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No toilet? Just finding a good spot costs the economy $500 million
From the World Bank’s Water and Sanitation Program report, reported byCNN:...The time it takes people to find a discrete location to use the toilet accounted for almost $500 million in economic losses....
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As climate becomes a moving target, 'virtual crops' aim for the future
Climate change is threatening crop survival. Some researchers believe the solution lies in "virtual crops."Using state-of-the-art computer modeling, scientists are identifying stress-resistant...
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UK retailer John Lewis is the latest to implemement a buy one, donate one...
A small African company that got its seed money from a grant has just received a major endorsement. Alive & Kicking will now have their brand, Balls for Africa, sold by a major retailer in the...
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Why the biggest brand sometimes isn't the best innovation partner
A new case study of the Ethiopian bean industry includes a depressing anecdote reminding us that innovation rarely starts at the top of the market.Catholic Relief Services, a nonprofit looking to bring...
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Farmers invest 50 times more in farms than their countries get in aid
A farmer in Manthralaya, India plows his field. Photo: Ananth BS (Flickr)The major report out Thursday from the Food and Agriculture Organization (pdf) includes numbers that show, better than anything...
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Four ways to make contract farming work for the very poor
Will contract farming, done right, serve as the missing link between small farmers and markets?Contract farming, an agreement between a farmer and a buyer, can offer many benefits to smallholder...
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How a Tanzania NGO scrapped grants to build markets that last
When it comes to solving poverty, sometimes the best way to get more done is to move out of the driver's seat.At least that’s what the Rural Livelihoods and Development Program (RLDP), a Tanzania-based...
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GMO wars should take back seat to other farm issues, says DuPoint Pioneer
A corporate seed manufacturer is suggesting that slowing the spread of genetically modified crops would be acceptable, if that's what it takes to keep industrializing Africa's farms.Simply swapping in...
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Unilever will train rural Vietnamese to build demand for toilets
Unilever is rejecting the latrine handout model in favor of a sanitation market sourced and supported wholly by local entrepreneurs.It is estimated 2.5 billion people lack access to adequate...
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Land O'Lakes finds success with dairy micro co-ops in Malawi
Malawian boys are proud of their family's dairy cows. Photo: Jennifer Hyman/Land O'Lakes International DevelopmentThe top US dairy cooperative has brought decades of expertise to Malawi, creating micro...
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Can 'freemium' services pay for small-business training in Bangladesh?
A new business model pioneered by the IT industry is helping pay to spread information in more old-fashioned ways through rural Bangladesh.Guardian guest writer Faruk Ul Islam reported this month on...
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As youth artisans struggle, NGOs beef up business training
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...
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Natural disasters cost corporations $400 billion in 2011, UN says
Image: Environmental disasters not only cripple smallholder farmers, they also mean high costs for the corporations at the buying end of the supply chain. A forthcoming UN report will show just how...
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Natural disasters cost corporations $400 billion in 2011, UN says
Natural disasters cost corporations $400 billion in 2011http://www.globalenvision.org/2013/02/14/natural-disasters-cost-corporations-400-billion-2011-un-says
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Chocolate shortage by 2020? How mini loans could save the day
Image: Demographic trends are leading to an unprecedented demand for food globally. Food consumption worldwide is expected to increase by at least 30 percent above 2005 figures by the year 2018. Foods...
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Who says GMOs are necessary? Small farmer shatters rice record
Image: A 2012 report released by the International Service for the Acquisition of Agri-Biotech Applications highlights the unprecedented growth in biotech crops globally, particularly in developing...
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CHOCOLATE SHORTAGE BY 2020? HOW MINI LOANS COULD SAVE THE DAY
Chocolate shortage by 2020? How mini loans could helphttp://www.globalenvision.org/2013/02/21/chocolate-shortage-2020-how-big-loans-could-save-day
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Bolivian farmers earn a title to their land 40% faster with better technology
Image: Unjust land holdings in developing countries create and sustain inequality, but new mobile phone technology is simplifying the land titling process and securing plots for farmers.By the numbers,...
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A new paradigm for food aid: Building new local food businesses
Image: Crunch time: How a 1-year grant reshaped a Bangladesh cereal marketWhile figuring out how to bring nutritious food faster and cheaper to hungry kids in Bangladesh, Land O'Lakes identified a way...
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BANGLADESH: NEW PARADIGMS FOR AID
How a 1-year USDA grant reshaped a Bangladesh cereal markethttp://www.globalenvision.org/2013/03/12/commercial-growth-through-development-new-paradigms-food-aid
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