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Let’s Talk: IDB Inaugural BoP Forum Highlights SME Growth, Network Connections
The 1st IDB Forum for the Development of the Base of the Pyramid in Latin America and the Caribbean kicked off Monday in Sao Paulo, Brazil by emphasizing the critical role of SME creation and growth. To highlight the increasing importance of the sector, the IDB announced plans to double investments in BoP-related businesses in 2012 to $100 million.
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- Education
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- academia
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The BoP Project: Focusing on Quality, Not Quantity, in Rwanda Coffee
Over the past ten years, a unique program has been brewing in the Rwandan coffee industry, relying on the international demand for high-quality, specialty coffee (not always "fair trade" certified), and helping increase the income of small coffee farmers in this rapidly growing country.
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- Agriculture