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Complete Farmer, a Ghanaian Agritech Startup, Gets $10.4 Million Pre-series A Funding to Streamline Operations
The startup aims to revolutionise African farming practices by developing the necessary physical and technical infrastructure to boost efficiency along the entire value chain of agriculture.
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- Agriculture, Technology
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Press Release: DFC Invests More Than $1 Billion in Global Food Security, Announces Intent to Double its Investments
With millions of people on the brink of famine, DFC remains committed to expanding access to food today and helping to protect against future food crises.
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- Agriculture, Investing
- Region
- Global
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Ireland Pledges €284 Million to Global Food, Agriculture & Nutrition Programs
The €284 million pledge includes a range of partnerships through Irish Aid, the Government’s overseas development assistance program.
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- Agriculture, Investing
- Region
- Global
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- nutrition, SDGs, smallholder farmers
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Grow Asia Launches US $1 Billion Impact Fund
Public-private blended financing model targets Southeast Asian SME agri-businesses.
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- Agriculture, Environment, Investing, Technology
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- South Asia
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Viewpoint: Feeding Big Agribusiness, Starving Africans
Industrial agriculture has failed to eliminate food insecurity in Africa. It is time for a radically different approach.
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- Agriculture
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Rethinking Scale in Agribusiness: An Impact Investor Explores the Massive Benefits of Being Small
Many impact investors have adopted the mindset of traditional venture capital, seeking out companies with the potential to reach millions of customers. But Chris Wayne and Coco Lim at Acumen argue that this single-minded focus on scale ignores the realities of agribusinesses in emerging markets, and overlooks small businesses' potential to make a deeper impact. They explore why impact investors should focus on more than just the number of "lives impacted” by their agriculture investments, moving toward a more nuanced understanding of scale in this crucial sector.
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- Agriculture, Investing, Social Enterprise
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Press Release: Biden-Harris Administration Invests $266 Million to Help Rural Business Owners, Farmers and Ranchers Lower Energy Costs, Generate Income, and Expand Operations, as Part of Investing in America Agenda
USDA is investing $266 million in 1,334 renewable energy and energy-efficiency projects in 47 states, Guam and Puerto Rico.
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- Agriculture, Energy, Technology
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- North America
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- employment, lending, MSMEs, renewable energy, solar
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Sweeter Prospects for Cocoa Farmers: A Recent Study Shows How Formal Land Rights Improve the Financial Outlook for Smallholders in Cote d’Ivoire
Cocoa is one of the world’s most prized foods, but the smallholder farmers who produce it typically live in poverty and often lack formal rights to the land they're farming. Scott Graham and Anahit Tevosyan at FINCA International explore how a partnership between global chocolate companies and other industry and development sector players is strengthening farmers' property rights in Cote d’Ivoire — the source of 45% of the world’s cocoa — thereby aiming to improve their financial health and resilience.
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- Agriculture, Finance