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Africa RISING farming technologies reach 60,000 households in Ethiopia
May 27, 2018 Editor 0
The Africa RISING project in the Ethiopian highlands has reached over 60,000 beneficiaries in the first year of the project’s second phase. In a recent interview with the Ethiopian Herald newspaper, Kindu Mekonnen, senior scientist with the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) and the project’s coordinator in Ethiopia, said that the project has reached more than […]
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7 questions to ask before you launch an enterprise blockchain project
May 27, 2018 Editor 0
Successful projects will think seriously about what blockchains mean, and how to use them effectively. We’re only at the beginning of the blockchain story, not the middle or the end. There’s no shortage of activity and ferment. If the Bitcoin blockchain is the first-generation proof-of-concept, and the Ethereum blockchain is the second, we’re now starting […]
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A new Toyota-sponsored startup shakes up Bamako’s public transit
May 27, 2018 Editor 0
Left to Right: Thomas Gajan, Chief Innovation Officer at CFAO, Sendy CEO Meshack Alloys, Teliman CTO Abdoulaye Maiga, and Teliman CEO Etienne Audeoud Like many African cities, Bamako’s population of 2.3 million is growing rapidly by roughly 5% a year. As people increasingly flock to the city, its road network is coming under increased pressure, […]
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East African dairy farmers earning more from market linkages to milk processors
May 27, 2018 Editor 0
Staff of Kinyogoga Dairy Farmers’ Cooperative Society in Uganda pour milk into a cooler. This is one of several milk chilling plants set up under the EADD project (photo credit: EADD). The demand for high-value food items such as meat and dairy products is on the rise in East Africa. However, productivity-enhancing services such as […]
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Key lessons for policymakers from China’s financial inclusion experience
April 24, 2018 Editor 0
Over the past 15 years, China has emerged as one of the world’s financial inclusion success stories. While much attention has been paid to the rapid innovation and massive scaling of Chinese fintech companies, China’s successes in financial inclusion reach beyond fintech. Account ownership has increased significantly and is now on par with that of […]
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Can blockchain disrupt gender inequality?
April 24, 2018 Editor 0
Also available in: Español | Français | العربية Blockchain is the subject of considerable hype, thanks largely to the rise (and fall and rise…) of high profile digital currencies. Beyond this spotlight, development experts and innovators are exploring whether the technology behind cryptocurrencies can be leveraged to advance gender equality. Blockchain is a distributed ledger technology […]
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