization and simplification of customs documents, removal of burdensome customs procedures, and automation of...
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into EAC markets. Kenya has continued to be the main trading partner for Tanzania in the EAC markets, and from 2015 onwards … the trade deficit with Kenya changed into a surplus, signalling improvement in the balance of trade. Tanzania has also … with industrialization and transformation. Furthermore, continued trade imbalances, especially with Kenya, threaten a …
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We examine the implications of the rise of a middle class in East and Southern Africa for food consumption patterns and the food system. A unique classification of food items shows that highly processed food has one-third of the purchased food market, with comparable shares in rural and urban...
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acquisitions. We analyse the social and biophysical constraints to biofuel production expansion in Zambia. Previously social … constraints have received limited attention even though they may prove more problematic. Results indicate that Zambia is at least …
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value chain in Zambia focusing on the industry capabilities with a view to enhancing its competitiveness and production for …
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