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Ethical Labels Not Fit for Purpose, Report Warns Consumers
Certification schemes may serve to mask human rights abuses and allow government inaction, study claims
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- Agriculture, Energy
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The COVID-19 Pivot: How Five Nonprofits and Community-Based Enterprises Have Adapted in Response to the Pandemic
As COVID-19 has upended entire industries, businesses and non-profits everywhere have had to adapt to survive – sometimes shifting completely from their traditional services. June Sugiyama at the Vodafone Americas Foundation explores how five participants in the OpenIDEO COVID Business Pivot Challenge have quickly adjusted to provide innovative solutions to the crisis.
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- Agriculture, Coronavirus, Health Care, Social Enterprise, Technology
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$10B Needed to Avert COVID-19 Hunger Crisis, Experts Say
Due to the worldwide COVID-19 pandemic, an additional $10 billion is urgently needed to prevent millions more people becoming food insecure, according to a new report by Cornell, the International Food Policy Research Institute and the International Institute for Sustainable Development as part of the Ceres2030 project. Half that amount must come from donor governments as aid, with the rest provided by developing countries.
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- Agriculture, Coronavirus
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- food security
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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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