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Crunch time: How a 1-year grant reshaped a Bangladesh cereal market While figuring out how to bring nutritious food faster and cheaper to hungry kids in Bangladesh, Land O’Lakes identified a way to connect smallholder farmers with major food processors, too. Even better, the initiative discovered a previously unknown commercial market that now turns small farms’ produce into 2.5 million...
Filipino rice farmers will soon pad their mobile wallets with more than just mobile money: they’ll get on-demand farming advice, too. Though rice is the archipelago’s staple food, most smallholder farmers produce less than they consume, and most don’t have access to formal financial services, like savings and loans. Mercy Corps brought together a bank and an agricultural research...
Each year, waterborne disease affects 40 million Indians. This costs people time and money. Getting safe, potable water to urban and rural Indians is not just a good idea, it makes economic sense. Sarvajal, meaning “Water for All”, was launched by The Piramal Foundation in 2008 as a for-profit business to find a mass-market solution to dirty drinking water. What unfolded was a technological...
A Mexican weaver stands behind his loom. Photo: Knoxville Museum of Art share Value Chains A new generation of artisans in the Global South are getting entrepreneurial training with their craft skills. Worldwide, people aged 15 to 24 are nearly three times more likely to be unemployed than their older counterparts, according to a 2012 report by the International Labor Office. These figures are...
This article investigates the technological development process in local firms in joint venture partnerships with foreign firms. It takes the perspective of the local firms located in a developing economy and presents a model of dynamic technology management strategies (MDTMS) of local firms for sustained technological development. ...
The Indian Experience The papers included in this volume cover several aspects of human capital. It starts with the role of human capital in influencing productivity, employment and growth of employment. The chapters show that Indian States that have been neglecting schooling and health facilities have become victims in terms of low productivity and lower rates of employment. Consequently, employment cannot...
In Dhaka, the Mirpur district has become a perfect study into the electricity needs and habits of slum-dwellers, as well as the potential for alternative light sources. Mirpur is a northeastern district in Bangladesh’s capital city. It is home to the Dhaka Zoo, the National Botanical Garden, the Grameen Bank’s head office and nationally recognized colleges and universities. Mirpur is also home to the Muslim...
