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Monitoring is the ‘unsung hero’ of results measurement.  Planned carefully, and implemented wisely, it can provide a wealth of benefits for programs at modest cost.

The assessment includes analysis of the current status of the aquaculture sector; potential market linkages for Timorese aquaculture products; and the potential for domestic feed production.

Read this report from Mercy Corps about the determinants of resilience in post-crisis environments.

This innovative pilot implemented in a rural part of the Swat Valley in Pakistan was designed to leverage technologies to provide farmers with low literacy rates with up-to-date market and training information, digitally disseminated through their mobile phones, in their local language, and helping them to increase the quality and quantity of their produce.

This assessment was commissioned by USAID/Timor-Leste to determine definable gaps between current and future “effective demand” and “effective supply” of finance in the rural agricultural sector.

The Central Java Enterprise Development Project was designed to test innovative approaches to the generation of employment and income through the development of small enterprises.

Achieving scale is a significant success factor for microinsurance schemes.

This report presents first-year findings from a multi-year study on account uptake and saving patterns and performance in youth savings accounts in four countries: Colombia, Ghana, Kenya and Nepal.

A new study from USAID focuses on understanding the financial behaviors and mobile phone usage of cocoa farmers in Indonesia.

In 2007, ShoreBank International (SBI) conducted a household livelihood survey in the Pakistani Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) region, following the 2005 earthquake.

This document outlines the key lessons learned for the cost-effective implementation of a household livelihoods survey, drawn from the experience of a successful effort in earthquake-affected Pakistan.