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Stop, Look, and Listen! Preventing Recruitment of Youth into Illicit Activities in Southern Colombia

Cameron Berkuti | Christina Schultz | Diana Acuña | Juan Pablo Castaño | ​Kelly Brooks | Susan Kemp
Democracy and Governance Violence Prevention Peace, Stability, and Transition Youth Violence Prevention April 18, 2019
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As development practitioners, we tend to rush in with solutions to deal with complex problems. But, acknowledging problem complexity means we need to step back and give ourselves room to figure out how to achieve sustainable impact.
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News: Chemonics Tackles High-Priority Global Education Issues at CIES 2019

Education and Youth Advancing Quality Education Education Systems Strengthening and Policy Reform Gender Equality and Social Inclusion Empowering Youth Collaborating, Learning, and Adapting (CLA) Supply Chain Solutions Innovation and Technology Data Quality and Management April 15, 2019
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This week, Chemonics presents at the 2019 Annual Conference of the Comparative & International Education Society (CIES) on sustainable education in conflict zones, early grade reading, book supply chain, and data- and technology-driven approaches to education.
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Disability Measurement Challenges: Not an Excuse to Delay Inclusive Education

Paige Morency Notario
Disability-Inclusive development Social Inclusion Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning Education and Youth Gender Equality and Social Inclusion Advancing Quality Education Empowering Youth April 11, 2019
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As development professionals, we often get waylaid by measurement challenges in our pursuit of disability-inclusive education. Paige Morency Notario reminds us that when it comes to meeting students’ needs, it’s better to start somewhere than not to start at all.
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News: Chemonics’ Senior Vice President Philip DeCosse Discusses Food Security and Resilience in Nigeria at CSIS Event


February 14, 2019
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Agriculture and Food Security Food Security Resilience Nutrition
Senior Vice President Philip DeCosse represented Chemonics at Center for Strategic and International Studies’ event launching report on food and nutrition security in Nigeria.

10 Lessons Learned for Facilitating an Inclusive Agricultural Market System

Harvey Schartup
September 25, 2017
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Agriculture and Food Security Food Security Inclusive Agricultural Market Systems and Value Chains Improved Production Practices and Technologies Entrepreneurship and Enterprise Development Access to Finance Empowering Youth Youth Workforce Development
From incorporating women effectively to choosing the right time to introduce mechanization, Harvey Schartup shares advice from the USAID MARKETS II project in Nigeria.

We Can’t Respond to Famine Caused by Conflict in the Same Way as Famine Caused by Drought

Michele Piercey
September 6, 2017
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Peace, Stability, and Transition Agriculture and Food Security Food Security
Peace and stability expert Michele Piercey offers three approaches to respond to food security emergencies in Nigeria, Somalia, South Sudan, and Yemen.

Improving Nutrition Doesn’t Necessarily Mean Introducing a New Crop

Sanavbar Sherova
June 1, 2017
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Agriculture and Food Security Nutrition Food Security
To address dietary deficiencies in Tajikistan, farmers are looking at an old crop in a new way.

Giving a Voice to the Little Guy: Advocacy in Agriculture

Molly Tutt
May 16, 2017
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Agriculture and Food Security Food Security Enabling Environment for Agriculture
Smallholder farmers produce about 80 percent of food in Asia and sub-Saharan Africa. Don't they deserve a voice in policy development?

Using Crowdsourcing to Map Displacement in South Sudan

Marie Maroun
April 20, 2017
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Agriculture and Food Security Food Security
How can humanitarians deliver food aid to South Sudan's Unity State with limited population data? FEWS NET is turning to thousands of users on crowdsourcing platform Tomnod.

A Day in the Life of Grace: Food Security and Nutrition in a Rapidly Urbanizing Africa

Lark Walters | Rob Henning
March 27, 2017
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Agriculture and Food Security Food Security Nutrition
Urban food consumption may be a $1 trillion market opportunity by 2030. How can local entrepreneurs meet the needs of these consumers?

News: Chemonics Cracks the Nut in Bangkok


March 24, 2017
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Agriculture and Food Security Food Security
At the Cracking the Nut Conference in Thailand, our agriculture and food security experts explore innovative solutions to address urban food system challenges.

3 Questions with Chris Hillbruner: Why Famine No Longer Takes the World by Surprise

Chris Hillbruner
March 21, 2017
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Agriculture and Food Security Food Security
Chris Hillbruner discusses the causes of crises in South Sudan and other countries, and how governments make difficult decisions about emergency food assistance.