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Viewpoint: Green Revolutionaries To Boost African Growth
The Green Economy has long been seen as a key player in Africa’s transformation.
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- Agriculture, Coronavirus, Technology
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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COVID-19 Hits East African Agri Value Chains
With increased global food, financial and health crises plaguing the world, about 1.3 billion people are not able to access sufficient or nutritious food, and close to a billion people suffer from chronic hunger.
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- Agriculture, Coronavirus
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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- food security
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Viewpoint: Why More Ugandan Farmers Aren’t Adopting Drought Tolerant Maize
Maize is one of the most important cereal crops in Uganda. In particular, smallholder farmers rely on it for food and as a cash crop. They also grow it as an important export crop.
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- Agriculture, Environment
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Solidaridad Supporting Small Businesses To Access Finance for COVID-19 Resilience
The Covid-19 pandemic has affected many businesses, including small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in the cocoa sector that provide critical services to smallholder farmers in Ghana.
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- Agriculture, Coronavirus, Investing
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Press Release: Upaya Social Ventures and Beyond Capital Recommit To Investment in Freshr To Further Benefit Smallholder Farmers in India
Follow-on investment to support the extension of FreshR’s microentrepreneur and farmer networks, as well as continue expansion into new region of underserved communities
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- Agriculture, Investing
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- Asia Pacific
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Africa Launches $14 Million Program To Shore up Coffee Sector Amid COVID-19
ICO projects a loss of exports valued between $100m and $200m, potentially affecting 6.6 million jobs in coffee sector, particularly in east Africa
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- Agriculture, Coronavirus
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Press Release: Symbiotics Launches USD 6.75 Million (INR 506,250,000) Social Bond with Samunnati Financial Intermediation and Services Private Limited in India
Symbiotics has arranged a Social Bond, raising USD 6.75 million in local currency (INR 506,250,000) for Samunnati Financial Intermediation & Services Private Limited, a non-banking financial company in India.
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- Agriculture, Finance, Investing
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- South Asia
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What Corporations and Smallholder Farmers Have in Common: Addressing the Challenge of Land Rights in Emerging Markets
Lucia Maurício farms about 25 acres of land in Mozambique to feed her family. Portucel manages over 32,000 acres of eucalyptus farms nearby, to power its global supply chain. As Mary Hobbs at USAID points out, both require clear and documented land rights to achieve their goals. She explains why land rights are an essential part of reducing poverty among farmers and boosting investment for corporations in sub-Saharan Africa.
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- Agriculture
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