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Developments is DAI’s newsletter, offering feature articles, research, opinion pieces, and interviews on DAI projects and global development issues. Digital@DAI is our blog on what we're learning in the field of digital acceleration.

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dorothy najjingo

Tags: agriculture, climate, food-security, climate-smart-agriculture

12 days ago | 8 min read

A Market Systems Approach to Climate-Smart Agriculture in Uganda

A USAID project in Uganda is helping smallholder farmers boost their resilience to an increasingly unpredictable climate by using a market systems approach that addresses obstacles to adopting climate-smart agricultural practices.

Developments

craig davis, carlos maradiaga

14 days ago | 8 min read

Returned Migrant Survey Informs Program Design in Honduras

Economic pressure is often cited as the key reason young people risk everything to migrate from Honduras. A recent survey provides a more complete picture of the complex motivations behind migration—and informs programs to help young people.

Developments

itai makanda, caroline hlatywayo

1 month ago | 6 min read

Fostering Gender Equality and Social Inclusion in Agriculture as a Resilience-Building Pathway in South Sudan

More than 40 years of conflict and instability in South Sudan have had long-lasting consequences for its population, especially for women, young people, internally displaced people, and people with disabilities.

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Developments

Q&A with SPEED’s Fabio Scala: Helping the Government of Mozambique Drive Reforms to Bolster the Economy

The Government of Mozambique’s Economic Acceleration Package lays out 20 high-priority reforms to help the country achieve macroeconomic stability and stimulate private sector development. To drive these reforms, the Ministry of Economy and Finance requested assistance from the USAID SPEED program.

kate heuisler

7 min read

Developments

With Modest Investment, African Companies Hold Enormous Potential for Growth

Thousands of worthy businesses in Africa are struggling to raise capital. Developing economies have long struggled to attract even a fraction of the capital that advanced economies enjoy.

megan howe

3 min read

Developments

Play to Your Strengths: How DAI Projects in Vietnam are Approaching Local Partnerships

In the international development sector, the differences between large international actors and local organizations are too often seen as obstacles rather than opportunities.

natalie alm, kristi ragan

4 min read

Developments

Transforming Izmir into a Clean Energy Hub

The BEST for Energy project encouraged the use of clean energy to make Türkiye's clean energy industry and services more competitive globally.

harutyun urpatyan

7 min read

Developments

Boosting Ukrainian Grain Exports for Global Food Security

DAI is working with the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) and its partners to open up alternative export mechanisms for Ukrainian grain.

megan howe

6 min read

Developments

Government-Run Digital Tools to Combat Corruption: Can They Work?

As we learn more about applying government-run digital solutions for anti-corruption efforts, it is incumbent on the international development community to avoid the pitfalls that have already been discovered in practical implementation worldwide.

maksym klyuchar, miriam stankovich

12 min read

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