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The Social Network for Smallholder Farmers : From fertilizer tips to the best seeds, connecting farmers to accurate info
LISA is a mobile social network platform for registered farmers to ask agriculture experts and other farmers questions through SMS (text) messages. It was created by Mercy Corps’ partner 8Villages as part of the aid agency’s Agri-Fin Mobile program.
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- Agriculture, Technology
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Lease-to-Own Energy: Part 3 of our Digital Finance Plus series explores how mobile money is enabling affordable off-grid solar energy solutions
With 1.3 billion living without electricity worldwide, the need for off-grid energy solutions is massive. In Part 3 of our Digital Finance Plus series, Peter Glenn of Fenix International describes how the company uses mobile finance to provide an innovative payment plan that helps make solar energy affordable to people in emerging markets.
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- Energy, Environment
