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Ground Up Investing Reaches $6 Million First Close on its Second Fund to Grow Farmer Income Across Africa and Latin America
The $20 million fund expects to generate $200 million in new income for smallholder farmers, $10 for every $1 invested.
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- Agriculture
- Region
- Global
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First partnership between Proparco (AFD Group) and Sterling Bank to Finance Renewable Energy and Agriculture in Nigeria
The financing will accelerate the development of renewable energy and support small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) across Nigeria’s agricultural value chain.
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- Agriculture, Energy, Technology
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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SEARCA Journal Paper Pushes for Stronger ASEAN Food Resilience Amid Polycrisis
Titled “ASEAN Food Security in an Era of Polycrisis: From Production-Centered Policy to Regional Resilience,” the paper is authored by Dr. Paul Teng of the ISEAS–Yusof Ishak Institute in Singapore.
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- Agriculture, Environment
- Region
- Asia Pacific
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Breakthrough Energy, Temasek and Enterprise Singapore Renew Southeast Asia Fellows Hub for Three Years
These companies are tackling critical challenges including clean fuels and oils, plastic recycling, alternative materials for EV batteries, photosynthesis enhancers for agriculture, and adaptation and resilience technologies including passive cooling paint and landslide sensing.
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- Agriculture, Energy, Environment, Technology, Transportation, WASH
- Region
- South Asia
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ADB Advances Resilient Agriculture and Women’s Economic Empowerment in Rural Cambodia
The Smallholder Resilient Economic Development Sector Project will upgrade agricultural infrastructure and services across 186 communes in seven provinces, which are severely vulnerable to natural hazards.
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- Agriculture, Environment
- Region
- South Asia
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Ghana Secures $270 Million Poultry Investment Agreement to Cut Chicken Imports
The initiative aims to strengthen food security and reduce Ghana’s annual $400 million chicken and poultry products import bill.
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- Agriculture, Investing
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Call For Applications: Botswana Green Business Development Programme 2026
The programme focuses on developing two value chains with potential to support local enterprise growth and employment: horticulture and ecotourism.
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- Agriculture
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Farmer-Led Tea Seedling Production in Malawi
Smallholder tea farmers in Mulanje and Thyolo are transforming tea production through farmer-led seedling nurseries. These nurseries are supported by the Solidaridad’s Pathways to Prosperity Tea Project, funded by the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
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- Agriculture
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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