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Scaling Solar Irrigation to Fight the Global Food Crisis: Why Subsidies Could be the Solution
COVID-19 has triggered a global food emergency, as the number of people facing starvation could double to 265 million by the end of 2020. Samir Ibrahim at SunCulture explores how solar-powered irrigation systems can help smallholder farmers combat this crisis by drastically improving their yields – and discusses three reasons why smart subsidies can address the affordability barrier.
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- Agriculture, Coronavirus, Energy
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Analysis: Can Agritech Turn the Tide for Farmers in Southeast Asia?
Agriculture has been one of the core pillars of human existence and development over the millennia and, while it continues to serve that crucial role today, the industry faces bigger challenges by the day.
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- Agriculture, Coronavirus, Technology
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- South Asia
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- climate change, startups
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Report: Preservation Tech is the Key to Driving Higher Margins and Avoiding $1 Trillion in Losses Across the Agrifood Value Chain
A new report by Lux Research, “Preserving the Food Chain,” outlines key protection and preservation technologies to help companies achieve significant reductions in both pre-consumer food loss and post-consumer food waste.
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- Agriculture
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Viewpoint: Investing in Digital Agriculture Can Help Africa Beat This Pandemic
We need to bridge Africa's data gap to strengthen food, health and economic security, and overcome a predicted continent-wide recession
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- Agriculture, Coronavirus, Technology
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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- digital payments, NGOs, startups
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African Venture Funding Is Expected to Slow but Impact Investors Are Boosting Health and Agri-Tech Startups
Between 2014 and 2019, 44% of venture capital deals recorded in African tech ecosystems included participation from at least one impact investor, data from Africa Private Equity and Venture Capital Association show.
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- Agriculture, Health Care, Impact Assessment, Investing
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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A New Test for Old Technology: How COVID-19 is Sparking Innovation in PayGo Financing for Biodigesters
Biodigesters transform animal manure into high-quality fertilizer and biogas, replacing the need for wood-burning cooking stoves – and PayGo financing enables smallholders to afford them. But as Laura Harwig at Feed the Future explains, COVID-19 has made it harder for farmers to make their payments. She explores how the biodigester company ATEC* has adapted its PayGo model to help farmers weather these challenges.
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- Agriculture, Coronavirus, Technology
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Coronavirus May Cost Africa $4.8 Billion in Crop Exports
The coronavirus pandemic could cost Africa as much as $4.8 billion in lost agricultural exports and affect the livelihoods of 10 million farmers, McKinsey & Co. said.
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- Agriculture, Coronavirus, Finance, Health Care
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Viewpoint: After COVID-19, a Rural Revolution Can Drive Sustainable Recovery
After coronavirus, nothing less than a revolution in rural sustainable development can prevent another crisis.
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- Agriculture, Coronavirus, Technology
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