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ThriveAgric Raises $56.4 Million Debt Funding and Accelerates Pan-Africa Expansion Plans
ThriveAgric's new investment will enable the company to grow its 200,000+ farmer base, and expand into new African markets, including Ghana, Zambia and Kenya.
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- Agriculture
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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- data
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African Development Bank Proposes $1 Billion Plan to Move Away From Russian Wheat
This $1bn financial package would help avert food shortages in Africa by enabling the agricultural sector’s development, according to the AfDB.
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- Agriculture
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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The Mastercard Foundation Seeks Partners to Provide Access to Inclusive Financial Services for the Agriculture and Adjacent Sectors in Ghana
The Mastercard Foundation has announced the opening of an Expression of Interest (EOI) process to collaborate with prospective partners in bridging access to inclusive financial services for the Agriculture and Agric-adjacent sectors, to unlock work opportunities for young Ghanaian women and men.
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- Agriculture, Finance
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Analysis: Ukraine: How the Global Fertiliser Shortage Is Going to Affect Food
Fertiliser inputs to farming systems represent one of the largest single variable costs of producing a crop.
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- Agriculture
- Region
- Global
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Viewpoint: Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine: What Does It Mean for Africa?
The invasion has done profound damage to Russia’s relations with the West, which will be difficult to reverse as long as Putin and like-minded people around him are in power. Africa should brace itself for the challenging years ahead.
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- Agriculture, Energy, Environment, Finance, Health Care, Investing, Technology
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- Europe & Eurasia
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Press Release: DFC and USADF Launch New Initiative to Help Accelerate Small Businesses in Africa
The ASBC seeks to support SMEs in four countries – Ivory Coast, Nigeria, Senegal and Uganda – focused in key sectors including agriculture and food security, education, healthcare, and water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH).
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- Agriculture, WASH
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Access Alone is Not Enough: Why a Holistic Approach is Necessary to Develop Lasting Energy Solutions
With about 800 million people lacking reliable electricity, energy access is one of the defining issues – and opportunities – of our time. According to Peter Weston at Energy 4 Impact and David Nicholson at Mercy Corps, that's what drove the recent merger of their two organizations. But as they explain, to unlock the full impact of energy access, it's important to ensure that people, businesses and communities can capitalize on it. They explore how a comprehensive market system approach can produce energy solutions that work for farmers, entrepreneurs and others.
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- Agriculture, Energy, Environment
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AgDevCo Secures $90 Million of DFI Funding to Further Invest in African Agribusinesses to Deliver Jobs, Incomes, and Food
AgDevCo announced a $90m package of new funding from the CDC Group, Norfund and DFC which will allow AgDevCo to continue to grow its investment activities in agriculture across Sub-Saharan Africa.
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- Agriculture
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
- Tags
- gender equality
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