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Retail Operations Inside A Tesco Plc Supermarket Grocery Store
Real EstateEven the cheapest city is too expensive for a family on minimum wage
By Claire GrodenAugust 27, 2015
2014 December - Lamwo district, East Acholi province, Uganda. When children are on break from school (as these children, on Christmas holiday) they join their parents in the sesame fields for harvest. Sesame is an increasingly important crop in this region, both as a healthy food and as a valuable commodity. Agriculture employs about 80% of Uganda's workforce, so Mercy Corps partners with private agricultural businesses to build a more robust market where farmers have the information and knowledge they need to maximize the quality and yield of their crops as well as to successfully sell at market. Mercy Corps has pioneered the practice of contract farming, through its partnership with local output buyer, GADC. The contracts reduce the risk for famers to invest in a relatively new crop like sesame, and help them anticipate the prices they'll attain for their crops at the market. On average, farmers who have contracted with GADC report a 100% increase in their income earned from sesame.
LeadershipUganda and the consequences of boom-bust farming
By Keith ProctorAugust 18, 2015
Utica, NY Struggles With Poverty Rate Twice The National Average
FinanceMore children are living in poverty than before the recession
By Claire GrodenJuly 21, 2015
Tanysha Curry
LeadershipSarasota: A glimpse into American poverty’s future
By Amy KaslowJune 29, 2015
Property Prices Continue To Increase
Real EstateNot a single U.S. county has enough affordable housing
By Claire GrodenJune 19, 2015
Microsoft founder and chairman Bill Gates delivers the commencement speech at Stanford
LeadershipCollege dropout Bill Gates says we need more college grads
By Laura LorenzettiJune 3, 2015
Bill Gates, Melinda Gates
LeadershipWatch: Proof Bill and Melinda Gates are ice cold under pressure
By Chris MatthewsMay 22, 2015
SF Mayor Ed Lee Attends Opening Of Cloud Based IT Company In San Francisco
TechZendesk’s new nonprofit aims to do more than just customer service
By Jonathan VanianMay 13, 2015
Israeli Knesset (parliament) elections
EconomyIsrael’s other war: Income inequality and rising prices
By Chris MatthewsMarch 25, 2015
URUGUAY-POLITICS-MUJICA
LeadershipUruguay’s most unexpected champion of capitalism
By Jonathan GilbertJanuary 23, 2015
Andrew Cuomo
LeadershipNew York could soon have the highest minimum wage in the U.S.
By Claire ZillmanJanuary 21, 2015
In Baltimore, a fight to give juvenile offenders an economic lifeline
LeadershipIn Baltimore, a fight to give juvenile offenders an economic lifeline
By Amy KaslowDecember 18, 2014
A beach in Tel Aviv
LeadershipIsraeli Arab women: Stuck in economic purgatory, without a paddle
By Amy KaslowSeptember 22, 2014
Finance
FinanceThe U.S. still has more than 45 million people in poverty, Census Bureau says
By Tom Huddleston Jr.September 16, 2014
Fast-Food Strikes in 50 U.S. Cities Seeking $15 Per Hour
FinanceInequality in the U.S.: Are we making any progress?
By Eleanor BloxhamAugust 4, 2014
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