One of the challenges that the ongoing MyFINANCE project (Myanmar: Financial Inclusion Expansion Through Co-operatives) is trying to address in Myanmar is the need to promote savings and credit services in the Natogyi and Myingyan townships. Encouraging cooperative members, who are the primary beneficiaries of this project, to save money seemed like an insurmountable problem […]
OTTAWA, ON – Today, the 4R Solution project is taking another step in bringing a Canadian Innovation to Sub Saharan Africa through the 4R Champion program. The 4R Champion program is a unique opportunity for agricultural advocates to demonstrate increased agricultural yields through the use of 4R Nutrient Stewardship Best Management Practices. “4R Nutrient Stewardship, […]
A case study of Canadian assistance. Authored by Robby Tulus, CDF Canada volunteer The aquaculture sector, where populations of sea and freshwater are cultivated under controlled conditions, plays a very important role for human consumption as well as local employment. The demand for aquaculture products, especially seaweed, milkfish, and shrimp (SMS) is very high and […]
A small loan of around $100 was all it took for Daw Than Nwe, from Taung Poet Thar village, in Myanmar, to hire four seasonal workers, diversify her crops and boost her yields. “I used the money to buy fertilizer,” says Daw Than Nwe, a mother of seven. ”If I use fertilizer on my farm […]