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Ghana’s Food-Tech Startup Legendary Foods Wins Sankalp Africa Awards 2023
Legendary Foods, a food-tech startup from Ghana is the overall winner of the 10th Edition of the Sankalp Africa Summit Awards.
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- Agriculture
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
- Tags
- food security, startups
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Press Release: IncoFin Reaches Final Close of its India Progress Fund
Investors entrusted USD 77 million of capital to the fund to continue investing in financial inclusion and the agri-food value chain in the Indian rural economy.
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- Agriculture, Finance
- Region
- Asia Pacific
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Semaai Nets Funding to Create Integrated Digital Ecosystem for Farmers, Toko Tanis in Indonesia
Semaai provides customised consultancy, productivity tools, farming inputs such as seed and fertiliser products and access to better markets.
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- Agriculture, Technology
- Region
- South Asia
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PostalPay App Brings Affordable Money Transfer Services to Uganda
The app allows people located in the EU to send money home in a cheaper, faster, and safer way from their mobile phones.
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- Agriculture, Telecommunications
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Acumen Invests in SokoFresh to Reduce Post-Harvest Losses for Farmers
Acumen’s investment aims to support SokoFresh in building out dozens more units, impacting the lives of thousands of farmers.
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- Agriculture, Energy, Social Enterprise, Technology
- Region
- Global
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Drone Startup Garuda Aerospace raises $22 million funding in Series A Round
The funds will be utilised to scale up and expand the company’s operations. A part of the funds will be used for R&D thus accelerating the development of building advanced drone solutions.
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- Agriculture, Investing
- Region
- Asia Pacific
- Tags
- innovation, startups
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Press Release: World Bank and Ethiopia Sign $40 Million Agreement to Cut Carbon Emissions Through Sustainable Landscape Management
Ethiopia has signed a landmark agreement with the World Bank’s BioCarbon Fund Initiative for Sustainable Forest Landscapes (ISFL).
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- Agriculture, Environment
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Avaana Capital Hits First Close of $150-Million Climate and Sustainability Fund
Avaana Climate and Sustainability Fund invests in thematic areas of energy and resource management, mobility and supply chains, and sustainable agriculture and food systems.
- Categories
- Agriculture, Transportation
- Region
- Asia Pacific
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