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January 7, 2013
New study estimates 4 million deaths from inefficient cookstove smokes, not 2 million
According to the Lancet study, household air pollution due to cooking with solid fuels like biomass, wood, charcoal etc., contributes to 4 million deaths worldwide, as against the previous WHO estimate of 2 million deaths worldwide. Read more here.
January 7, 2013
A comparative risk assessment of burden of disease and injury attributable to 67 risk factors and risk factor clusters in 21 regions, 1990–2010: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2010
This report analyses the consequences of indoor air pollution as a health risk factor for the world between the years 1990 and 2010. Read it here.
January 7, 2013
UK DFID and China to help improve farming in China
Britain’s Department for International Development and China have collaborated for a four year long programme aiming to improve agricultural productivity in Africa. Read more here.
January 7, 2013
PepsiCo to ramp up potato procurement from India
PepsiCo is looking to double its potato procurement capacity from India from 240,000 tonnes in 2012 financial year to double of the same. This would mean an increased demand from the agricultural sector of the country, made majorly of smallholder farmers. Read more here.
January 7, 2013
Why educating farmers about climate change is important
The rural poor in Zimbabwe continue to get confused everytime the rains are not on time, which is a commonplace phenomenon the past few years. This confusion, and subsequent reliance on irrelevant and unhelpful alternatives is based on a lack of understanding and coping mechanisms of climate change. Read more […]
January 7, 2013
Small-scale farmers need new development interventions
According to a report by London based IIED (International Institute for Environment and Development), based on the livelihood improvement strategies for the small scale farmers of Africa, Asia, and Latin America, new strategies must be thought of and new business interventions be made. Read more here.
January 7, 2013
The ‘bitter’ lives of Indian cotton farmers
This post talks about the plight of Indian cotton farmers who have allegedly been made slaves to buy Genetically Modified cotton seeds from ‘condescending’ Monsanto employees in India. Traditional cotton farmers relied the previous year’s seeds for the year’s crop. However, GM crops are designed for a single year’s use, […]
December 29, 2012
Driven by competition, Panasonic is the latest to join the BOP bandwagon with solar lanterns
The corporate world’s shift in focus to emerging markets is by now, an oft repeated story. Of greater interest however, is the shift within this shift – that of increasing testing of BOP (base of the pyramid) waters by the private sector, particularly large conglomerates. Almost everyone by now realises […]
December 29, 2012
Zimbabwe: Government bemoans high interest rates for microfinance loans in the country
According to the Acting Secretary for Small and Medium Enterprises and Co-operative Development, at a time when the pressures of inflation have been brought back under control, it is unreasonable for microfinance institutions to charge high interest rates from borrowers. Read more here.
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Interactive SHG Map of India: 7.5 million Women Self Help Groups are spread across 27 States and 6 UTs in India
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