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Allianz and Dutch Development Bank Back $1.1 Billion Sustainable Loans Fund
The fund is the largest of its type since 2018 and one of the five biggest to date, according to Convergence.
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- Agriculture, Energy, Finance, Investing
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- Global
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Upcycled Cacao Fruit Juice, Anyone? Investors Gave Swiss-Ghanaian Startup $15 Million to Scale Koa Pure
The upcycled cacao startup makes products from the fruit of the plant, and its latest investment round involves both returning and new investors.
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- Agriculture, Investing
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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COP28: World Bank Unleashes $100 Million for Climate-Smart Agriculture in Africa
The World Bank’s International Development Association (IDA) is set to inject $100 million into the Accelerating Impacts of CGIAR Climate Research for Africa (AICCRA) project between 2024 and 2025.
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- Agriculture, Technology
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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COP 28: African Development Bank’s $1 Billion Insurance Facility to Protect Millions of Farmers in Africa
African Development Bank President Dr Akinwumi Adesina said the Africa Climate Risk Insurance Facility for Adaptation (ACRIFA) aims to mobilise $1 billion of concessionary financing, high-risk capital and grants to support the African insurance industry.
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- Agriculture, Environment, Finance
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Press Release: COP28: African and Middle East Leaders Welcome $10 Billion SAFE Initiative to Tackle Food Security amid Climate Crisis
The SAFE Initiative of the Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI) will mobilise at least $10 billion to implement proven climate-smart agricultural practices such as regenerative agriculture.
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- Agriculture, Environment
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PUE at the BoP: Three Approaches To Making Productive Uses Of Energy Accessible To All
Productive Use of Energy (PUE) technologies, such as solar water pumps, refrigeration and sewing machines, are crucial for helping smallholder farmers and other microentrepreneurs generate incomes. But as Christopher Emmott at Acumen explains, the high up-front costs of PUE appliances prevent many people at the Base of the Pyramid (BoP) from purchasing them. He shares some innovative approaches and business models that can enable vulnerable communities to access these life-changing technologies.
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- Agriculture, Energy, Social Enterprise, Technology
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Press Release: Leader’s Declaration on Food System a Milestone Moment in Climate Action, but Global Commitment Must Translate to Local Action
134 countries producing 75% of food-based greenhouse gas emissions agree at COP28 to transform food systems for benefit of climate, nature and people.
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- Agriculture
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Press Release: Bezos Earth Fund Announces $57 Million for the Future of Food, Supporting Bold Action for Food Systems Transformation as Part of $1 Billion Commitment
The Bezos Earth Fund called for a greater focus and commitment to transforming our food systems as countries signed a declaration announced at COP28.
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- Agriculture, Environment
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- Global