"engage in development" is correct and usable in written English.
You can use it to describe someone or something taking steps to progress or improve in some way. For example: "My company is engaging in development plans that focus on sustainability in order to reduce our environmental footprint."
"They did not engage in development for sale to third parties," he said.
Every day, thousands of community health workers, voluntary groups, teachers, entrepreneurs and civil servants engage in development activities in their own communities.
Teams engage in development of solutions around waste-related challenges, in partnership with wastepickers, municipal governments, and private sector and community organizations.
You define minimum viable solutions to create high-level product roadmaps.You also learn how product owners engage in development planning and delivery.
His stance is backed by the Scottish government, which also stresses that people must have an opportunity to "engage in development decisions that affect them" as part of the planning process.
In considering the interface between British Colombia's small Coast Salish Nation, the Tsleil-Waututh, and local authorities, Barry explains how the Indigenous quest to engage in development partnerships led to a realisation of the need to better articulate historical connections to the land.
If people are not compelled they tend to relax or engage in developments that do not conform to city council's plans.
Rather, we took a practical view – that the military is already substantially engaged in development activities in Afghanistan and other conflict zones.
First, they must listen to people actively engaged in development in their own communities, ensuring those people are genuinely able to influence the post-2015 development framework, so that it supports the work they're doing.
If they are serious about tackling poverty, and I hope they are, they will need to listen to the thousands of people already actively engaged in development, and work together with them.
