It reaffirms the General Assembly’s unwavering commitment to the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. This declaration, steeped in the spirit of international solidarity, acknowledges the ...

On 6 August, I had an opportunity to deliver the 11th Annual Archbishop Thabo Makgoba Lecture at the University of Limpopo. The theme was on the role of agriculture in improving rural development.

Glenn Denning is Director of the Earth Institute's Millennium Development Goals Centre in Nairobi, in which he played a lead role in its establishment. He joined the Institute at Columbia University ...

This paper assesses the role of the non-farm sector in rural development in Lesotho. Evidence from studies in developing countries indicates that agriculture was formerly used as the main source of ...

1. What is the assignment that the World Bank received? In 2018, the Croatian Ministry of Agriculture (MoA) requested World Bank support to strengthen existing national capacity in evidence-based ...

The National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (NREGA), now known as the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA), was launched in 2005 with the primary aim of improving the ...

A good economic-development plan builds on the strengths of residents, not just on physical infrastructure. A small-town mayor describes how his community found new ways to create opportunity. Years ...

Rural areas, often marginalised in terms of technological advancements, stand to benefit significantly from the application of AI in various domains AI-powered educational platforms can personalise ...

Read full article: Michigan Department of Agriculture confirms case of bird flu in Oakland County Following an investigation by the Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development (MDARD), ...