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Analysis: How the Uber of Tractors Is Revolutionising Farming
Africa-based startups are coming up with innovative models that encourage the sharing of farm equipment.
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- Agriculture, Technology
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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$227 Million in Financing for Climate-Smart Agriculture in Madagascar
The World Bank and the French Development Agency (AFD) are providing Madagascar with $227 million in financing.
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- Agriculture
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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- climate change
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Kenyan Agtech Startup, Iprocure Expands Into Tanzania
iProcure, a leading data-driven African agricultural input supply company, announced its expansion into Tanzania through its partnership with the Farm to Market Alliance (FtMA).
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- Agriculture, Technology
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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- agtech, startups, supply chains
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Report: Bringing Regenerative Agriculture to Africa: Kenyan Farmers Are Enthusiastic but Need Better Packaged Info
Enviu just released a report detailing the results of a survey it conducted with 50 Kenya farmers to get their take on Regenerative Agriculture.
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- Agriculture, Investing
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Report: Around $258 Million Seed Emergency Food Aid: UN-Backed Report
The number of people who need urgent food, nutrition and livelihood assistance rose for the fourth consecutive year in 2022.
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- Agriculture
- Region
- Global
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Applying a Gender Lens to Agribusiness: A Pathway to Economic Empowerment for Women
Women farmers in emerging markets face many gender-specific challenges when they attempt to participate equally in agricultural supply chains, employment opportunities and distribution networks. As Cait Nordehn and Bwile Musonda at TechnoServe explain, agribusinesses are well-positioned to address these challenges — if these firms can improve the gender inclusivity of their sourcing, operations and distribution. They discuss TechnoServe’s experiences deploying its Gender-Responsive Diagnostic tool with agribusinesses to identify opportunities for greater gender inclusion.
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- Agriculture
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PepsiCo to Convert Waste into Fertiliser and Electricity in South Africa
A food waste-to-energy plant is being built at Simba Chips, PepsiCo's Johannesburg site in South Africa.
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- Agriculture, Energy, WASH
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Viewpoint: How Do Oil Palm Companies Get Away With Disregarding Indonesian Law?
University of Toronto anthropologist Tania Li argues that companies can act with impunity because of corporate-state collusion and a lack of organised resistance.
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- Agriculture, Environment
- Region
- South Asia
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