... micro-finance in West Africa, East Africa and Asia, and chronic poverty in South Africa. Previously, DrAliber was a technical assistant in the Department of LandAffairs in Pretoria focusing on land ... Botswana’s landpolicy. From March 2001 until January 2002, Dr Aliber was anindependent consultant, doing projects on land reform in Uganda, poverty reduction and sustainable development in South Africa, ... eat more and morenutritious food; repair dwellings and replace worn-out clothes;invest in livestock and fencing, and pay for tractor services; stocksmall businesses such as spaza shops and shebeens;...