The Philippines has processed a record 345 expropriation cases in a single batch to accelerate rail project land acquisition, while India’s Madhya Pradesh will pay rural farmers four times the market ...

In Mabini, Davao de Oro Province, indigenous peoples (IPs) used to manually produce only a few hundred kilograms of abaca fiber, which is used for making ropes, twines, fishing lines, and other marine ...

The Philippines' "doctors to the barrios" model shows how workforce shortages, intersected with governance, financing and system design, reveal why rural care remains fragile despite years of reforms.

Seaweed and grouper culture sustain communities in MPAs assisted by the Philippine Rural Development Project. Photo courtesy of the Philippine Rural Development Project. Launched in 2014, Philippines ...