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Conservative innovators

To innovate more, smallholder farmers need better financial services and competent advice

Medical research

Diseases of the poor

Neglected tropical diseases affect more than a billion people worldwide

Health

Global health challenge

Experts want poor people in tropical countries to benefit from advances in medical technology

Pandemic threat

The global threat of dengue

390 million people in more than 120 countries were infected with dengue in 2014

Migration

The stigma of failure

Failing to get to Europe, Ghanaian migrants return home

Dengue

At least 900 dead in 2015

Indonesia is striving to get a grip on dengue

Urban development

A fast growing city

Brief overview: Mangaluru

Urban development

“Mental attitudes matter”

Civil-society leader discusses the recent development of Mangaluru, a south Indian harbour town

Foreign trade

Exports as drivers of growth

Relevant reading: exports contribute to driving growth – but they need to be the right sort of exports

Youth unemployment

A ticking time bomb

Kenyan authors analyse the problem of youth unemployment in their country and how it can be tackled

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