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March 21, 2013
West Africa: Why Sahel needs US$1.6 billion again this year
The Sahel Regional Strategy has billed the amount needed to help avert a humanitarian crisis in 2013 in Sahel at US$1.6 billion. The number of Sahelians going hungry this year has reduced by 44 per cent to 10.3 million. Read more here.
March 21, 2013
Food security and nutrition status in India
This post summarizes all the shortcomings of the Indian system when it comes to assuring food security and nutrition for its children and people. Past failures have been listed to show the need for radical changes if things are to change in the country. Read more here.
March 21, 2013
UN Chief points to Quinoa for food security
At the launch of the International Year of Quinoa, UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon extolled the benefits of quinoa, which can be grown in difficult climatic conditions, and which provides high levels of nutrition, in banishing hunger in the world through a nutrition focus. Read more […]
March 21, 2013
Bangladesh: The problem of micronutrient deficiencies
A new survey supported by GAIN (Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition), UNICEF, ICCDR-B (International Centre for Diarrhoeal Diseases, Bangladesh) has found that micronutrient deficiency is a plague for women, as well as children under the age of 5. This survey found that almost half of the […]
March 21, 2013
Food security and nutrition should top developmental agenda post 2015
According to UN officials, food security and nutrition should be atop the developmental agenda post 2015, when the deadline for MDGs, or the Millennium Development Goals expire. Read more here.
March 21, 2013
India: Microinsurance norms to be out soon
Microinsurance regulations for India are soon set to be launched. These regulations provide a framework within which insurers will be able to offer products to low income consumers in rural and urban areas. Read more here.
March 21, 2013
India: RBI rejects plea to remove 26 per cent lending cap on interest rates
The Central Bank in India – the Reserve Bank of India has refused to remove a 26 per cent cap on interest rates for lending from microfinance institutions. According to the deputy governor KC Chakravarty, MFIs will stop getting bank loans with priority sector tag if this cap is removed. […]
March 21, 2013
Nepal: Governor asks microfinance firms to revise rates
Responding to the crisis of high interest rates, the Central Bank governor in Nepal has called upon microfinance institutions to reduce interest rates. He compared the behaviour of the microfinance institutions to that of moneylenders. Read more here.
March 21, 2013
Microfinance software provider Mambu secures US$2 million Series A funding to expand globally
Berlin based company, Mambu has received US$2 million in funding from Runa Capital and Point Nine Capital. This fund will be used to establish a global presence and expand its team of developers. So far, Mambu has enabled over 70 MFIs in 20 countries. Read more here.
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