Frontier Territories: Countering the Green Revolution Legacy in the Brazilian Cerrado
Published by: IDS
Brazil is recognised as a world leader in the production of agri-food commodities in large, highly mechanised farms, but also as a...
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Published by: IDS
Brazil is recognised as a world leader in the production of agri-food commodities in large, highly mechanised farms, but also as a...
Against the backdrop of a mass exodus of religious minorities from the Middle East, there is an urgency to empower the youth from the...
Published by: Institute of Development Studies
The Cerrado is a natural biome occupying 25 per cent of Brazil’s surface. Compared to the Amazon, it is relatively unknown to international audiences, yet it is currently the world’s largest agricultural frontier.
Published by: Institute of Development Studies
The Cerrado is a natural biome occupying 25 per cent of Brazil’s surface. Compared to the Amazon, it is relatively unknown to international audiences, yet it is currently the world’s largest agricultural frontier.
Published by: Institute of Development Studies
The relatively recent emergence and sustained rise of social protection as a policy agenda in Africa can be understood as either a nationally owned or ‘donor-driven’ process. While elements of both can be seen in different countries at different times, this paper focuses on the pivotal role of transnational actors, specifically international development agencies, as ‘policy pollinators’ for social protection.
The Zika Congenital Syndrome has severe long-term, complex impacts on affected children and their caretakers, demanding state responses even after the withdrawal of the national health emergency status. This paper discusses the narratives and agency roles involved in the policymaking and implementation of a social protection response to the Zika epidemic in Brazil.
The Aspen Network of Development Entrepreneurs (ANDE) and Jodie Thorpe of the Institute of Development Studies (IDS) partnered together...