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Floating Farms Boost Flood Resilience on River Island in Assam
To combat the problems of floods and irregular rainfall, the residents of Majuli, the world’s largest river island, are growing vegetables on rafts
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- Agriculture, Environment
- Region
- Asia Pacific
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Press Release: Heifer International and Mccormick & Company Announce Partnership To Support Sustainable Incomes for Spice Farmers in Guatemala
Through the new Cardaforestry project, McCormick & Company and Heifer International will invest in cardamom and allspice farmers through Guatemalan spice supplier, Nueva Kerala, strengthening the spice supply chain, increasing farmer incomes and resilience
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- Agriculture, Investing
- Region
- Asia Pacific
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The Pandemic is Not Over for Social Enterprises: Here’s How Impact Investors and Other Funders Can Help Them Survive COVID-19
Social enterprises are developing innovative, sustainable and scalable solutions to the world's deepest economic and social issues, but many of these businesses are at risk of disappearing due to COVID-19. According to Alethia Kang at Acceso and Luke Seidle at Kiva, impact investors and other funders must step up to keep the social enterprise field afloat. They share five steps funders can take to bolster these businesses, and discuss how the partnership between their two organizations illustrates the value of flexible funding support during a crisis.
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- Agriculture, Coronavirus, Entrepreneurship, Investing
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Report: Most Agricultural Funding Distorts Prices, Harms Environment
Around 87% of the $540 billion in total annual government support given worldwide to agricultural producers includes measures that are price distorting and that can be harmful to nature and health.
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- Agriculture, Environment
- Region
- Global
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Hello Tractor Is Set to Pilot a New PAYG Tractor-Financing Product With the $1 Million Prize Award From Heifer International
Last year, the company suffered as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. However, the new investment Hello Tractor has received as a co-winner of the US$1.5 million Heifer International AYuTe Africa Challenge served as a silver lining in the business’s dark cloud.
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- Agriculture
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Nigeria Based Agricorp Raises $17.5 Million Pre-Series A Funding to Enhance Global Food Systems
Agricorp supports smallholder farmers with inputs and training on good agronomic practices, and with this funding they will build more processes that enhance global food systems.
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- Agriculture
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Food Waste Start-up Agricycle Global Raises $2.4 Million Seed Round
The start-up works across Sub-Saharan Africa with local farmers and communities to upcycle food ingredients and build a sustainable supply chain.
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- Agriculture, Environment
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Press Release: The ABC Fund Supports Bolivian Microfinance Institution CIDRE IFD With Multi-Million-Dollar Investment
The Agri-Business Capital Fund (‘ABC Fund’) has announced that it is investing USD 4.7 million in Centro de Investigación y Desarrollo Regional (‘CIDRE IFD’), a microfinance institution providing financial support to smallholder farmers in Bolivia.
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- Agriculture, Finance, Investing
- Region
- Latin America
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