Tag: Purchase for Progress
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UN buys from Ethiopia’s farmer co-operatives to feed local, starving people
Anthony Murray in Co-operative News reports on a new pilot project to promote small farmers’ access to local markets. The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) buys food from local co-operatives and distributes it to vulerable populations in Ethiopia. This year’s harvest will feed 1.8 million Ethiopians for a month: Farmer co-operatives around Ethiopia are set to deliver one…