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PUM has served over 40,000 customers since 1978. Over the years therefore, we have collected thousands of stories and best practices. Do you want to be inspired? Please read the stories below.
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SKY helps young people in Uganda find jobs Uganda launched the Skilling Youth for Employment in Agribusiness (SKY) project with a view to combating youth unemployment. Businesses and the education sector there are cooperating to give young farmers practical training. |
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Lago de Tota: Mirror of the Cosmos Colombia’s largest lake, Lago de Tota, occupies an area of some 6000 hectares and is located at an altitude of 3,015 metres above sea level. |
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Training for female entrepreneurs in Zambia Namakau was hailed as the entrepreneur of the year 2015 in Zambia. She has her own building company. Additionally, she founded an organisation that attracted 500 female members, mainly poor women in the rural areas. |
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Like a fish in water The request was clear. Identify the problems in two fish farms, and attempt to offer solutions. After inspecting the ponds in Pakistan, it did not take long for PUM expert Arie de Bondt to identify the problem. |
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Knowledge is the only thing that grows when you share it PUM brought together expert Ton van Vliet and entrepreneur Prakash Panta. The Nepalese flower grower was keen to acquire technical knowledge, to improve production techniques and increase the quality of his cut flowers. |
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Cooperation between PUM and SNV lifts Kenyan dairy industry to higher level PUM and SNV have since 2013 bundled their knowledge and experience in Kenya as part of the Kenya Market-led Dairy Programme (KMDP). Purpose of this partnership is to raise the standard of the Kenyan dairy industry. |
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Green enterprising - recycling in Peru 'As long as there are no penalties, why should we recycle? This is how entrepreneurs in Peru think about recycling.' The quote is from Alonso Saavedra, CEO of Green Recycling Peru SAC. |
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Trading nation in its infancy Together with project officer Maribel Monge Perez, country coordinator Kees ‘Cornelio’ Lindenburg makes up team Colombia. |
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Knowledge transfer leads to successful business practice in South Africa Education is the first step towards a better life in South Africa. These are the opening lines of the business plan of the young South African founder of ‘Pimp My Book’. |
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Designing the future of ice cream in the Palestinian territories A PUM mission in 2012 gave the Al-Arz Ice Cream Company in the Palestinian Territories the architectural plans they needed for growth. |
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