-
Outgrowing the Flower Pot: Why Just Selling Productive Equipment to Smallholder Farmers is Not Enough
A new wave of companies are bringing equipment powered by renewable, decentralized energy to smallholders, and these devices can significantly boost farmers' yields and product quality. But as Dan Waldron, Christopher Emmott and Christopher Wayne at Acumen explain, just like a tree growing in a flower pot, this new growth can become a burden if it has nowhere to go. They argue that productive equipment must be combined with market access interventions to truly benefit smallholders, and highlight two innovative companies that are demonstrating the impact of this approach.
- Categories
- Agriculture, Energy, Investing, Social Enterprise, Technology
-
Viewpoint: Your Thinking About ESG is All Wrong. Here’s What it’s Really About
Blaine Townsend, director of Bailard Wealth Management says attacks on ESG lean heavily on false economics and myths.
- Categories
- Environment, Investing, Technology
- Region
- Global
- Tags
- data, ESG, governance, greenwashing
-
Analysis: Impact Investors Are Now Looking at India as a Compelling Opportunity. Here’s Why.
As the 2030 milestone for progress on the sustainable development goals (SDGs) draws near, more funding into achieving the SDGs is needed and a rethink of financing flows from established and emerging economies.
- Categories
- Investing
- Region
- Asia Pacific
-
Press Release: Africa Receives Investment Boost to Develop Water Infrastructure
Metito and British International Investment join forces to establish Africa Water Infrastructure Development platform.
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
- Tags
- climate change, hygiene, infrastructure, sanitation, scale, SDGs, water
-
Two African Banks Stake $16 Billion in Oil, Gas Projects
About $16 billion is being invested in oil and gas projects across Africa by the African Export Import Bank (Afreximbank) and the African Finance Corporation (AFC).
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
-
Naspers Shuts Down Foundry, Its $100 Million Fund Focused on South African Startups
According to the report, the firm, which is taking this approach as venture capital takes a hit globally, will maintain the investments.
- Categories
- Investing, Technology
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
- Tags
- failure, startups, venture capital
-
Switzerland Pledges 15 Million Francs to the Bamboo-UNCDF Initiative for the Least Developed Fund
The BUILD Fund is a unique investment fund in support of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in least developed and lower middle income countries (LDCs and LMICs).
- Categories
- Investing
- Region
- Global
-
Deakin to invest $4 million in India over 2-3 years
The Australian university will start classes at its GIFT City campus making it the first foreign university to start a full-fledged campus in India.
- Region
- Asia Pacific
The Best of NextBillion in Your Inbox Each Week!
Subscribe to NB Notes for news, jobs & on-the-ground insights from the world of emerging markets business.
We respect your privacy. Your information is safe and will never be shared.
Don't miss out. Subscribe today.