Vipani

Vipani is a non-profit nongovernmental organization aimed at reducing poverty among the rural poor. Vipani was founded by Dr. Thomas George as a fellow of the Stanford University Reuters Digital Vision and Rainer Arnhold Fellowships (2002-2004). According to the Vipani model, farmers "cannot access the essential ingredients to make farming profitable, such as know-how, credit, and competitive prices". Through the provision of these, Vipani "transforms small-scale farms into profitable enterprises in the marketplace." [http://vipani.org/index.php?page=aboutvipani "Vipani.org"] ] , by ensuring “fair play for small farmers.” [Walljasper, Jay. [http://www.odemagazine.com/doc/52/small-farmers-bigger-markets/ "Small farmers, bigger markets"] ,"Ode Magazine", April 2008. Retrieved on 2008-07-18.] Vipani's Board of Directors and Advisors includes Kevin Starr, managing director of the Mulago Foundation, and Douglass North, the 1993 recipient of the Nobel Prize in Economics.

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