This report presents the research of IDIN Summer Research Fellow Rida Qadri, who traveled to Lahore, Pakistan during the summer of 2015 to conduct exploratory research on the impact of an innovative agricultural crop residue-to-energy project in rural Punjab. This report present preliminary findings of her analysis of the economic benefits that this project generated throughout its rural supply chain.
This is an early draft of a working paper co-developed by members of the Lean Research initiative at the Tufts Fletcher School, the Feinstein International Center, and MIT D-Lab. We are distributing this initial version to stimulate dialogue on this topic among researchers, practitoners, policymakers, funders, and students conducting research in the contexts of international development and humanitarian work.
The Lean Research Framework is a guide to principles for human-centered field research developed by researchers at MIT D-Lab, the Feinstein International Center, and the Fletcher School for International Diplomacy at Tufts University.
