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Aid to Artisans (ATA), an international nonprofit organization, is a recognized leader in economic development for the craft sector. By linking artisans to new markets and buyers to culturally meaningful and innovative products, ATA provides needed economic opportunities to artisans to build profitable craft businesses.
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Aggressive moves [..] to buy vast tracts of agricultural land in sub-Saharan Africa could soon be limited by a new global international protocol.
The [FAO], [UNCTAD] and the World Bank are now discussing a new code of conduct for land buyers in Africa. Amid increasing concerns over food security, it could include ensuring consent is given prior to selling land from local people as well as ensuring smallholders do not lose out. A first draft is...
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Formerly known as the International Development and Regional Planning (IDRP) group, the International Development Group (IDG) in the Department of Urban Studies and Planning conducts research and assists in the planning practice in countries around the world striving for social, political, and economic development. IDG faculty examines the urban, regional, and national socioeconomic impacts of major public and/or private investments, and...
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