Posts Tagged ‘agriculture’

Microfinance Focus, Feb 21, 2010: The Walmart Foundation and CARE have launched the Peru Agricultural Economic Development Initiative, which seeks to help 2,300 small-scale farmers in Peru. The program is expected to increase participants'incomes by 30 percent and create more than 300 new jobs in the region. Through this initiative, women in Peru will become more involved in their family's farming operations. In addition, farmers will ... Full story

Microfinance Focus, Dec. 11, 2009: The ILO's Microinsurance Innovation Facility (http://www.ilo.org/microinsurance) has issued a call for proposals to encourage insurance providers to experiment with new products and develop strategic partnerships to bring affordable insurance products to working poor in developing countries. The ILO's Facility provides grants to support organisations to develop innovations in the microinsurance sector. The grants can support insurance against any type of risk, ... Full story

Microfinance Focus, Nov. 18, 2009: JNU-Japan Alumni Association and Indo-Biz Support, a non-profit organization, in association with Niigata Prefectural University, will hold a symposium on Japan-India Agricultural Cooperation titled "Niigata Dialogue" to explore cooperation in agricultural research and global food security. The event will be held on Dec. 4, 2009 at Cross Pal, Niigata City, Japan. "The Niigata Dialogue’s primary objective is to focus on agriculture ... Full story