Inter-annual climatic variability over a large portion of sub-Saharan Africa is under the
influence of the El Niño-Southern Oscillation (ENSO). Extreme variability in climate is a …

Urbanization and cultivated land use coordination is the key to urban‒rural coordinated
development, especially in the major grain-producing areas in China, but it is rarely …

The interplay between urban centers and peri-urban villages plays a pivotal role in rural
development, particularly in the economic dimension. Analyzing these relationships and …

Background Despite significant efforts to control malaria infections in recent years, new
infection rates continue to pose a major public health challenge in sub-Saharan Africa …

Bangladesh is predominantly an agro-based economy where the rural economy is the
linchpin of her development. Rural market ie, rural growth centres serve as a hub of the rural …

This study explores some of the challenges to strengthening rural-urban linkages for local
economic development in the Guto Gidda district of Oromia Region, Ethiopia. Participants …

The interaction between rural and urban areas to support each other's development and
existence is known as rural urban connection. Rural-urban linkages in Ethiopia in general …

Millions of households in Africa sit at the confluence of rapid urbanization and challenging
climate conditions-making them especially vulnerable to food insecurity. Food systems in …

With an increasing rate of urbanisation in East Africa, and with the highest prevalence rate of
undernourished population than any region in the developing world, the issue of food …

This thesis is the first empirical study of an emerging concept, vector-agriwater. Vector-
agriwater is common pool water resources that are allocated to urban centres, instead of …