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Liberia: African Development Bank Releases $5 Million to Enhance Food Security in the Face of Climate Change
In response to global warming, Liberia is launching its Emergency Food Production Programme to increase agricultural productivity
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- Agriculture, Environment
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Leaning into Resilience: Three Ways Small and Growing Agriculture Businesses Have Navigated Global Crises – And How Investors Can Support Them
COVID-19 and other recent crises have led many investors to pause disbursements to small and growing businesses (SGBs) in emerging markets, due to the increased risk. Camilla Nestor, Maria Raurell and Carolyn Han at MCE Social Capital explain why MCE did the opposite, supporting their investees' efforts to adapt to these challenges. They share three adaptations that successful SGBs in their portfolio had in common, and explore how these approaches are likely to be incorporated into agricultural SGB business models in the long term.
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- Agriculture, Entrepreneurship, Investing
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US Commits to Strengthening Food Security in the Philippines
Vice President Harris has launched an initiative to strengthen the US-Philippines alliance, including measures to enhance food security.
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- Agriculture
- Region
- Asia Pacific
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Press Release: New Research Shows That Investing in Women in Agriculture Generates Significant Value for Businesses and Investors
Ten years of global data from Root Capital—a nonprofit that supports the growth of agricultural enterprises in Africa, Latin America, and Indonesia—proves that gender-inclusive businesses are a smart investment.
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- Agriculture, Investing
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Gates Foundation Pledges $7 Billion for Health, Farming in Africa
Bill Gates, on a visit to Kenya, has announced his foundation will spend $7 billion to improve health, gender equality and farming in Africa.
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- Agriculture
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Global Fertilizer Challenge Raises $135 million for Fertilizer Efficiency and Soil Health Measures to Combat Food Insecurity
The funding is for fertilizer efficiency and soil health programs to combat fertilizer shortages and food insecurity.
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- Agriculture
- Region
- Global
- Tags
- agribusiness, agriculture, farming, investing
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Analysis: AGRA Retreats from its Own ‘Green Revolution’
AGRA’s new strategy fails to take steps to better ensure that small-scale farmers see benefits from its proposed $550 million five-year plan.
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- Agriculture
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Analysis: Regenerative Agriculture Seen as Answer to Averting Africa’s Growing Food Crisis
Unsustainable farming, which exacerbates climate change and leads to further extreme weather events, is behind the degradation of Africa’s soils.
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- Agriculture
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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