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IFC Supports Sustainable Nigeria’s Livestock Production With $4.5 Million Financing
To support the growth and sustainability of Nigeria’s livestock industry, IFC announced a $4.5 million financing package for a Nigerian subsidiary of Bar Magen LTD.
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- Agriculture
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Agritech Startup Loopworm Raises $3.4 Million in Seed Funding Led by Omnivore, Waterbridge
Loopworm plans to use the seed funding for talent acquisition, research and development (R&D) including building laboratories, and to launch its first factory in North Bengaluru for scaling up production.
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- Agriculture
- Region
- Asia Pacific
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Viewpoint: Africa’s Cold Rush and the Promise of Refrigeration
The International Institute of Refrigeration estimates that, globally, 1.6 billion tons of food are wasted every year, and that thirty percent of this could be saved by refrigeration.
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- Agriculture
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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- food security
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IProcure: Kenyan Agritech Startup Secures $10.2 Million Series B Funding
IProcure is enabling the lowering of food costs and lessening the climate impact of agriculture by ensuring smallholder farmers can plant their crops on time and achieve higher crop yields while using less land.
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- Agriculture, Technology
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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- startups
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Bayer Launches Digital Platform Forground for Sustainable Farming
Agricultural seeds and chemicals maker Bayer launched a digital farming platform on Monday that it says will help US growers enact environmentally friendly practices.
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- Agriculture, Technology
- Region
- North America
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- data
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Acceso Connects Farmers to Formal Markets for Increased Earnings and Food Security
With a business model based on keeping both profits and produce local, Acceso is aiming to reduce rural poverty by providing opportunities and stabilizing local food systems.
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- Agriculture, Social Enterprise
- Region
- Latin America
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Analysis: How Next-Gen Technology in Agriculture Can Make Food Safer in India
Adulterated food is made impure by the addition of an inferior substance, especially to prepare for sale by substituting more valuable ingredients for less valuable ones.
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- Agriculture, Technology
- Region
- Asia Pacific
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- food security
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Press Release: Coca-Cola India’s Project Unnati Has Touched the Lives of 3.5 Lakh Plus Farmers Across 12 States in India
The project is part of Coca-Cola’s Fruit Circular Economy initiative, which is a key pillar of the Company’s ESG priorities – Sustainable Agriculture.
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- Agriculture
- Region
- Asia Pacific
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- circular economy
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