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December 29, 2012
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 […]
December 29, 2012
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.
December 29, 2012
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
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
The State of Food and Agriculture 2012: Investing in agriculture for a better future
This report by the UN FAO, part of an ongoing series since 1947 discusses how to improve agricultural productivity to meet the demands of a growing world, while increasing the income of small holder farmers across the developing world. Read the report here.
December 29, 2012
India: Government earmarked INR 5.4 billion as subsidy requirement for rural electrification
The government of India has earmarked a sum of INR 5.4 billion for the electrification purposes of rural areas in the country where getting grid connectivity is either not feasible, or too costly. This electrification will then be centred on DDG or Decentralized Distribution Generation, through the means of biomass, […]
December 29, 2012
Nepal: Alternate energy now accessible for small and medium enterprises
The Alternative Energy Promotion Centre has come up with a plan to promote the access to alternative energy for the small and medium enterprises existing in the rural areas of the country. Read more here.
December 29, 2012
Solar power reaches 100,000 in rural India
A UNEP (United Nations Environment Programme) US$1.5 million initiative has helped light the lives of as many as 100,000 rural Indians living in darkness. Their pilot project helped this target population access electricity through solar means. Large scale success from this pilot has sparked similar projects in Algeria, China, Ghana, […]
December 29, 2012
Solar Sisters spreading light in Africa
Solar Sisters is network of female entrepreneurs who are helping to catalyse the scale of access to clean energy through solar lamps and home systems, while also earning and income. Read more about their work in spreading light in Africa 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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