"undertake development" is a correct and usable phrase in written English.
You can use it to describe a situation where someone begins working on something or taking steps to create change. For example, "The team is ready to undertake development of the new project."
Slap the label of "humanitarian crisis" on a situation and it becomes difficult to undertake development work.
The agreement announced Sunday calls for the government to distribute land to small farmers and undertake development projects that would improve education and infrastructure, among other measures.
The agreement is the first example of GAVI's program called advance market commitments, in which donor money is used to essentially guarantee a market for vaccine companies if they undertake development of vaccines for poor countries, or if the companies agree to build extra capacity to supply those markets with an existing vaccine.
Auburn University awarded a subcontract to Foster-Miller, Inc. to undertake development of the 5 kW Stirling convertor assembly.
With Nintendo failing to undertake development of a new adventure through labyrinthine caverns riddled with secret paths and battles against bloodthirsty space pirates, Metroid devotees were left pining for something new.
In an evaluation of the health impact of a social intervention, such as a programme of housing improvement, the researcher may have no say in what the intervention consists of and little influence over how or when the programme is implemented, limiting the scope to undertake development work or to determine allocation.
In the late 1960s Rolls-Royce undertook development of a new, powerful jet engine, the RB211.
In Katine, in north-east Uganda, the African Medical and Research Foundation (Amref), which is undertaking development work in the sub-county, funded by Guardian readers and Barclays, had been involved in training TBAs as part of its health work.
Researchers at the Idaho National Engineering and Environmental Laboratory and Montana State University have undertaken development of MINERVA, a patient-centric, multi-modal, radiation treatment planning system.
He later moved to the Mugello Circuit with Barrichello performing engine and setup testing, while Ferrari's test driver Luca Badoer remained at Fiorano and undertook development work for new car components.
The research team undertook development work in one area of England to facilitate group meetings.
