Livestock production is an important component of the local economy in Sudan, providing food, employment, foreign exchange earnings, a source of wealth, and supply of inputs and services, such as draught power, manure and transport. The livestock subsector however, faces numerous constraints, including a heavy disease burden, low productivity exacerbated by drought and insecurity, the…
Salam has traditionally been understood as a mode of agricultural finance. Indeed, as scholars point out, one of the reasons why salam is admissible as an Islamic mode, even while violating the basic Shariah rule of “do not sell what you do not have”, is because of its economic significance. It provides a mechanism to…
The Abu-Halima Greenhouses Project of IRADA, designed in 2011, uses a composite model of intervention that combines several “smart” factors and is designed to address several critical social issues including lack of food security, unemployment and poverty. It aims to open new economic opportunities for young university graduates with formal education in agriculture. The project…
In Indonesia, the Baitul Maal wat Tamweel (BMT) is an indigenous model of Islamic microfinance. Translated into English, the House of Funds and Financing is a financial cooperative. Conceptually, BMT is deemed to be inspired by the institution of Baitul Maal existing in early days of Islam. Its uniqueness is said to lie in the…
A question that is often asked in the context of the role of zakat and indeed, of all forms of charity and philanthropy in poverty alleviation is: Aren’t we making the poor dependent on charity? Aren’t we discouraging the poor from doing hard work and becoming economically active and productive if we continue to dole out cash period…
