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SWFF Program & Innovator News
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September 26, 2017
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Project Alba: Beyond Rice in Cambodia
Because most farmers in Cambodia grow only rice, prices stay low and farmers earn very little from their crops. Meanwhile, other crops --- especially healthy vegetables that contain no chemicals --- are in high demand. But farmers often lack to the tools and knowledge to cultivate them. This inability to diversify can trap families in a cycle of poverty.
Farmers Hao Bein, 34, and his wife Eang Srey Nheb, 28, live on a small farm in Kampot province along with their ten-year-old daughter. The couple attempted to diversify and grow some vegetables, but the varieties would frequently fail. And when they did grow, Hao and Eang weren't able to get their produce to market.
That all changed in November 2016, when the young couple began working with Project Alba, a social enterprise that partners with farmers to diversify their crops and increase their income.
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- Professor Muthoni Masinde at the Central University of Technology, Free State (CUT), will visit the University of Nebraska, Lincoln after Innovation Week to continue the formal collaboration between CUT and the National Drought Mitigation Center (NDMC). This partnership will allow experts at NDMC to share their experience in drought planning, monitoring, and management.
- Hydroponics Africa Ltd announced an agreement between Aqua for All and Via Water for a pilot project to help 200 women install household hydroponics units in Kigali, Rwanda.
- Naireeta Services has been invited to the USAID India office to discuss their enterprise with Mark Green, USAID administrator, and Mark A. White, USAID India Mission Director.
- FutureWater has completed a new ThirdEye promotional video. The video demonstrates mapping smallholder farmers' fields with a unique network of Flying Sensor operators in Mozambique.
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The Grand Challenge Annual Meeting in Washington, D.C. from October 2 --- 4, 2017, aims to build momentum for global health and development innovation and foster collaboration among international groups and researchers. SWFF innovators attending the event include: Vianney Tumwesige, Green Heat; Zachery Gray, AST; Liisa Smits, Ignitia; Muthoni Masinde, CUT; Claire Reid, Reel Gardening
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aQysta
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- Securing Water for Food: A Grand Challenge for Development is hosting a global water-agriculture photo contest. It aims to call attention to the significant issue of water scarcity, and recognize and celebrate steps being taken around the world to improve water and food security. Win up to $500 USD. Submissions accepted until September 27. Find more details about entering the contest here.
- Take this course from 2SCALE to learn how partnerships and bottom-up innovations can help you build a profitable and inclusive agribusiness. 2SCALE is an agribusiness incubator improving rural livelihoods in Africa by accelerating inclusive business in agri-food industries.
- Learn about farmer-level data collection that will take your marketing to the next level by listening to Feed the Future's Metrics for Marketing TechTalk webinar.
- Participate in online workshops by Agribusiness Academy to add to your knowledge about food and agribusiness supply chains, with the technology and expertise for global scale.
- The Yield Lab assists entrepreneurs who are revolutionizing agrifood systems in order to more sustainably provide for the world. It operates 2 accelerators and funds throughout the world: The Yield Lab US (St. Louis, MO) and The Yield Lab Europe (Galway, IE.) Both programs provide $100,000 investments, along with access to mentorship, customized programming, and access to our global network. You can now submit applications for the Yield Lab US in St. Louis, MO.
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Access to land and new farming techniques from Practical Action are helping women and their families all over Bangladesh flourish.
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