Innovation of the Week: Better Cotton, Better Livelihoods
Ninety percent of the world’s cotton is grown by farmers in developing countries – they sell their cotton to local spinners and ginners that supply large international buyers, such as Hanes, Victoria’s...
View ArticleWhen Bikes Die, A Second Life (In Parts)
For National Bike Month, we ran a series of posts on cycling. We looked at two wheeled tales, bike hacks, ‘how tos’ (like how to not get your bike stolen) and more. To read the series check out Do The...
View ArticleBetting the Farm – Agricultural Risks in Lacking Crop Diversity
You might say we were risk averse. When I was growing up, the 5-generation family farm had cows (milk and beef), pigs, chickens and guinea fowl, fruit trees and berries. The main crops were cotton,...
View ArticleMemories of India; Shahrukh Khan and Me
Paheli with Shahrukh Khan and Rani Mukherji Trying to meet Shahrukh Khan at IIFA King Khan comes to Toronto My second night in India ever, back in December 2005, I was struggling with jet lag and...
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