AgribusinessIndia's Ministry of Rural Development has notified 375 permissible works under the VB-G RAM G Act, up 41% from the 266 allowed under MGNREGA, with farm and allied works, water security and rural livelihoods given the largest shares.
EnvironmentWith three-quarters of the state's tehsils declared drought-hit, the government will fund village employment on water conservation, irrigation and farm infrastructure, and weighs water supply cuts.
AgribusinessIn Choluteca, southern Honduras, a powdered-sugarcane plant, an okra exporter shipping a container a day and a specialty coffee cooperative employ hundreds. The World Bank said in February 2026 that the ComRural II project behind them had helped more than 3,200 people into jobs.
