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Foodtech Startup Greens Secures Pre-Seed Funding From East Ventures
Greens aims to enable integrated food technology to bring about a new food ecosystem that will further improve the way people grow and obtain their food.
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- Agriculture, Technology
- Region
- South Asia
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African Development Fund Approves Additional $5.6 Million Grant Funding to Bolster Food Security and Resilience
The funding aims to build the resilience of Mozambique’s food systems in response to the current global food crisis, worsened by the war in Ukraine.
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- Agriculture
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Press Release: Arable Raises $40 Million to Accelerate Sustainable Agriculture
Arable company will use the new funding to advance climate resilience in agriculture by accelerating product development.
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- Agriculture
- Region
- Global
- Tags
- climate change
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Report: Rubber Used by Leading European Tire Makers Linked to Forest Loss in Africa
France’s Michelin and Germany’s Continental AG, are sourcing rubber from agribusinesses implicated in deforestation and undermining land rights in western and central Africa.
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- Agriculture, Environment
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Press Release: The United States Announces $116 Million in Additional Assistance for Mozambique
USAID will also launch a challenge fund to encourage local agribusinesses to test and expand new business models, develop products, and adopt innovative technologies.
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- Agriculture, Health Care, WASH
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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It’s Climate Week for Latin America and the Caribbean
Latin America and Caribbean Climate Week will explore the region’s resilience against climate risks, the transition to a low-emission economy, and partnerships to solve pressing challenges.
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- Agriculture, Environment
- Region
- Latin America
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Venture Capital Investment in Agritech Sector Set to Drop After Boom in 2021
As food supply chains came under strain during the Covid-19 pandemic, venture capital investment in agritech reached an all-time high.
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- Agriculture, Technology
- Region
- Global
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Viewpoint: Patient Capital for African Agriculture Gives Back Far More Than It Receives
In 2021, global hunger surpassed all previous records, with close to 193 million people acutely food insecure. This crisis is worsening, and African countries are at its epicenter.
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- Agriculture
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
- Tags
- food security
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