Global Development
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Poultry farming in Uganda
In East Africa, poultry farming may be the answer for women farmers struggling to get out of poverty.
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Forgiving Haiti's debt
Advocacy groups call for lenders to forgive Haiti's $1 billion dollar debt as it struggles to recover from this month's devastating earthquake....
Technology and the developing world
Why technological fixes often fail to deliver in the developing world – a story with a lesson and an online discussion....
Lao rice farmers move from subsistence to cash crops
Scientists working with Lao farmers to increase profitable harvests by finding higher yielding varieties of sticky rice....
Women and global economic and political stability
Poverty, racism and the systematic oppression of women contribute to political and economic instability around the world. ...
New trade route in South America
An ambitious plan to create an overland trade route in South America will allow for the movement of goods from Pacific to Atlantic....
Outsourcing agriculture to poor countries
Some of the richest countries are buying large swatches of land in some of the poorest countries to plant crops -- essentially outsourcing agriculture....
Colombian farmers find alternative crops
Efforts to help Colombian farmers find alternatives to growing coca -- the plant used to make cocaine -- yield promising results....
The effect of the global financial crisis on Indonesia
Once fueled by great stores of natural resources and ensuing investment, Indonesia is once again suffering the effects of a harsh economy....
