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Briefing note

The Dairy Sector in the Gaza Strip

19/01/2017

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8 pages long

Languages: English

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Gaza’s dairy sector has been severely damaged by Israel’s separation policy, blockade and three rounds of hostilities. The sector is now highly dependent on imports for production and consumption and is unable to compete with imported products. However, there are opportunities for the sector to grow and reduce its dependence on external markets. This requires […]

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Case study

Enhancing Market-Oriented Urban Agriculture in the Gaza Strip: Networking for policy change and resilience

27/10/2016

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9 pages long

Languages: English

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The protracted conflict and the Israeli-imposed blockade have had a devastating effect on Gaza’s economy. The movement of people and goods is severely restricted; 90 percent of factories and workshops have had to close; 80 percent of people are in need of aid; and exports recently fell to less than two percent. Oxfam is working […]

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Case study

Networking for Better Value Chain Inclusion: Reflections on Oxfam’s work in the raspberry value chain in Bosnia and Herzegovina

27/10/2016

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11 pages long

Languages: English

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Bosnia and Herzegovina is one of the world’s largest producers of raspberries. Oxfam has implemented pilot and follow-on projects that demonstrate the benefits of including poor smallholder farmers in raspberry production. This case study explains Oxfam’s networking approach in a multi-stakeholder environment within the raspberry value chain, and discusses how the project benefited poor farmers, […]

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Case study

Economic Recovery in the Gaza Strip: From emergency aid to more sustainable development

27/10/2016

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7 pages long

Languages: English

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Gaza’s economy has been decimated both by frequent escalations of violence and by the Israeli-imposed blockade, which has severely restricted the movement of goods and people since 2008 and hindered recovery from the devastating conflict of 2014. This case study shows how Oxfam aims to contribute to economic recovery in Gaza, moving from emergency aid […]

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Case study

Influencing Financial Inclusion in Programmes: Overcoming barriers to agriculture and enterprise finance

27/10/2016

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8 pages long

Languages: English

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Barriers to agriculture and enterprise finance are the result of the risks that service providers and investors usually perceive when supporting smallholder farmers, particularly women. Some of Oxfam’s programmes have successfully increased access to financial and other services through building the capacity of communities and engaging with a network of stakeholders. By successfully influencing the […]

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Case study

From Grove to Market: Oxfam’s multi-stakeholder network approach in the West Bank

27/10/2016

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10 pages long

Languages: English

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Oxfam and partners have been working since 2005 to develop and overcome challenges facing the West Bank’s olive oil sector, focusing on its export potential through quality improvements, organic production and attractiveness to the Fair Trade market. Oxfam has engaged many stakeholders in this process and has been instrumental in developing a collective vision for […]

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Case study

Understanding Networks: The application of Social Network Analysis methodology in the South Caucasus context

27/10/2016

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13 pages long

Languages: English

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Oxfam has had many experiences of building networks to leverage change for people living in poverty worldwide, and aims to learn from these about what makes such alliances more or less effective. This case study focuses on two networks developed in the South Caucasus region which were recently analysed using Social Network Analysis (SNA) methodology. […]

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Research report

Malawi2020: Vulnerability and Risk Assessment in the tea industry

13/10/2016

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38 pages long

Languages: English

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In June 2016, Oxfam conducted a Vulnerability and Risk Assessment (VRA) exercise in Mulanje, Southern Malawi, in the context of the Malawi2020 Tea Revitalization Programme (Malawi2020). This programme aims to achieve a competitive, profitable tea industry that can provide living wages and incomes for its workers by 2020. The VRA sought to address the key […]

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Briefing paper

The Time is Now: Building a human economy for Africa

10/05/2016

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36 pages long

Languages: English

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Africa faces economic challenges not seen for many years. Growth is slowing and commodity prices have fallen. Inequality is high and growing fast in many countries. Africa’s greatest natural resource, its young people, risks being squandered. Africa is losing billions to corruption, poorly negotiated deals and tax dodging. Citizens are becoming more outspoken and more […]

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Research report

A Dangerous Divide: The state of inequality in Malawi

26/11/2015

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24 pages long

Languages: English

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Malawi has experienced rapid economic growth in recent years, but the gains of this growth have not been spread evenly and the gap between rich and poor has widened at an alarming pace. Today, half of all Malawians live in poverty. This report examines the sharp rise in inequality in Malawi between 2004/5 and 2010/11, […]

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