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September 17, 2019
Tools for Field Staff›Learning Briefs
Technology with a Human Touch
CRS' ReMiND project in India improved the health of mothers and their babies in the state of Uttar Pradesh. This short lessons learned document gives an overview of the project's...More
October 17, 2019
Tools for Field Staff›Learning Briefs
Introducing social behavior change to agricultural development
While many approaches have been developed to promote agricultural development over the past 50 years, success has been localized and not readily scaled. Almost all initiatives...More
October 17, 2019
Tools for Field Staff›Learning Briefs
Improved storage transforms potato crop
AGRICULTURAL BEHAVIOR CHANGE: BRIEF 1 The potato is the only cash crop available to most households in the Central Highlands of Afghanistan. Production is restricted by an...More
October 17, 2019
Tools for Field Staff›Learning Briefs
Efficient fertilization and well-timed irrigation boost potato yields
AGRICULTURAL BEHAVIOR CHANGE: BRIEF 2 Potatoes are the primary cash crop in the Central Highlands of Afghanistan. Yields are consistently low, averaging less than 12 tonnes per...More
October 17, 2019
Tools for Field Staff›Learning Briefs
Reallocation of feed doubles livestock productivity in a year
AGRICULTURAL BEHAVIOR CHANGE: BRIEF 3 Livestock productivity in pastoral and agro‑pastoral systems is based primarily on the production of young stock for sale and, to a lesser...More
October 17, 2019
Tools for Field Staff›Learning Briefs
Improved stable conditions boost livestock productivity
AGRICULTURAL BEHAVIOR CHANGE: BRIEF 4 Livestock are important to almost all rural households in the highlands of Central Afghanistan. They are the main disposable asset of most...More
October 17, 2019
Tools for Field Staff›Learning Briefs
Reduced seed rate and fertilizer adjustments build wheat resilience
AGRICULTURAL BEHAVIOR CHANGE: BRIEF 5 Risk reduction is a major factor influencing farmers’ perceptions and behaviors, and often leads to the inappropriate use of inputs...More
November 11, 2019
Research›Case Studies
Case Study: The High Cost of Early Program Termination
Sierra Leone ranked 184 out of 189 countries on the Human Development Index in 2018. In 2015, half of Sierra Leonians were found to be food insecure, and nearly half of children...More
November 11, 2019
Research›Case Studies
Roadblock on the Journey to Self-Reliance Executive Summary:
In 2018, the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) embarked on USAID Transformation, an effort to realign USAID’s structure, workforce, programs and processes...More
December 19, 2019
Tools for Field Staff›Learning Briefs
Youth Workforce Development Program
In Latin America, one in five youth aged 15–24 are unemployed and out of school. These 20 million young people are desperate to succeed. What is stopping them? Families,...More