Research Summaries Archive

2021

The Role of Local Economic Development and Environmental Health in the Emerging Funeral Home Sector in Mpumalanga, South Africa

Bulelwa Maphela,

University of Johannesburg

The efforts of the different parts of the chain from undertaker, to environmentalist to local government are too disaggregated. There needs to be better coordination, because access to undertakers is very important for families when their close ones die.

2019

Gender

Rural Piped-Water Enterprises in Cambodia: A Pathway to Women’s Empowerment?

Melita Grant,

University of Technology Sydney (UTS)

This research examined the extent to which women’s ownership and management of water supply schemes led to their empowerment, including their economic empowerment, in rural Cambodia. Privately managed water supply schemes in rural Cambodia serve over one million people.

2018

Rubber plantations and their implications on gender roles and relations in northern uplands Vietnam

Nga Dao,

York University

Focusing on the transformation of livelihoods after the creation of the rubber plantation in the Northern Uplands of Vietnam, this research analyses the gendered impact specifically.

2020

Agriculture and Rural

Rural Shadow Wages and Youth Agricultural Labor Supply in Ethiopia: Evidence from Farm Panel Data

Takalign Sakketa,

University of Bonn

Young people’s participation in agricultural activities is dependent on economic viability and opportunity, which should be promoted.

2022

Shared Value Africa Initiative Report

Mumbi Wachira,

Strathmore University

This is a report carried out to understand how businesses in South Africa and Kenya perceive shared value as a management strategy.

2021

Gender

Role of economic development cooperatives in improving the livelihoods of women in Gauteng, South Africa

Tanusha Raniga,

University of Johannesburg

There were a number of conclusions: First, women should be supported in terms of getting the psychosocial support that they need, because many women feel very lonely and isolated. So creating a business forum where they can share their experience monthly would be useful. Then social workers should really get involved

2021

Advancing Local Ecological Knowledge-Based Practices for Climate Change Adaptation, Resilience-Building, and Sustainability in Agriculture: A Case Study of Central and Southern Zambia

Stephen Chitengi Sakapaji,

Sophia University

This research is about the understanding of the importance of local and indigenous knowledge systems in the climate change discourse for a better and effective adaptation that builds resilience and enhances the sustainability of the agriculture sector through innovative policies in a continously changing climate.

2021

Exploring gendered change: Concepts and trends in gender equality assessments

Jess Macarthur,

University of Technology Sydney (UTS)

This paper provides a way for scholars and practitioners to be critical about their own lenses when conceptualizing gender equality by recognizing the multitude of ways that gender equality can be defined.

2020

Gender

Effect of Group and Leader Attributes on Men and Women Farmers’ Participation in Group Activities in Zambia

Kelvin Mulungu,

International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology

2016

Gender

Does Women’s Land Ownership Promote Their Empowerment? Empirical Evidence from Nepal

Khushbu Mishra,

Stetson University

An empirical examination of the role of women’s land ownership, either alone or jointly, as a means of improving their intra-household bargaining power in the areas of own healthcare, major household purchases, and visiting family or relatives

The Role of Local Economic Development and Environmental Health in the Emerging Funeral Home Sector in Mpumalanga, South Africa

Rural Piped-Water Enterprises in Cambodia: A Pathway to Women’s Empowerment?

Rubber plantations and their implications on gender roles and relations in northern uplands Vietnam

Rural Shadow Wages and Youth Agricultural Labor Supply in Ethiopia: Evidence from Farm Panel Data

Shared Value Africa Initiative Report

Role of economic development cooperatives in improving the livelihoods of women in Gauteng, South Africa

Advancing Local Ecological Knowledge-Based Practices for Climate Change Adaptation, Resilience-Building, and Sustainability in Agriculture: A Case Study of Central and Southern Zambia

Exploring gendered change: Concepts and trends in gender equality assessments

Effect of Group and Leader Attributes on Men and Women Farmers’ Participation in Group Activities in Zambia

Does Women’s Land Ownership Promote Their Empowerment? Empirical Evidence from Nepal

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