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Press Release: Bayer and Solynta Collaborate to Advance True Potato Seed in Smallholder Markets in Kenya and India
This innovation will allow growers to plant potatoes from true seeds rather than the traditional planting of tubers.
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- Agriculture
- Region
- Global
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Research Reveals Coffee Industry’s Economic Model Is Not Viable for All
New research commissioned by the Global Coffee Platform, IDH and Solidaridad finds that though there is enough value for everyone to make a profit in the coffee supply chain, this profit rarely reaches farmers.
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- Agriculture
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- Global
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Press Release: Cashew Coast Raises €9 Million From AgDevCo to Expand Its Traceable Organic Cashew Processing Business in Cote D’Ivoire
Cashew Coast is a fast-growing cashew nut processing business, which employs 750 people and sources from more than 7,000 smallholder farmers.
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- Agriculture
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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ThriveAgric Partners with Visa to Expand into Kenya
The hubs, located in Homabay and Busia counties, will serve as learning centres where farmers can gather for training sessions and facilitate the distribution of inputs. The project aims to reach up to 10,000 farmers.
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- Agriculture, Technology
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Rewarding Farmers for Regenerative Agriculture Is ‘Critical for Decarbonising the Food Sector’
A report by the World Benchmarking Alliance, opens new tab found that although more companies were adopting regenerative agriculture practices, few were putting people at the centre of this.
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- Agriculture
- Region
- Global
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Over 5,000 Busia Farmers to Benefit From Kalro Certified Millet Seed
The programme, supported by Centre for Behaviour Change and Communication, Kenya Agricultural and Livestock Research Organisation and Kenya Plant Health Inspectorate Service will be rolled out starting 2025.
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- Agriculture
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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AG Insights Platform Gro Intelligence Is Closing Down
Ag insights platform Gro Intelligence is calling it quits after failing to secure enough capital to stay afloat following a turbulent few months, AgFunderNews understands.
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- Agriculture, Technology
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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- data, failure, smallholder farmers
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African Development Bank Provides Malawi with $22 Million to Combat Climate Vulnerability
This grant, awarded via its African Development Fund (ADF), will be invested in agriculture.
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- Agriculture, Environment
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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