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Sisal board introduces mobile decorticators to revolutionise farming
Way back in the early 60s, the sisal industry was the best organised commercial agriculture in East Africa with Tanzania leading in terms of production, followed by Brazil.
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- Agriculture
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Nigeria: UN, Brazil Sign U.S.$20 Million Pact to Help Farmers in Developing Countries
A $20 million agreement signed during the week by the United Nations and Brazil will seek to transfer the expertise of the South American country to support cotton farmers in developing economies.
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- Agriculture
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Making Connections: Mercy Corps’ Market Mission : A Q&A With CEO Neal Keny-Guyer
Earlier this month, we formally welcomed Mercy Corps as a NextBillion Content Partner. I had a chance to speak with Mercy Corps CEO Neal Keny-Guyer, who has lead the organization since 1994 and taken it in new directions. "We try to make use of already existing market relationships – those between buyers, sellers, producers and consumers – to bridge social and political divides via business and trade."
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- Uncategorized
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When Dairy is ‘Woman’s Work,’ But a Man’s Market: Improving Livelihoods, Female Empowerment in Tanzania
Four months and more than 100 stakeholder interviews later, what was once a side note on a scope of work now has great impact on how TechnoServe looks at dairy interventions. In traditional Tanzanian culture, masculinity takes a front seat. are still flashes of female empowerment.
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- Agriculture, Education
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TechnoServe: Introducing Our Updated Vision and Mission
Today, we launch our 2011 Annual Report, where we share the first elements of our refreshed brand –the new vision and mission statements. Although the language is updated, the vision and mission reflect the spirit of TechnoServe throughout our 44 years.
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- Agriculture
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FEATURED EVENT: ‘Cracking the Nut’ on Public/Private Agricultural Investment
In its second year, the Cracking the Nut 2012 Conference, set for June 25-26 at the Enrique V. Iglesias Conference Center in Washington, D.C. has a narrow focus with broad implications: Leveraging public private partnerships to develop rural and agricultural markets.
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- Agriculture, Environment
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Partnering to Improve Food and Nutrition Security in Africa
Transforming poor people’s food and nutrition security is proving to be, as expected, a massive challenge. As we approach a slew of global meetings that will address this topic in the coming months, the German Marshall Fund (GMF) has released a new report that showcases the need for and complexities of multi-stakeholder partnerships in support of this goal in Africa.
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- Agriculture
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Social Entrepreneurship in Egypt: Challenges and Opportunities
High rates of youth unemployment across the Middle East and North Africa were a major catalyst for the Arab Spring revolutions. To help address this, the Development Marketplace is preparing for a country-level competition in Egypt early next year. The proposed DM competition will focus on social entrepreneurs with projects that have a strong impact on creating sustainable job opportunities, especially in the agricultural supply chain sector.
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- Agriculture, Social Enterprise