BRICS Expands 2026 Science and Technology Program
A new venture called Gemfair has launched in Sierra Leone to support artisanal miners. The initiative aims to provide miners with better equipment and ensure they receive fair prices for their diamond finds. Local representative Raymond Alpha stated the goal is to connect miners to markets so they can sell their finds effectively. The campaign seeks to distance the diamond industry from associations with war and corruption. The program includes training and skills development to ensure human rights standards are met at mine sites. The program intends to empower miners by providing knowledge of fair value and market connections. The company continues to receive interest from new members despite falling diamond market prices driven by lab-grown diamonds from China and India. The price decline is attributed to the rise of lab-grown diamonds from China, India, and other regions.
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“Tobias has launched Gemfair. It's a venture in Sierra Leone aimed at giving artisanal miners better equipment and a fair price for their diamond finds.”
“The idea is to connect the markets so that they can be able to find a place to sell their diamonds when they find diamonds and also to empower them to be able to know what they are doing.”
“Tobias has launched Gemfair, its adventure in Sierra Leone. To change that difficult association some people have with war and corruption. Raymond Alpha is Gemfair's local representative.”
“The idea is to connect the markets so that they can be able to find a place to sell their diamonds when they find diamonds, and also to empower them.”
“Gemfraer is growing? Yes, Gemfraer is growing because we started from few membership and now we are getting to 500, about that, mine sites that have joined the program since.”
“Gemfraer is growing because we started from few membership and now we are getting to 500, about that, mine sites that have joined the program since.”
“Gemfraer is growing because we started from few membership and now we are getting to 500, about that, mine sites that have joined the programme since.”
“BRICS expands its 2026 Science, Technology & Innovation Programme with new joint projects in AI, agriculture, space‑weather monitoring and public‑health modelling.”
“Tobias has launched Gemfair. It's a venture in Sierra Leone aimed at giving artisanal miners better equipment and a fair price for their diamond finds.”
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