Drip irrigation puts small amounts of water/fertilizer across an area in a uniform manner. It is one of the best ways to conserve water when irrigating land due to a very small amount of water loss due to evaporation or runoff. Because the flow is continuous in drip irrigation, the water is able to get deep into the roots and there is a larger yield of crops.
Terawet Green Technologies serves both Asia and the Middle East by providing water treatment services for public health and agriculture.
Their original goal was to reduce world hunger and realized that water management plays a huge role in adequate food production. Since then, they have worked to produce a line of products that promote efficient water usage for agricultural and drinking purposes.
Technology and businesses can heavily impact the evident water issues and benefit the lives in Southeast Asia, and Terawet is doing just that.
Next week, we will show you the tremendous work being done by Kohler and the Global Good Fund in this space.
Discovered Markets works with businesses solving some of the world's most pressing problems. This blog is a part of a series of posts covering water issues and what businesses are doing about it (Part 3/5)
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Partner ecosystems have the potential to scale your impact exponentially. Whether you are starting a partner ecosystem or refining your existing one, we've compiled all the best resources for developing partner ecosystems for you here.
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Despite over-performing returns, venture capital investment in emerging markets accounts for only about 10% of total VC capital invested, and a significant financing gap remains for small and growing businesses (SGBs) in these environments. Why is that?
Communications and knowledge management delivers the most impact when targeting the SCALERS. The answer to “what do you want your audience to do?” is tied across the AAER (Adopt, Adapt, Expand, Respond) systemic change framework.
Systems Thinking allows solutions to gain early traction and scale faster by using the existing networks. Not only that, but the practice of understanding the system prevents unintentional negative consequences from occurring.
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Mapping helps de-risk decision-making in data-poor environments. Studies have shown that proactive practices such as gathering data & intelligence via mapping has led to better understanding/decision making for PE firms & those entering new markets.
Thank you for following along with our "Issues in Clean Water" series. We hope you learned more about the role business can play in making practical steps toward resolving these issues.
Click to view an overview deck of the series. If you are a business or fund looking to impact this space, please reach out to us.
Current events have changed us all, including our business's stakeholders: partners, vendors, distributors, investors, customers. To respond, organizations need to re-evaluate their systems to listen, design, and respond in changing environments.
Discovered Markets works all over the globe, from Malaysia to Uzbekistan to Malawi to Sierra Leone. While this can mean travel for some, we have set up systems and networks to allow speedy market interviews, observations, and testing almost anywhere in the world.
We often used the line: "We may not know, but we know how to know." While the team has experience across a diverse set of sectors from project work and prior professional experience, we will never know an industry as intimately as our client or other stakeholders do.
The majority of partners we work with have existing products or services. When taking a user-centric approach, however, this can create conflict.
Testing is an established practice to de-risk business decisions. However, when business is fast-moving and complex, testing can be viewed as too slow.
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