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Wednesday, April 25, 2012 — Latin America
First Fund to Help Smallholder Farmers with Long-Term Loans
Source: Microfinance Focus
Incofin Investment Management, Fairtrade International (FLO) and Grameen Foundation will establish a ‘First Fund’ to focus on the unmet demand of smallholder farmers for long-term loans.
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Tuesday, January 31, 2012 — Sub-Saharan Africa
East Africa: Boost for Agriculture
Source: allAfrica
The fight to secure food and income for millions of small holder farmers in eastern Africa, a region that experiences severe food shortages from time to time, is poised to get additional ammunition with the construction of a science research block by the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.
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