GenderResearch and Case Studies

Identification and Analysis of Traditional Gender Norm and their Impacts on Equitable Socioeconomic Development

The household is a basic unit of society where men and women both cooperate and compete for resources. It is also a primary place where they confront and reproduce societal norms, values, power, and privileges. Under increasing economic pressure, men in many parts of the world have lost their traditional…

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Economic DevelopmentResearch and Case Studies

Technical Skills Mapping for Accelerated Technology-Based Socioeconomic Development

PIND commissioned a study to map technical skills requirements for technologically driven development programme for the Niger Delta region. This study underscores the importance of Science and Technology for development, the policies that can maximize its benefits at the region level, and the strategic approaches that development partners can adopt…

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Economic DevelopmentPIND Palm Oil ProjectResearch and Case Studies

Introducing the Palm Oil Scoping Study

PIND selected the Palm Oil Value Chain as one of the three major agricultural streams within its Economic Development programme in the Niger Delta over the next several years. A detailed assessment of the Palm Oil Value Chain was commissioned in 2011. It identified and recommended the Palm Oil Value…

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