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Survey: Majority of population exposed to unsafe drinking water
The majority of the population in Pakistan is exposed to the hazards of drinking unsafe and polluted water from both surface and ground water sources.
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- Agriculture, Health Care
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- South Asia
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- public health
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Africa: What’s Driving Ethiopia’s Remarkable Improvements in Nutritional Health?
Since 2000, Ethiopia has been doing something right in early childhood nutrition. Under-five child stunting rates have dropped from 58 percent to 40 percent, child wasting has dropped below 10 percent, and the prevalence of underweight in young children has declined from 41 to 25 percent.
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- Agriculture, Health Care
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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- nutrition
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In Ethiopia, crop insurance takes root but changes needed – experts
For Ethiopian farmers dealing with the worsening impacts of climate change, small-scale crop insurance can be a lifesaver.
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- Agriculture
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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- insurance
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Can This Scientist Unite Genetic Engineers and Organic Farmers?
Eighteen scientists are sitting in a lab, talking about new ways to feed the planet. These are some of the world’s foremost experts on rice. Most of them are from China. Nearly all of them are men.
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- Agriculture, Environment
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PRESS RELEASE: Root Capital Announces New $15 Million Lending Facility to Finance African Agricultural Enterprises
The company will finance agricultural enterprises throughout sub-Saharan Africa to enhance local food security and stimulate inclusive economic growth in the region.
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- Agriculture
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Vodafone expands Farmers Club to 4 new markets
Vodafone announced that it is launching its Farmers’ Club initiative - which offers a range of mobile services to help farmers in Turkey boost productivity - in India, Ghana, Kenya and Tanzania.
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- Agriculture
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Why India’s farm sector is getting increasing attention from impact investors
Impact investors are now turning their focus to agriculture and its allied fields, after a decade of attention to microfinance, financial inclusion and healthcare.
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- Agriculture, Impact Assessment
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- South Asia
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- impact investing
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Report: Simple mobile services can boost Indian farmers’ income
The introduction of a number of simple mobile services in India has the potential to boost the income of two-thirds of the country’s small-scale farmers by up to $9 billion a year by 2020, according to a report by Vodafone.
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- Agriculture
- Region
- South Asia