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Monday, 03 March 2008 |
 BACKGROUND: The arid region of Northeastern Brazil has an area of 1,000,000 square kilometers with 15 million inhabitants living in poverty. Cyclical droughts over the past four centuries have given rise to the so-called "drought business," marked by federal support for distribution of food - currently as food stamps - and the creation of civil works construction projects to build water storage systems much to the benefit of wealthy landowners. Widespread poverty and malnutrition exist among small farmers, although the region is a net food exporter based on government-supported large irrigation projects in the surrounding areas. Appropriate and sustainable irrigation and energy technologies, focused on production of crops to meet growing demand for natural and off-season products offer the potential to overcome poverty in the region.
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Monday, 03 March 2008 |
 Serving as the co-secretariat of MOSAICO is one of the Laguardia Foundation’s core activities. Below is a brief introduction of MOSAICO. For more information, please visit www.mosaiconetwork.org.
What is MOSAICO? MOSAICO, mobilizing sustainable agriculture, infrastructure and capital, is a network of seven like-minded organizations based in Brazil, India, China and the US. MOSAICO seeks to reduce poverty, increase incomes, and protect the environment in rural communities in the developing countries where its partners operate.
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Monday, 03 March 2008 |
BACKGROUND: With low and uneven rainfall (750 mm of per year, falling in the months of January, February, June and July), the state of Alagoas is among the poorest in the region, having 59,000 rural homes without electric energy, an illiteracy rate of 49.7%, and an infant mortality rate of 36 per 1000 live births. There is inadequate water and sewerage infrastructure throughout the region and the state has distinctive unequal distribution of income: the poorest 50% of the population of the state have 14% of the state income, while the richest 10% receive 46.8% of the income.
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Saturday, 16 February 2008 |
 Together in Brazil in a joint sustainable development projectThe Asja.biz Group, has launched a strategic cooperation agreement with LaGuardia Foundation, a non-profit organization based in New York which specializes in implementing actions targeting sustainable development in China, Brazil and India. |
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Last Updated ( Monday, 03 March 2008 )
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