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At Rio+20: Will the Realities and the Possibilities for BoP Housing Truly Be Addressed?
There is a vital need to embrace concepts that incorporate the needs of all stakeholders (particularly harnessing the voices of the BoP themselves) via housing models that can handle market immaturities whilst building both at the necessary scale and to globally recognized quality standards. Let´s discard with the concepts that only focus on the short- to medium-term and examine how it is genuinely possible to tackle the complexities of the sector.
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From the Front Lines: Thousands of Acres and Jobs – Building a Sustainable Banana Company in Mozambique
I have been focusing most of my time with TechnoServe on a new capital-raising initiative for a growth-oriented greenfield banana plantation. We are in the process of raising in excess of $30 million to plant over 3,000 hectares in the years ahead. The company, which could employ up to 4,000 workers, may grow to become one of the largest producers of bananas in the country.
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