Fighting Malthus’s Prediction in the New Millennium

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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.

The Digitization of Microfinance: bKash in Bangladesh

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Nearly half of the World's population lives on less than $2 a day with limited or no access to formal financial services. Microfinance is crucial to getting credit into the hands of those most in need. How are microfinance providers using digital technology to help lift families out of poverty?