2020
Homes made of coconut: Building sustainably in the Philippines
Salvaged husks are being fashioned into construction material – designed in Switzerland, made in the Philippines, supporting local farmers.
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2020
Banking on savings: Women get bargaining power in rural Rwanda
Casual workers are losing out from the country’s shift to commercial farming. Collective bank accounts could be a way out of the ‘poverty trap’.
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2020
Mining dialogues: Designing a tool for healthy conflict in Africa
The business of extracting prized minerals comes with thorny negotiations. Researchers are about to put impartial evidence on the table to tackle mistrust.
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2020
Conservation vs. farming: A shared vision for land in Madagascar
Farmers on the island nation face conflicting demands often shaped by global forces. Can they work through discord and reimagine a future for their land?
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2020
Public monitoring of the economic, social and environmental effect of industrial mining
Bugger, F., Bezzola, S., Hochet, P., Salavezza, J. (2020) Public monitoring of the economic, social and environmental effect of industrial mining. r4d Policy Brief 2/2020.
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2020
Highly Hazardous Pesticides (HHPs) in Agro-industrial and Smallholder Farming Systems in Kenya
Jacobi, J., Kiteme, B., Ottiger, F. (2020) Highly Hazardous Pesticides (HHPs) in Agro-industrial and Smallholder Farming Systems in Kenya. r4d Policy Brief 3/2020.
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