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Risky Business: How an Innovative Partnership is Addressing Growing Threats to the Coffee Supply Chain
For smallholder farmers, growing coffee has become a risky business. Plagued by low profitability and the effects of climate change, many struggle to earn a livable income. And with smallholders accounting for 80% of global coffee production, their struggles put the entire coffee industry at risk. Carolin Ehrensperger at Neumann Gruppe GmBH and Laura Harwig at Feed the Future Partnering for Innovation discuss a partnership that aims to build a sustainable coffee supply chain by providing farmers with critical opportunities and resources to grow and adapt.
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- Agriculture, Environment
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Investcorp Leads $55 Million Investment in NDR Warehousing
Bahrain-based Investcorp, a global investment manager specializing in alternative investments, said it has led a USD $55 million investment in NDR Warehousing.
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- Agriculture, Investing
- Region
- Asia Pacific
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Press Release: Sistema.bio Closes Over $15MM in Financing to Scale Climate-Smart Clean Energy Technology for Farmers
Financing will strengthen partnerships and distribution, carbon reduction activities, R&D efforts and overall operations in LATAM, Africa, and Asia-Pacific.
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- Agriculture, Environment, Investing
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- Global
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- impact investing
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Hyderabad based Agritech Startup Our Food Raises US $6 Million
Hyderabad City-based agritech startup Our Food has raised $6 million in a growth funding round led by existing investor 3Lines Venture Capital.
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- Agriculture, Technology
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- South Asia
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- food security, startups
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Nestle Announces Innovative Plan to Tackle Child Labor Risks, Increase Farmer Income and Achieve Full Traceability in Cocoa
A cash incentive will be paid directly to cocoa-farming households for certain activities such as enrollment of children in school and pruning among several others.
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- Agriculture
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- gender equality
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Carbon Neutral Oat Milk Maker Nude Bags $5 Million Series A to Expand Across Latin America
Latin America’s (LATAM) first carbon-neutral food company, Nude, has closed a Series A funding round. $5 million was raised by multiple investors, led by Vox Capital and Lever VC.
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- Agriculture, Environment
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- Latin America
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- climate change
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Press Release: Essmart and One Acre Fund Partner to Expand Farmer Services
After successfully piloting farmer services in Bihar, India, we’re now partnering with Essmart, a last-mile distribution company, to increase access to agricultural products for rural farmers in Northern India.
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- Agriculture
- Region
- Asia Pacific
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- distribution, scale
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The Path Toward Commercialization: How Research Can Generate Business Opportunities in Low- and Middle-Income Countries
Research universities and labs are important engines of innovation that play a vital role in global business development – and commercializing these innovations can deliver real-world impact. But according to Dana Gorodetsky and Sachin Nijhawan at the William Davidson Institute, there's a lack of expertise and resources related to the commercialization of research in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). They explore the benefits of commercialization for researchers, institutions and entrepreneurs, and offer four key lessons for commercializing research in LMICs.
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- Agriculture, Energy, Technology
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