Farmers Trade Crops for Solar Lighting in the Solomons

January 27, 2009 No Comments

Farmers Trade Crops for Solar Lighting in the Solomons:

Using crops in a unique barter system, a new microfinance project in the Solomon Islands has successfully implemented a solar lighting finance scheme, enabling communities to trade crops for much needed access to light. (full press release)

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