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September 15, 2012
The next 20 years of impact investing
This post by the President and CEO of the Calvert Foundation talks about the subtle changes happening in the investment realm, where both institutional as well as individual investors are increasingly more inclined to commit at least some portion of their investable assets to social impact investment. Read more here.
September 15, 2012
Marrying ‘cash and change’: the spread of social stock markets globally
This post details the emergence of social stock exchange markets, that is, stock exchange markets serving only socially oriented companies, and talks about the existing social stock exchanges, while listing those upcoming in the future as well. Read more here.
September 15, 2012
The First Billion: A forecast of social investment demand
This report by the Boston Consulting Group talks about a series of favourable trends in the investment market, like increased outsourcing of public services to charities and social enterprises, which will effectively make the social investment market worth £1billion by 2016. Read it here.
September 15, 2012
Tanzania: Minister vows to boost Cassava production
Cassava holds immense potential as cash crops as well as a staple food for the diet of people in Tanzania, and hence a boost in its production would be the government’s priority, according to Engineer Christopher Chiza, Minister for Agriculture, Food Security and Cooperatives. Read more here.
September 15, 2012
Gambia government helps its farming youth
In an initiative to prevent Gambian youth from emigrating to Europe, the Gambian government has provided farmers in the 10 most vulnerable districts of the country with inputs like power tillers, tractors, rice threshers, seeders, sine hoes and bags of fertilisers. This is helped the youth farmers raise incomes as […]
September 15, 2012
IFAD pledges US$41 million for agriculture and rural development in Yemen
The outcome of the recent Yemen’s Transitional Program for Stabilization and Development held in Saudi Arabia was that Yemen is now set to receive US$41 million from IFAD to develop new agriculture projects in the country. In total, US$6.4 billion has been pledged to Yemen towards its ‘short and medium […]
September 15, 2012
WFP to buy food directly from Ghanaian farmers
The World Food Programme, of the WFP has committed to buying food items directly from Ghanaian farmers. This would result in a unique and beneficial symbiotic relationship as it would eliminate the role of middlemen who buy items from farmers at cheaper prices and sell to the WFP at higher […]
September 15, 2012
World Bank to invest N160 billion in agriculture in Nigeria
The World Bank is ready to invest as much as N160 billion, or US$1 billion in Nigerian agriculture. This is a part of World Bank’s efforts to boost production and reduce poverty in the region, and the money will be channelled through several channels, including the Fadama III project in […]
September 15, 2012
Zambia: Cargill, banks rescue cotton farmers
Cargill is in talks with commercial banks to help the company address the challenges being faced by the small scale cotton farmers in Zambia. The company is urging the banks to increase opportunities for farmers through investment in the micro-banks the company is creating. Read more here.
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