Kenya Environmental & Political News Weblog
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Financing Boost for Kenya’s Small Farmers
Posted: May 7, 2008, 1:49 pm by Phil
Photo: Manoocher Deghati/IRIN The cost of food is rising, placing a disproportionate burden on the poor who spend most of their income on consumables NAIROBI, 6 May 2008 (IRIN) - Small farmers and agricultural enterprises are the main beneficiaries of a financing partnership launched on 6 May to help them break out of poverty and [...] -
Call to End E-Waste Dumping in Developing Countries
Posted: May 7, 2008, 1:48 pm by Phil
The world federation of consumer organisations, Consumers International (CI), today called for tighter government monitoring to prevent the continued dumping of toxic e-waste on the developing world. The call comes as investigations by CI’s corporate watchdog partner, DanWatch, indicate that half a million second-hand computers are imported to Nigeria every month. The vast majority are obsolete [...]
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