UN Integrated Regional Information Networks
16 October 2008
Cereal banks - small warehouses used to buy, store and sell grains - have long helped Sahelian communities access affordable food year-round. But these community-run banks often run out of money. Borrowers default; bank managers price-gouge or simply steal money, leaving villages as hungry as before. But supporters say even a flawed solution to fight hunger is better than no solution, and founders ...
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