share Value Chains Free trade between the U.S. and EU could change the dynamic of value chains in Africa A free trade agreement between the U.S. and EU could provide a much needed economic boost, but not for banana farmers in Ghana. Read more »
share Social Enterprise How better-trained farmers are slowing Brazil's deforestation In Para, Brazil, farmers are turning a profit and the government is on track to slow deforestation thanks to local nonprofit Imazon, which got them to work together. Read more »
share Social Enterprise The SunWater project: advanced solar technology for poor farmers Paul Polak, the author of Out of Poverty, is creating the world's most inexpensive solar water pump. Here's how. Read more »
share Social Enterprise Tech startup finds the ticket to growth with old ideas A brand-new Mexican tech startup is making its products affordable using a centuries-old financing trick that lets startups and their customers shift their risk toward third-party investors. Read more »
share Social Enterprise Quotable: Ebay founder on impact investing Global capitalism has left billions of people behind. But the founder of ebay says we need to apply the power of that same market to help solve stubborn economic and social challenges. Read more »
share The world has already halved poverty - can we eradicate it by 2030? Between 1990 and 2010, one billion people were lifted out of extreme poverty. Is it possible to do that again? Read more »
