Vivvo CMS 4.1 PRI http://www.pri.org/ Copyright 2009 Public Radio International. All rights reserved. PRI: Public Radio International: National and World News, Talk, Arts, Entertainment and Music http://www.pri.org/files.php?file=rss_682409203.gif http://www.pri.org/ Technology and the developing world http://www.pri.org/business/global-development/technilogy-developing-world1716.html http://www.pri.org/business/global-development/technilogy-developing-world1716.html Global Development Mon, 09 Nov 2009 08:00:00 -0600 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 http://www.pri.org/business/global-development/lao-rice-farmers1653.html http://www.pri.org/business/global-development/lao-rice-farmers1653.html Global Development Mon, 05 Oct 2009 10:06:00 -0500 Scientists working with Lao farmers to increase profitable harvests by finding higher yielding varieties of sticky rice. Women and global economic and political stability http://www.pri.org/business/global-development/women-global-economic-stability1591.html http://www.pri.org/business/global-development/women-global-economic-stability1591.html Global Development Wed, 09 Sep 2009 11:34:00 -0500 Poverty, racism and the systematic oppression of women contribute to political and economic instability around the world. New trade route in South America http://www.pri.org/business/global-development/1518.html http://www.pri.org/business/global-development/1518.html Global Development Sat, 08 Aug 2009 23:21:00 -0500 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 http://www.pri.org/business/global-development/underdeveloped-countries-outsourced-agriculture1513.html http://www.pri.org/business/global-development/underdeveloped-countries-outsourced-agriculture1513.html Global Development Fri, 24 Jul 2009 09:49:00 -0500 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 http://www.pri.org/business/global-development/colombian-farmers-alternatives-coca1456.html http://www.pri.org/business/global-development/colombian-farmers-alternatives-coca1456.html Global Development Sun, 28 Jun 2009 09:34:00 -0500 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 http://www.pri.org/business/global-development/financial-crisis-indonesia1398.html http://www.pri.org/business/global-development/financial-crisis-indonesia1398.html Global Development Tue, 26 May 2009 09:57:00 -0500 Once fueled by great stores of natural resources and ensuing investment, Indonesia is once again suffering the effects of a harsh economy. Return to South Africa http://www.pri.org/business/global-development/return-south-africa.html http://www.pri.org/business/global-development/return-south-africa.html Global Development Thu, 30 Apr 2009 11:01:00 -0500 A look at South Africa in the post-apartheid era, where the gap between rich and poor has not closed -- it has whitened. Rwanda rebuilds and re-brands http://www.pri.org/business/global-development/rwanda-investment-model.html http://www.pri.org/business/global-development/rwanda-investment-model.html Global Development Fri, 10 Apr 2009 01:14:00 -0500 Fifteen years after the genocide, Rwanda has become a place of tourist hotels, gourmet cafes, wi-fi and shopping malls. Rethinking aid in Africa http://www.pri.org/business/global-development/aid-in-africa.html http://www.pri.org/business/global-development/aid-in-africa.html Global Development Thu, 09 Apr 2009 01:15:00 -0500 Zambian economist Dambisa Moyo and journalist Lynn Sherr debate whether aid to Africa is helping that continent's growth. African economist calls for less African aid http://www.pri.org/business/global-development/less-african-aid.html http://www.pri.org/business/global-development/less-african-aid.html Global Development Tue, 07 Apr 2009 01:48:00 -0500 Zambian economist Dambisa Moyo argues that stopping most aid to Africa would spur economic growth. Cadbury pledges fair trade chocolate bar http://www.pri.org/business/global-development/cadbury-fair-trade-chocolate.html http://www.pri.org/business/global-development/cadbury-fair-trade-chocolate.html Global Development Mon, 09 Mar 2009 10:34:00 -0500 Cadbury in Britain is certifying it’s Dairy Milk bar with fair trade cocoa from Ghana. Community development in rural China http://www.pri.org/business/global-development/community-development-china.html http://www.pri.org/business/global-development/community-development-china.html Global Development Thu, 19 Feb 2009 06:01:00 -0600 Villagers in China’s Yunnan Province are teaming up with a non-profit to create sustainable livelihoods and a community voice. Building schools in Afghanistan http://www.pri.org/business/global-development/building-schools-in-afghanistan.html http://www.pri.org/business/global-development/building-schools-in-afghanistan.html Global Development Fri, 13 Feb 2009 10:59:00 -0600 Greg Mortenson, co-author of the mega-bestseller "Three Cups of Tea," has his own version of the debate over guns versus butter. Western e-waste dumped in Africa http://www.pri.org/business/global-development/western-e-waste-africa.html http://www.pri.org/business/global-development/western-e-waste-africa.html Global Development Fri, 30 Jan 2009 09:58:00 -0600 Increasingly, used electronics are winding up in Africa, and Africans are paying a price – with their health. The Price of Colombian Coal http://www.pri.org/business/global-development/price-columbian-coal.html http://www.pri.org/business/global-development/price-columbian-coal.html Global Development Sat, 10 Jan 2009 10:33:00 -0600 The U.S. imports a lot of coal from Colombia and the life of a coal miner there is hard, but the miners are not the only ones impacted. Mexico's anti-poverty program, Oportunidades http://www.pri.org/business/global-development/mexico-anti-povery-program.html http://www.pri.org/business/global-development/mexico-anti-povery-program.html Global Development Thu, 01 Jan 2009 18:52:00 -0600 Mexico sees a dramatic reduction in poverty with a program that pays the poor to keep their families healthy and their children in school. Good news from Africa http://www.pri.org/business/global-development/good-news-from-africa.html http://www.pri.org/business/global-development/good-news-from-africa.html Global Development Sat, 27 Dec 2008 14:25:00 -0600 While most of the news from Africa seems to center on nations torn apart by violence and mired in poverty, there's a lot of good news to be found as well. China faces desertification http://www.pri.org/business/global-development/china-faces-desertification.html http://www.pri.org/business/global-development/china-faces-desertification.html Global Development Thu, 11 Dec 2008 06:53:00 -0600 Decades of clearing forests, overusing water resources, and climate change have brought desert conditions to what was once Chinese farmland. China's need for growth http://www.pri.org/business/global-development/china-needs-growth.html http://www.pri.org/business/global-development/china-needs-growth.html Global Development Mon, 01 Dec 2008 06:14:00 -0600 China's economy is growing faster than any other major economy in the world; but for many Chinese, that's no longer enough. The global food crisis http://www.pri.org/business/global-development/obama-food-crisis.html http://www.pri.org/business/global-development/obama-food-crisis.html Global Development Sun, 16 Nov 2008 23:27:00 -0600 The worldwide economic collapse has temporarily brought down food prices and turned attention away from the global food crisis. Financial crisis: the cost to Africa http://www.pri.org/business/global-development/financial-crisis-africa.html http://www.pri.org/business/global-development/financial-crisis-africa.html Global Development Sat, 18 Oct 2008 11:29:00 -0500 The financial turmoil shaking major economies could hurt millions in developing countries where people are already facing higher food and fuel prices. How the credit crisis affects micro-loans http://www.pri.org/business/global-development/micro-loans-effects.html http://www.pri.org/business/global-development/micro-loans-effects.html Global Development Wed, 08 Oct 2008 18:21:00 -0500 Micro-loans have helped some of the poorest people in the developing world become entrepreneurs. Haiti after four major storms http://www.pri.org/business/global-development/haiti-four-storms.html http://www.pri.org/business/global-development/haiti-four-storms.html Global Development Sun, 21 Sep 2008 15:39:00 -0500 Doctor says Haiti's vulnerability to storms are really socially created, and the recent disasters there are "un-natural disasters." Google invests in Internet start-up http://www.pri.org/business/global-development/google-invests-developing-countries.html http://www.pri.org/business/global-development/google-invests-developing-countries.html Global Development Thu, 11 Sep 2008 03:42:00 -0500 Google invests in a start-up company that's looking to offer Internet services in the developing world via satellite. China's Wild Western Frontier http://www.pri.org/business/global-development/chinas-wild-west.html http://www.pri.org/business/global-development/chinas-wild-west.html Global Development Wed, 20 Aug 2008 01:40:00 -0500 China's push to urbanize its western reaches has increased the percentage of Han Chinese in those regions, and made local economies boom. The price of food has a human cost http://www.pri.org/business/global-development/human-cost-food.html http://www.pri.org/business/global-development/human-cost-food.html Global Development Wed, 23 Jul 2008 23:02:00 -0500 On a global level, rising food prices may be next biggest threat to our human rights. Rapid urbanization in Beijing http://www.pri.org/business/global-development/beijing-urbanization-theworld.html http://www.pri.org/business/global-development/beijing-urbanization-theworld.html Global Development Fri, 04 Jul 2008 06:50:00 -0500 An unparalleled rate of urbanization in Beijing has some lamenting that the city has lost its soul. Climate change and third-world economies http://www.pri.org/business/global-development/climate-change-world-economies.html http://www.pri.org/business/global-development/climate-change-world-economies.html Global Development Sun, 06 Jul 2008 23:06:00 -0500 A new study finds that the economies of poor countries will suffer most from the effects of global warming. Global efforts at sustainable development http://www.pri.org/business/global-development/global-sustainable-development.html http://www.pri.org/business/global-development/global-sustainable-development.html Global Development Sat, 28 Jun 2008 17:33:00 -0500 Efforts to promote sustainable development globally, and the economic, social and environmental impact. Public Radio International: National and World News, Talk, Arts, Entertainment and Music