Search Results - "Development in practice"

Youth perceptions of agriculture: influence of cognitive processes on participation in agripreneurship by Magagula, Buyisile, Tsvakirai, Chiedza Z.

“…This article investigates the nature of youth perceptions and their influence on youth's intentions of engaging in agripreneurship. The study findings reveal…”
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The role of financial inclusion in driving women's economic empowerment by Hendriks, Sarah

“…This article highlights why the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation has focused on financial inclusion to advance women's economic empowerment and drive progress…”
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The role of climate change adaptation of small-scale farmers on the households food security level in the west of Iran by Savari, Moslem, Zhoolideh, Milad

“…Undoubtedly, among the priorities of development goals in each country, achieving sustainable food security and also adapting to climate change have special…”
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Barriers and opportunities for the youth engagement in agribusiness: empirical evidence from Zambia and Vietnam by Mulema, Joseph, Mugambi, Idah, Kansiime, Monica, Chan, Hong Twu, Chimalizeni, Michael, Pham, Thi Xuan, Oduor, George

“…We assessed barriers and opportunities for youth engagement in agribusiness. Results show that the majority of youth were engaged in agricultural production,…”
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Sustainable development in the Arab world - is the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) region fit for the challenge? by Zaidan, Esmat, Al-Saidi, Mohammad, Hammad, Suzanne H.

“…The Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) region and the wider Arab world are faced with multiple interconnected dilemmas embedded in the social, economic, and…”
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Developmental pracademics: who they are and why they matter by Fowler, Alan, Crack, Angela, Diola, Faina, Pousadela, Inés M., Elbers, Willem

“…Unlike other fields of scholarship, development studies lack sufficient acknowledgment and appreciation of the role and value of pracademics, understood as…”
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Livelihood challenges faced by women in rural India: exploration of solutions using participatory action research by Kanyagui, Martin Kofi, Sajithkumar, K. J., Velankar, Yogesh, Mohan, Renjith, Viswanathan, P. K., Magnani, Natalia

“…Women in rural India continue to face deprivation and inequality, despite various initiatives and reforms to empower them. In this note, the authors share…”
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The peace dilemma in the triple nexus: challenges and opportunities for the humanitarian-development-peace approach by Brown, Summer, Mena, Rodrigo, Brown, Sylvia

“…The triple humanitarian, development, and peace nexus is rising in prominence to promote better coordination between actors and actions. In this article, we…”
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"All were gaining knowledge from each other": decolonial participatory research capacity-sharing for and by non-academics by Eggert, Jennifer Philippa, Chamoun, Zainab, Chundung, Sheku Anna

“…This article contributes to the emerging literature on decolonial research capacity-sharing (the process of strengthening individual/organisational capacity to…”
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Involvement: A bidirectional perspective on participatory approaches for development and social change by Koomson, Paul

“…Empirical evidence supports local participation in improving the attainment of development and social change goals for communities. Nevertheless, debates about…”
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Is development work still so straight? Heteronormativity in the development sector over a decade on by Jolly, Susie

“…Eleven years ago, I published an article in this journal detailing the ways that international development work was heteronormative, assuming heterosexual…”
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Government enterprise and empowerment program (GEEP) and women's performance in entrepreneurship development in Nigeria by Okolo-Obasi, Elda Nduka, Uduji, Joseph Ikechukwu

“…This study examined the impact of the government enterprise and empowerment program (GEEP) on women's performance in entrepreneurship development in Nigeria…”
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Teaching and learning feminisms with Pacific Islanders: an emotional journey by Calabrò, Domenica Gisella, Palmieri, Sonia

“…This paper is a feminist reflection of our experience teaching and learning feminisms with Pacific Islanders. We take as a starting point that feminism itself…”
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Empowerment or alienation? Teaching gender and development in postcolonial contexts by Amin, Sara N., Girard, Christian

“…This paper explores how culture, religion, gender, and the politics of knowledge production were entangled in the mission, policies, and practices of the Asian…”
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The dual approach to climate change adaptation in official development assistance by Makita, Yoko

“…A dual approach is an effective method for formulating climate change adaptation measures. It combines both a top-down approach, whereby plans are formulated…”
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Editorial by Finlay, Emily

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We don't have government here: banditry and the polycrisis of governance in northwest Nigeria by Ojewale, Oluwole

“…This study provides evidence on the evolution and dynamics of banditry and how they are enabled through interlocking factors of governance deficits in…”
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Green financing for climate resilience and low-carbon development in Indonesia: viewpoints for the road ahead by Rakatama, Ari, Maharani, Dinda Ayu, Syafrian, Dzulfian, Yuniarti, Fauziah Rizki

“…The Indonesian Government has set ambitious climate targets and commitments, and now appropriate climate action is needed to achieve these targets. This…”
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Seeing like a donor: the unintended harms of rendering civil society legible by Nwe Hlaing, Thu Thu, Wells, Tamas, Décobert, Anne

“…Following the Grand Bargain, there has been increasing focus on aid localisation and partnerships between international and local aid agencies. Yet there has…”
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Editorial by Finlay, Emily

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