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Global Ideas News Brief: Partnerships + Sexual violence

Solving Haiti's plastic problem, increasing the yields of smallholder farmers and making room for the private sector in the Sustainable Development Goals. Staff picks: What we're reading this week.

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Value Chains

Six foods you thought you knew

The latest fad foods--luscious pomegranates, nutrient-packed quinoa, and refreshing coconut water--have complicated pasts.

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Value Chains

U.S. food safety overhaul threatens global farmers

In the USFDA’s first major overhaul since 1938, new food safety requirements will demand higher standards of accountability than most smallholder farmers can provide.

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Value Chains

Getting Myanmar’s farmers in the game

In Myanmar’s fast-changing, volatile economic landscape, farmers must prove themselves vital to the mainstream economy, or else risk being shunted aside.

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Youth Skills

Quotable: Hillary Clinton on including women and girls in the global economy

"No country can truly thrive by denying the contributions of half its people…(W)e have evidence that when women and girls participate throughout the economy, productivity and growth go up for everyone…

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Financial Inclusion

Why cash nourishes faster than food in Kathmandu

Aid groups that implement cash transfer programs without understanding the communities they serve are flirting with disaster.

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Value Chains

Solving the world’s water issues: How focusing on profit can help the poor

When leading water technology company Xylem started manufacturing simple pumps for smallholder farmers, it wasn't for charity, the company expected to profit.

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Value Chains

Q&A: What it takes to feed 842 million people worldwide

Ending global hunger will take more than handouts. The Mercy Corps team thinks outside the box to overcome complex barriers to food security.

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Value Chains

Connecting farmers with markets

Damyad Rumagam's family has grown nutmeg for generations. As they make connections with global buyers, the price they earn for the spice is increasing.

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Value Chains

Beyond Fair Trade: Portland roaster and coffee farmers make a family

At a time when fair trade certification was a hallmark of the coffee industry, Nossa Familia Coffee established a different model. To learn more about how the small company is fair without ‘fair trade,’ Global Envision visited the family's Portland, Ore., roastery.

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Social Enterprise

Travel restrictions, blackouts can't stop Gaza tech entrepreneur

Launching a tech startup in Gaza means facing some unique challenges. Mohammed Awad is beating the odds.

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Global Ideas News Brief: Last mile design + Funding startups

Last mile design, funding startups, and a the end of the 'developing world.' Staff Picks: What we're reading this week.

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Social Enterprise

China's social enterprise movement set to blast off

Embarrassed by scandals in its traditional charity sector, China is urging a bigger role for social enterprise in society and the economy. In response, socially-minded businesses are taking off.