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7 July 2017
While over 20% of Americans now shop for groceries online, in most of sub-Saharan Africa, the average household still buys...
11 May 2017
Global Supply Solutions’ new plant has the capacity to produce 50 metric tons of biomass briquettes in a year. This alternative...
12 March 2018
In Breadnut Hill, St. Ann, Jamaica, near the famous Dunn’s River Falls, the eco-farm and lodge Durga’s Den sits right in front of...
10 November 2017
With Slush, the world’s leading start-up and technology event, coming up Nov. 30-Dec. 1 in Helsinki, Finland, two entrepreneurs...
6 September 2017
Companies like Hershey’s – one of the world’s largest chocolate producers – face several challenges when working with smallholder...
18 January 2017
Research shows that science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) are still male-dominated fields. According to the U....
27 February 2018
Coconut is renowned all over the world for its many uses, ranging from cooking to personal care, cleaning, and art.
But who...
21 July 2017
If you drive west of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, the soil turns into a deep russet red, and the terrain unfurls, undulating into...
10 March 2016
A new company in Kenya is turning all kinds of waste into energy, saving both money and the environment. The new system is...
28 January 2016
Through affordable access to clinically-valid hearing tests, hearScreen aims to improve the lives of the 1.2 billion people who...