News and Media Coverage

HBRI and Dyadic to promote maddhapara granite mining's diverse products

A tri-party joint meeting among HBRI, MGMCL, and Dyadic was held on 4 March 2025 at the Housing and Building Research Institute (HBRI), Dhaka, to develop and promote alternate and environmentally sustainable products for Maddhapara Granite Mining Company Limited (MGMCL).

Research reports and Academic publications

Evaluating impact of childcare support

We implemented the interventions and conducted the surveys for this study in Uganda. A blog on the paper is available here.

Bjorvatn, Kjetil, et al. "Long-Term Effects of Preschool Subsidies and Cash Transfers on Child Development: Evidence from Uganda." AEA Papers and Proceedings. Vol. 114. American Economic Association, 2024.

Promoting tissue culture banana

We managed four rounds of panel survey of about 5,000 farmers in Kenya. A version of the following paper is also available here.

Chowdhury, S., Satish, V., Sulaiman, M., & Sun, Y. (2022). "Sooner rather than later: Social networks and technology adoption." Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, 203, 466-482.

Place for deep adaptation

We explore many alternatives, testing processes that may not fit the local context—yet we never give up. We believe that solutions exist; it's a matter of discovering what works in each unique setting.