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Swiss Impact Investor ResponsAbility Raises $106 Million for Climate-Smart Agriculture and Food Fund
ResponsAbility said this investment solution aims to provide long-term financing to innovative agribusinesses.
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- Agriculture, Environment
- Region
- Global
- Tags
- climate change, MSMEs, SDGs
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It Could Take 131 Years for the World to Close the Gender Gap, Report Shows
A new report from the World Economic Forum estimates that women won’t attain parity with men for another 131 years. In other words, not until 2154.
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- Environment, Finance, Health Care, Investing, Technology
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- Global
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- gender equality
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An Agricultural Value Chain Bears Fruit: How Adopting a New Crop Helped Boost the Prosperity and Climate Resilience of Cambodian Farmers
Improving the performance of agricultural value chains will be crucial to emerging countries' efforts to end poverty and hunger, boost shared prosperity, and adapt to climate change. To that end, an iDE program is supporting Cambodian farmers as they transition to growing melons and other new crops, by helping to build market systems that support the sale of these products. Simon Crittle at iDE explores how the program is enabling farmers to navigate changes in the market — and in the climate.
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- Agriculture, Environment
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Coca-Cola Indonesia Unveils Groundbreaking 100% rPET Bottle, a First in the Nation
With a focus on social enterprises and community support, Amandani Bumi Nusantara will collaborate with Coca-Cola Indonesia and provide raw materials for recycling facilities.
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- Environment, Social Enterprise, Technology, WASH
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- South Asia
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Southeast Asia–Focused Go-Ventures Closes $240 Million Second Fund, Rebrands as Argor Capital
The second fund so far has invested in sectors such as B2B marketplaces, consumer, environmental tech, fintech and digital transformation platforms for SMEs.
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- Environment, Finance, Technology
- Region
- South Asia
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- digital inclusion, fintech, MSMEs
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India’s Climate-Focused VC Firm Avaana Capital Raises $70 Million
The fund will focus on investments in three sectors - energy transition and resource management; mobility and supply chains; and sustainable agriculture and food systems.
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- Agriculture, Energy, Environment, Technology, Transportation
- Region
- Asia Pacific
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Press Release: Malawi Secures $4.4 Million in Funding From the Global Environment Facility Towards Building Climate Resilience in the Lake Chilwa Basin
The five-year project, known as ‘TRANSFORM’, aims to enhance the resilience of vulnerable rural communities by bolstering their natural, human, and economic adaptive capacities.
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- Agriculture, Environment
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Analysis: As Africa Loses Forest, Its Small Farmers Are Bringing Back Trees
The loss of forests across Africa has long been documented. But recent studies show that small farmers from Senegal to Ethiopia to Malawi are allowing trees to regenerate on their lands, resulting in improved crop yields, productive fruit harvests, and a boost for carbon storage.
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- Agriculture, Environment
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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