Taking it Personally #1 - Extending Nature's Bounty

Make hay while the sun shines. It's an oft repeated phrase - but what happens to farmers in the developing world - after the harvest, in the cold of winter?
Julie Donnelly reports on a program in India that's helping farmers make their harvest profits last all year long.

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Taking it Personally #2 - Nigerian Cassava

In Nigeria, there is one resource that brings hundreds of millions of dollars into the country – oil. But now the government is focusing on another source of wealth that comes from the ground, and will never run dry – cassava.
Julie Donnelly reports that the potato-like vegetable is now being used to make everything from bread to pharmaceutical products.

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Taking it Personally #3 - Vietnamese Catfish

In Vietnam, memorials of the seven and a half year war with the US are everywhere, but a more recent conflict between the countries has left the local fish farmers floundering.The United States imposed higher tariffs on the Vietnamese catfish imports in 2003 to protect its own six hundred million dollar catfish industry. But as Julie Donnelly reports, fish farmers are finding a new niche.

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Taking it Personally #4 - Helping Hungary's Homeless

Budapest is a beautiful east European city. Its architecture has drawn millions of tourists since the end of communism. But in the shadows of the city live thousands of homeless people, who have little public support to help them get off the streets.
Julie Donnelly reports on a new private program that’s beginning to bring some hope.

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Taking it Personally #5 - Nepali Souvenirs

The Himalayan kingdom of Nepal has long been a magnet for foreigners and tourism is vital to the country’s economy. The visitors take home memories, but a new scheme is designed to encourage them to also take home souvenirs.
Julie Donnelly reports.

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Taking it Personally #6 - Cambodian Traffic

Cambodia’s capital Phnom Penh lies on the Mekong. 
The river provides transport and income for the city’s one million population. So much traffic has resulted in pollution. But as Julie Donnelly reports, local residents are finding that the pollution is offering an unlikely economic opportunity .

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