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Walmart has launched a development initiative in Peru which it says will help more than 2000 small-scale farmers in the region.
The programme, which will be run in partnership with the CARE poverty charity, will focus on developing more productive vegetables such as artichokes and avocadoes in Peru, and on empowering women to become more involved in farming.
Farmers will also be offered advice on how to expand production and gain better access to local and export markets. Technical assistance will be provided to help growers implement environmental and water resource management practices.
The project aims to increase participants’ incomes by 30 per cent and create 300 jobs in the north of Peru.
Last year the Walmart Foundation announced a $1million (£630,000, €730,000) grant to CARE for projects focusing on empowering impoverished women in Peru, Bangladesh and India.
The programme, which will be run in partnership with the CARE poverty charity, will focus on developing more productive vegetables such as artichokes and avocadoes in Peru, and on empowering women to become more involved in farming.
Farmers will also be offered advice on how to expand production and gain better access to local and export markets. Technical assistance will be provided to help growers implement environmental and water resource management practices.
The project aims to increase participants’ incomes by 30 per cent and create 300 jobs in the north of Peru.
Last year the Walmart Foundation announced a $1million (£630,000, €730,000) grant to CARE for projects focusing on empowering impoverished women in Peru, Bangladesh and India.
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