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Highlighting significant developments in agriculture, analytics, biotechnology, energy, finance, medicine and mobile technologies.

[NextBillion @NextBillion]

News via @technology: Cell Phones Bring Power to Africans Living Off the Grid: https://t.co/4MEGCY7gqY #btech #renewableenergy @fenixintl

[Biochar Network @Biocharnetwork]

Biochar could save ‘millions’ of dollars per year in health care costs https://t.co/UI080Ohn9v

[PATH @PATHtweets]

Dr. Praveen Raja joins PATH to lead technology development and introduction efforts for low-income countries https://t.co/DEf3fVKHtF

[Ravi Shankar Prasad @rsprasad]

Bharat QR Code offers single QR code for digital payments across different platforms. Now no need to put different QR codes. #DigitalIndia

[NextBillion @NextBillion]

News via @TechCrunch: @Juvo_mobile raises $40 million to bring #FinancialTechnology to emerging markets: https://t.co/4p2d3UlYnA #fintech

[hearX @hearX_Group]

A BIG shout out to all our AWESOME backers around the world! 72 hours and we're 99% funded!!! https://t.co/uWGG7G8uew #audpeeps #HearingLoss

[AgriFoodAID @agrifoodaid]

#DYK Healthy #soils make food more nutritious, & helps keep carbon out of the atmosphere by storing it underground? https://t.co/xL37iM4qUO

[GOGLA @GOGLAssociation]

"There's definitely a trend towards increasing of our lending for #offgrid solutions" @WorldBank https://t.co/NLMMOyyACq

[NextBillion @NextBillion]

Rethinking the Flush Toilet: It’s Time to Move #Sanitation Infrastructure Off the Grid: https://t.co/86WjBeo18d #WASH #globaldev @loowatt

[Practical Action @PracticalAction]

By 2020, we’re transforming access to #cleanwater, toilets and waste disposal for 1.3M people. #SDG6 #WASH https://t.co/iaX026FxSW

[Better Than Cash Alliance @BetterThan_Cash]

Modelo #Peru: An interoperable #mobilepayments platform engages 34 banks, 3 telcos, aiming to reach 5M users by 2020 https://t.co/gUvTLubi3B

[QC Sustainability @Qsustainability]

See how @QCWirelessReach's Fisher Friend app empowers traditional fishermen in India: https://t.co/O0Z3EsB5Fx #10YearsOfImpact

[Practical Action @PracticalAction]

#Poverty stricken villages in #Zimbabwe & #Malawi are benefiting from the recently established #solarpower project. https://t.co/cskYe0QVjY

[Farming First @farmingfirst]

How intercropping has been Kenyan farmers' weapon of choice against armyworm plague https://t.co/UZU39IkroC

[GSMA Mobile for Development @GSMAm4d]

Our latest report with @UNGlobalPulse on the State of #Mobile Data for #SocialGood is out: https://t.co/SL7NKWNzX0 #mobile4good #data4SDGs

[MSC (MicroSave Consulting) @MicroSave]

Why #India is the most conducive market for @WhatsApp pay? -@WhatsApp is installed on 90% smartphones https://t.co/7lIWCeFc8b #DigitalIndia

[NextBillion @NextBillion]

1 advantage to using mobile #podcasts to boost #financialliteracy in #India = mitigating language barrier : https://t.co/fvFByQv81k #finance

[MobiHealthNews @MobiHealthNews]

Spry Health raises $5.5M to commercialize wearable for chronically ill patients ICYMI https://t.co/gXgwh1kZxH #Connect2Health

[News @ReinventingHope]

#Cambodia #startup Morakot develops software to cut costs for #microfinance lenders https://t.co/7CuEwiCxL5 #FinTech #FinancialInclusion

[Better Than Cash Alliance @BetterThan_Cash]

.@cenbank of #Nigeria: By 2020, no. of adult Nigerians with access to payment services will increase to around 70% https://t.co/yp0E26E4Mq