Man or machine? How the rental market for farm machines can boost agricultural production in Bangladesh
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Man or machine? How the rental market for farm machines can boost agricultural production in Bangladesh

By Fuad Hassan* Trends of agricultural mechanization have taken on a new significance in developing countries in recent years. These trends have been triggered by the shrinking availability of hired labor and rising labor wages, as more non-farm income opportunities for farmers have arisen over the past 20 years. Whereas crop cultivation used to be…

Warum ländliche Entwicklung nicht möglich ist, solange geschlechtsspezifische Gewalt überall auf der Welt existiert
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Warum ländliche Entwicklung nicht möglich ist, solange geschlechtsspezifische Gewalt überall auf der Welt existiert

Blog von Tina Beuchelt, Dennis Aviles und Emily Brown* Trotz jahrzehntelanger Kampagnen und Maßnahmen gegen geschlechtsspezifische Gewalt, die von feministischen Gruppen und Bewegungen auf der ganzen Welt geführt werden, ist die Zahl der Frauen und Mädchen, die häusliche, partnerschaftliche und sexuelle Gewalt erleben, nach wie vor erschreckend hoch: Eine von drei Frauen weltweit erfährt im…

Why rural development cannot happen whilst Gender-based violence remains endemic across the world
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Why rural development cannot happen whilst Gender-based violence remains endemic across the world

Written by Tina Beuchelt, Dennis Aviles, and Emily Brown* Despite decades of campaigns and action against Gender-based violence by feminist groups and movements worldwide, women and girls’ experiences of domestic, intimate partner and sexual violence remain stubbornly high: One in three women worldwide experience sexual or physical violence during her lifetime, most often perpetrated by…

CSDAC students in Niger receive funding  for training 17 Nigerien women in advocacy and digital campaigning for the 17 SDGs
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CSDAC students in Niger receive funding for training 17 Nigerien women in advocacy and digital campaigning for the 17 SDGs

In December 2021, the students of the Climate and Sustainable Development Actions Club (CSDAC) were awarded another grant by Plan International West and Central Africa. The new project plans to build human capacities in advocacy and digital campaigning: Seventeen Nigerien girl-leaders will receive training on how to best disseminate and promote the 17 SDGs on social media…