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March 4, 2013
Kenya: Housing Finance to invest US$2.1 million
Housing Finance, the leading mortgage provider bank in Kenya is to invest a sum of US$2.1 million or KES 186 million in joint project with a land owner in Riruta, to contrast as many as 328 flats. These houses will be priced low to make costs of housing affordable for […]
March 4, 2013
Ethiopia: Government, private sector to partner in housing scheme
The Government of Ethiopia, through the Ministry of Urban Development & Construction (MoUDC) has partnered with real estate developers in the country for a PPP project, wherein the government will subsidise prices of land, while developers will being in technology and investment. This effort is towards preparing an integrated urban […]
March 4, 2013
India: New Union Budget to increase credit limit for low cost housing
The credit limit of loans available to the urban poor in India may be raised, in combination with low cost housing receiving infra status, according to experts speculating the new Union Budget for 2013-14, to be presented by the finance minister of India soon. Read more here and here.
March 4, 2013
India: Housing for poor in Mumbai leaves the contractors rich
Less than 50 per cent of the revised number of dwelling units to be created – some 5443, have been constructed, even as six years since the start of the JNNURM (Jawaharlal Nehru Urban Renewal Mission) funded BSUP (Basic Services for the Poor) have gone by. Contractors commissioned for this […]
February 19, 2013
India: Separate power supply for agriculture being mulled
The Indian government is planning to lay down separate electricity lines to provide uninterrupted power lines for the purposes of agriculture. The Central Electricity Authority (CEA) in India has already started collecting data to prepare an initial report on power consumption level and estimated expenditure. Read more here.
February 19, 2013
India: Agriculture Ministry proposes custom farm machinery hiring
Indian farmers do not have the money to buy yield boosting farm machinery. They cannot loan this money either due to existent loans, and hence, must stay trapped in a circle of low productivity. Now, the Indian government in its 12th plan have suggested a scheme to provide farm machinery […]
February 19, 2013
New UN initiative urges Somalis abroad to invest in farming projects in Somalia
The UN recently launched a new programme wherein it encourages Somalis living abroad to invest in agricultural programmes back home. This is aimed to create food security and rural employment. Read more here.
February 19, 2013
The role of smallholder farmers in conservation
A new paper in the Biodiversity and Conservation journal includes an overview of the contribution of smallholder farmers in conservation of tropical tree species. Read about the common thread between the two seemingly disconnected topics here.
February 19, 2013
Africa: Educating women key to sustainable farming in Africa
A new study conducted in rural Ethiopia drew the conclusion that to propagate the adoption of sustainable agricultural practices (SAPs) in SSA (sub-Saharan Africa), women’s education is paramount. Read more here.
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