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Water Allocation Plan for the Mara River Catchment, Tanzania
The water allocation plan (WAP) for the Mara River Catchment in Tanzania addresses threats to water security in the catchment by providing guidance about how available water should be distributed to individual users through the issuance of water permits. When available water is insufficient to meet demand, the WAP prioritizes allocations to ensure sustainable development […]
Situational Assessment of Labor Migrants in Asia: Needs and Knowledge During COVID-19
Half a million Nepali migrants are estimated to have lost jobs abroad due to the Covid-19 pandemic.1 The government of Nepal shut the country’s borders in late March to both its own citizens and foreigners alike, leaving migrants stuck and largely unemployed in dozens of countries. In India, where over two million Nepalis migrate for […]
SAFETI Boosts Aqua-Input Trader’s Business
Md. Enamul Haque Mollick, owner of M/S Tasin Fish Feed Marketing, lives on Goruhati Road, Noapara, Abhoynagar, Jashore. He started his business in 2014 as a dealer for the Mega brand of feed and until 2018 sold only fish feed, oilcake, lime and rice polish (bran).
Self-confidence, hard work and proper farming technology are keys to success
Rampal Upazila in the Bagerhat district is known as one of the major shrimp-producing upazilas in Bangladesh. One of the villages with the most potential in this upazila is Khejurmohol. Because it is located in a semi-saline zone, the area is well-suited for shrimp production.
Biddut Dhali is an Inspiration to other Farmers
Biddut Dhali is a prawn farmer from Sabokhali Village, Chitalmari Upazila, Bagerhat District, who has been farming prawns for the past eight years. He is a member of a marginalized farming family and always dreamed of obtaining a government job. After receiving a Diploma Degree in Agriculture in 2012, he sought any type of job […]
Best Practices and Lessons Learned from the CLEAR II Project
Every day, instead of going to school, millions of children perform difficult, dangerous work. Worldwide, 152 million children are engaged in child labor, 73 million in hazardous work – nearly half of these children are between the ages of 5 and 11. Because child labor interferes with schooling, it traps children in a cycle of […]