This study explored the use of cash transfers for increasing resilience of smallholder farmers against drought. Smallholder farmers who are dependent on rainfed agriculture productivity in Shangombo District, Western Province, Zambia. Their main livelihood portfolio is from the maize crop which they …

Kalumwange Farm Block is the largest farm block in the Western Province of Zambia. The farm block is situated in the Kaoma district, and small-scale farmers mainly occupy it. With a size of 100,000 hectares, on average, Kalumwange Farm Block produces over 1,242,000 kilograms of maize. This is in a farming …

The problem researched within this report goes into the challenges that players within the region in the scope of Midpoint Brabant Circular faces when effectively participating in the transition to a circular economy. Players within the Triple Helix Model, such as educational institutions and textile …

Groningen has beautiful landscapes, a rich diversity in green and blue areas and lovely villages. However, some recent changes such as demographic changes (e.g. outmigration of youngsters for different reasons) may become threats to the quality of life in these areas. Quality of public spaces, their …

A dike has been punctured to allow limited tidal waterflows into an agricultural landscape near the village of De Heen in the west of Brabant Province. A transition towards a brackish agriculture will be supported by a saline visitor center that is embedded in the water flows surrounded by new crops, …

By using information technology, local governments can develop alternative forms of citizen engagement. Civic crowdfunding campaigns supported by online platforms enable citizens to participate financially in social projects and can be matched with government funding. As such, an alternative for subsidies …

In 2007 voerde de door Nederland geleide Task Force Uruzgan (TFU) een militaire operatie van bataljonsgrootte uit in het Chora-district in de provincie Uruzgan in Afghanistan, om vijandelijke troepen terug te dringen die het district dreigden te overrompelen. Na meerdere dagen van vijandelijkheden was …

18 geïnterviewde professionals schetsten hun eigen beeld van de versterkingsoperatie en de impact op bewoners en gemeenschappen. Het huidige rapport geeft een totaalbeeld van al deze bijdragen, gebaseerd op overeenkomsten en verschillen die we signaleerden in de visies van professionals. Dit totaalbeeld …

Met dit rapport wordt een overzicht gegeven van de belangrijkste resultaten van het onderzoek naar Lokale Energie Initiatieven (LEI) en ondersteunende organisaties in de provincie Groningen.