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Cape Town’s Women Take the Lead in Farm-Focused Social Enterprise
Abalimi’s profitable social business, Harvest of Hope, relies on a community-supported agriculture model that provides customers (who pay in advance) a box of fresh, organically grown produce harvested from community gardens each week.
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- Agriculture, Education
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Investing in Agriculture Most Effective Way to Eradicate Poverty in Africa – UN
With the deadline for achieving the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) just three years away, a senior United Nations official today emphasized that spending on agriculture is the most effective type of investment for halting poverty in Africa.
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- Agriculture
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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One Acre Fund Helps Africa’s Small Farmers Keep in Their Fields
The One Acre Fund provides access to microloans, training, insurance, and other hard-to-get help that boosts farmers' incomes and curbs flight from farms into cities.
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- Agriculture
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
- Tags
- microfinance
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Facebook-style Microcredit Site Helps China Farmers
BEIJING: Dairy farmer Deligeerma needs 642 to buy fodder for her cows during the harsh winter months in northern China. So far, she has received 149 in pledges from four people around the world.
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- Agriculture
- Region
- Asia Pacific
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Finding the Line Between Technical and Political Solutions to Water Challenges
Technology can increase access to water and sanitation; other solutions seem to hinge on policy. But are the two areas distinct?
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- Agriculture, Environment, Technology
- Region
- Europe & Eurasia
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UN: Soaring Demands Will Add More Stress to World Water Supplies
Despite recent good news that millions more people now have access to potable water, a new report finds sharply rising demands for water threaten a myriad of development goals.
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- Agriculture
- Tags
- scale
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Organic Farming Promises to Yield a Sustainable Future for India’s Rural Poor
Organic agricultural practices are improving prospects for India's farmers by providing greater profit and sustainability
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- Agriculture
- Region
- South Asia
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Enterprise Sets Up Service Centres for Livestock Farmers
A social enterprise has opened 16 livestock service centres to help farmers improve production through better extension services.
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- Agriculture
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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