And my organization, Root Capital, is financing two fair trade certified, organic cocoa enterprises, Kpeya Agricultural Enterprise and Balmed Holdings, both of which are breathing new life into the shattered countryside of Sierra Leone.

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Sri Lanka is pursuing a combination of government directed policies, private investment, both foreign and domestic, to spur growth in disadvantaged areas, develop small and medium enterprises, and increase agricultural productivity.

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If the EPA can regulate any of those larger industries, what about smaller entities, such as many building and highway construction projects, agricultural operations, big box commercial enterprises, hospitals and even churches that emit lots of greenhouse gases?

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In the following two decades, the village-based factory developed into a multi-billion-dollar agricultural enterprise, which has been ranked among the top 500 private enterprises in China.

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Mr Cartes said he relinquished the control of his enterprises, including a bank, Paraguay's largest tobacco company and a variety of agricultural businesses, to his sister, Sarah.

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