Research and resources

Explore case studies, impact evaluations, reports, and other technical documents about our programs. Learn about our research partnerships, and please contact us if you have any questions.

Livestock
April 28, 2015
Value Chain Assessment in Bekaa Valley
With support from the European Union, Mercy Corps conducted a market value chain analysis in Bekaa Valley to inform a series of agriculture programming. Using these assessments, Mercy Corps is focused on building greater market linkages for small farmers focused on tomato production and small ruminants, i.e. goats and sheep, for milk production.
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Boy holding a net
April 28, 2015
South Lebanon Labor Market Assessment
Youth are currently the most under-employed group in Lebanon. To address this critical concern, Mercy Corps implemented a European Union-funded program in South Lebanon that provided skills-based training to young people through private sector actors and then linked them to potential employment opportunties to build greater self-reliance.
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Students in outdoor classroom
April 23, 2015
Is Market Systems Development Inherently a Resilience Approach?
Watch USAID's Microlinks video with Mercy Corps' Sasha Muench, Director of Economic and Market Development, and Eliot Levine, Senior Technical Advisor for Environment, Energy and Climate, discussing the relationship between market systems and resilience.
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Two people holding hands
April 14, 2015
Seeking Stability: Evidence on Strategies for Reducing Risk of Conflict in Northern Jordanian Communities Hosting Syrian Refugees
Mercy Corps Report on Evidence on Strategies for Reducing Risk of Conflict in Northern Jordanian Communities Hosting Syrian Refugees
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House surrounded by vegetation
April 03, 2015
Successes and Setbacks: Mediating Land Conflicts in Rural Guatemala
Report on Mercy Corps land conflict mediation program, Tierras ("land" or "earth" in Spanish), designed to address the violent land conflicts in Guatemala that undermine economic productivity and jeopardize livelihoods.
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Man with two animals on a yoke
March 27, 2015
The Dry Zone of Myanmar: A Strategic Resilience Assessment of Farming Communities
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