Samasource: Increasing productivity in the US while reducing poverty worldwide – is it possible?
A Ford insight in the context of the Fourth Industrial Revolution
Kenya
Fighting Malthus’s Prediction in the New Millennium
Fossil-fuel powered mechanized agriculture has led to rapid growth in the food supply and staved off human starvation for over 200 years. Today, climate change, caused by those very fossil fuels, is leading to undernourishment in vulnerable populations. The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations is fighting this trend.
Fighting the counterfeit drugs market, one text at a time
Sproxil is leveraging existing mobile phone technology in developing countries to empower customers to fight against the counterfeit drug market.
Data Pioneering: How AfricaScan Creates Data in Markets Previously Devoid of Digital Presence
Exploring the business of a sub-Saharan retail consultancy who operates their own stores to generate data.
M-Pesa: Transforming Kenya with Mobile Money
M-Pesa has become the payment method of choice in Kenya. With a simple SMS text, those who traditionally lacked access to financial institutions can now easily send and receive money.
In Kenya, roses are red but the flower industry is blue over climate change
Facing increasing pressure from domestic actors and its Dutch distributors, the Kenya Flower Council must adapt quickly to climate change-related challenges to maintain market share in Europe.