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While the duality of African economies is well recognized in economic literature, only a few comprehensive studies have examined the formal and informal economies using the same instruments.

This book examines women’s economic empowerment in a range of developing country contexts, investigating the societal structures and norms which keep women from achieving economic equality.

Mongolia is one of the least densely populated countries in the world.

The presentation describes Research on Open Educational Resources for Development (ROER4D)’s Curation and Dissemination Strategy: high quality content that authentically represents the ROER4D rese

The need for equity of access to affordable, locally relevant educational materials is felt acutely in Global South countries facing growing student numbers, decreasing government funding, increasi

This PowerPoint presentation outlines the research results for one scenario in the use of Open Educational Resources (OER).

The presentation covers information on how the scaling up process is enhanced through the use of Information and Communication Technology (ICT), such as through the use of cell phones.

Lack of an Open Educational Resources (OER) strategy or policy by most provincial and state employers makes sharing of educators’ materials unlikely.

This report covers all aspects of the project from its inception, including progress realised on the proposal objectives, outputs produced, challenges and obstacles faced during the research proces

The presentation outlines methods used to collaborate and develop a bank of “harmonized questions.” Work was carried out online via Adobe Connect & Google Docs across time zones and locations.

After 13 years in operation, Communication Policy Research south (CPRsouth) redesigned and improved their Young Scholar (YS) program.

Despite exposure to poverty, violence, mental illness, marginalization due to race, ethnicity, ability, divorce or death of their parents, cultural dislocation, and other risks, research shows tha

This report describes project deliverables, findings, lessons, challenges and recommendations from the Science Granting Council Initiative (SGCI) Theme 2.

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The overall project pertains to climate compatible development and IPCC recommendations.

ICTs have the potential to accelerate scaling of application and potential adoption of agricultural innovations. The report details a Participatory Radio Campaign promoting soybean inoculant.

This paper reports on a study which allowed farmers to evaluate new sorghum cultivars with drought tolerant capacity that would also meet the farmers’ utilization and marketing preferences.

These research findings suggest that farmers who raise fish in intensive culture ponds should adopt appropriate strategies to maintain favorable levels of dissolved oxygen (DO) in order to reduce r

The project tested new business models for increasing the participation of youth in the fish industry in Malawi and Zambia, and maize postharvest agribusiness sector in Zimbabwe.