Villages

A village is a clustered human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet but smaller than a town (although the word is often used to describe both hamlets and smaller towns), with a population typically ranging from a few hundred to a few thousand. Though villages are often located in rural areas, the term urban village is also applied to certain urban neighborhoods. Villages are normally permanent, with fixed dwellings; however, transient villages can occur. Further, the dwellings of a village are fairly close to one another, not scattered broadly over the landscape, as a dispersed settlement. In the past, …

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IGIDR: Indira Gandhi Institute of Development Research · 30 August 2024 English

The reference group is made up of all the households that lived in the same city and had the same income level at the time the survey was conducted. [...] …

inequality affect consumption? evidence from the villages of rural China. The Journal of Development Studies


World Bank Group · 29 August 2024 English

Sub-Saharan Africa’s low agricultural productivity exacerbates rural poverty. An important investment, the sustainable use of groundwater for irrigation, has the potential to increase agricultural productivity, but the region has been …

17% reduction in food insecurity in treatment villages. The scarcity of research is attributable to low Crop yield (% higher, compared to more distant villages from dams) 19.25% SSI: Dams (SW) Cereals and Vegetables


World Bank Group · 29 August 2024 English

This report is a product of the World Bank’s monitoring efforts in Myanmar and examines the country’s agricultural sector performance and food security status. The report assesses the performance of …

households reported experiencing conflict in their villages over the past 12 months – a notable increase as 48 percent. While poverty is still higher in villages than in cities, urban poverty has increased more conducted an in-depth qualitative study of 17 villages in 16 townships in conflict-affected areas of concerns about future food security. Surveyed villages located in Rakhine, Tanintharyi, Chin, Kachin households report experiencing conflict in their villages over the past 12 months, a notable increase from


EU: European Union · 29 August 2024 English

This profile, prepared in the course of START (Secretariat Technical Assistance to Regions in Transition) technical assistance, outlines regional characteristics. The Midlands region consists of four counties, Laois, Offaly, Longford …

opportunity to regenerate its rural towns and villages. Tourism, heritage, social enterprises, retail


World Bank Group · 29 August 2024 English

This paper examines the impact of refugee camp hosting on local communities, specifically the Rohingya crisis in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh. It uses remote sensing measurements and panel data to compare …

military campaign that destroyed hundreds of Rohingya villages. Reports said Myanmar’s security forces not only Myanmar, with many Rohingya settling in Bangladeshi villages, making counting difficult. Repatriation briefly


EU: European Union · 29 August 2024 English

Soil contamination in the Western Balkans is a significant challenge, hampered by inadequate legal frameworks, lack of comprehensive field data, and insufficient site investigations. This report aims to support the …

dolines and karstic depressions, there are small villages, farms, and rural communities, while the highest


NITI Aayog: National Institution for Transforming India (NITI Aayog) · 28 August 2024 English

To analyse the performance of the edible oil sector in India by examining trends in area, production and yield of major oilseeds in India and the world. [...] To examine …

state based seed ecological conditions. hubs/seed villages) The seed rate on the farmers’ fields is high


World Bank Group · 28 August 2024 English

The Kenya Longitudinal Socioeconomic Study of Refugees and Host Communities (K-LSRH) is the first nationally comparable survey of registered refugees and hosts in Kenya, offering a unique opportunity to inform …

Lack of safety in my village AND/OR neighboring villages Increased crime, Risks to safety and insecurity Lack of safety in my village AND/OR neighboring villages Increased crime, Risks to safety and insecurity Lack of safety in my village AND/OR neighboring villages ©UNHCR/ Mohamed Aden MaalimBuilding Evidence to


UNESCO: United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation · 28 August 2024 English

cross rivers to reach learners in remote ethnic villages, some of which are in conflict areas. Recognizing


World Bank Group · 28 August 2024 English

wenty-four individual farm po nds in four different villages. IBRD / 91900 2. Diversified, Resilient and Nutrition-Supportive


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