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SunCulture and Bridgin To Launch 15 Million USD Structure to Finance Climate-Smart Agriculture in Kenya
Through this partnership, Bridgin will finance portfolios of SunCulture’s farmer receivables, allowing the company to reach more customers while de-risking its balance sheet and reinvesting in scale.
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- Agriculture, Energy, Investing, Technology
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Frontier Tech Capital Targets $150 Million Fund to Back Southeast Asia Scale-Ups
Unlike traditional early-stage VCs, Frontier Tech targets companies generating at least $50 million in annual revenue with clear paths to profitability.
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- Agriculture, Technology
- Region
- Asia Pacific
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Tanzania’s MazaoHub Raises $2 Million to Expand AI-Powered Climate-Smart Farming in Africa
Tanzanian agritech startup MazaoHub has secured US$2 million in an oversubscribed pre-seed round to accelerate its mission of transforming smallholder farming through a blend of artificial intelligence and hands-on agronomy.
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- Agriculture, Technology
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Kenya’s SunCulture Raises USD $5 Million to Scale Solar-Powered Irrigation in Africa
SunCulture offers solar-powered irrigation pumps, providing smallholder farmers with a sustainable and affordable alternative to diesel or manual systems.
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- Agriculture, Energy, Investing, Social Enterprise, WASH
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Rwandan Farmers and Private Sector Join Forces to Improve Maize and Soybean Value Chains for 4,000 Smallholders
Activities with farmers include carrying out an inclusive business analysis, setting up demonstration plots, investing in equipment, and conducting joint training by public and private partners.
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- Agriculture
- Region
- Global
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A New Green Revolution in Indian Agriculture: How Satellite Remote Sensing is Quietly Transforming the Sector
Satellite remote sensing involves the use of satellite-based sensors to capture data about the earth’s surface. According to Sat Kumar Tomer at Satyukt Analytics, this technology is increasingly being used by Indian farmers and the businesses and organizations that serve them, generating data on vegetation health, soil moisture, irrigation patterns and other key drivers of agricultural productivity. He explores how satellite remote sensing is enabling a data-driven revolution in Indian agriculture, and how the sector can overcome barriers to wider adoption.
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- Agriculture, Environment, Finance, Technology
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New Coalition Formed to Power Food Systems with Clean Energy
A newly established multi-stakeholder alliance — the Agri-Energy Coalition — is launching to address critical challenges at the intersection of agriculture and energy in low to middle-income countries.
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- Agriculture, Energy
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Bayer Foundation And United Nations Capital Development Fund Partner On New Investment Vehicle For Food Systems Enterprises
Bayer Foundation and the United Nations Capital Development Fund have partnered to launch the “Food Systems Innovation Finance Facility.”
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- Agriculture, Investing
- Region
- Global
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