Access to uninterrupted power is not a luxury but a basic need. Rural communities living far from the national grid, particularly those in the southern region of Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, have limited access to a reliable power supply. In order to provide sustainable electricity,...

In rural sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) – the global poverty hotspot – the vast majority of cropland is rainfed only, resulting in limited and unstable yields. Smallholder farmers account for 80% of agricultural production but they have limited access to relevant services to support both...

The paper examines the role of local government in the rural development of Benue State. In the attempt to do this, clarification of concepts like rural area and rural development were carried out which formed the theoretical basis of the analysis. Primary and secondary data formed the sources...

Since independence, the growth of Bangladesh economy has been dominantly rural oriented where agricultural and infrastructural accomplishment have been contributing a major section. Additionally, slowed population growth reduced dependency burden and increased resource available for the rest of...

This study carries out an in-dept overview of GIS-based rural electrification planning models with a trace to their historical evolutions. The study focuses on web-based and desktop-based models that have been developed and used extensively in rural electrification planning in recent years....