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William Warshauer to Join TechnoServe as President and CEO
TechnoServe is pleased to announce that William Warshauer, an experienced nonprofit leader, has been named president and CEO. Will currently serves as chief operating officer of Pact, a $180 million development organization operating in more than 25 countries,
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Why U.S. Food Safety Overhaul Threatens Global Farmers
In the USFDA’s first major overhaul since 1938, new food safety requirements will demand higher standards of accountability than most smallholder farmers can provide. One solution: Low cost, cell-phone enabled software that helps smallholder farmers track produce.
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- Agriculture
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GrowthAfrica invests in five Kenyan agribusiness start-ups
Five Kenyan entrepreneurs receive 5,000 USD each to solve problems in the agriculture value chain. Nairobi- Kenya- 22nd May 2014: The Growth Hub; a Nairobi based high impact business accelerator is pleased to announce the five start-ups that have received 5,000USD in funding after a successful 16 week incubation program to develop a prototype, pilot and launch their innovation in the market.
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- Agriculture
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Farm to Family (and, Hopefully, Health and Wealth): Produce distribution model in India builds in economic empowerment
eKutir’s VeggieKart initiative is filling gaps in the value chain in India so small farmers and consumers alike can share in healthier, more productive livelihoods.
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- Agriculture, Health Care
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A Coffee Crop Withers
Fungus Cripples Coffee Production Across Central America
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- Agriculture, Impact Assessment
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Inconvenient Truths: How a microscope lens for phones might improve health and hygiene in developing countries
College student Thomas Larson invented stick-on microscope lenses for mobile phones that might have some interesting applications in global development, such as assessing just what is in the water.
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- Agriculture, Health Care, Technology
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Opinion: How Rising Food Prices Can Bring About the End of Poverty
One of the world’s cruellest dilemmas is that the great majority of its starvation and malnutrition cases are found among farmers.
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- Agriculture, Environment
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How a Profit Focus is Expanding Water Access: Xylem sought to ‘upend’ the tradition business model, aiming for the BoP
When water technology company Xylem started manufacturing simple pumps for smallholder farmers, it wasn’t for charity, the company expected to profit. Its new Essence of Life line caters to the everyday water needs of farmers with small plots of land, among some of the world’s poorest customers. Like any of its customers, Xylem expects these farmers to pay for the right product at the right price.
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- Agriculture
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