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REA, GEF, UNDP Sign Deals to Deliver 23 Power Mini-grids to 70,000 Nigerians
An impact-focused initiative active in 21 countries, the Africa mini-grids programme, which was launched in 2022, is being funded by GEF and supported by the UNDP, according to statement issued by the partners.
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- Agriculture, Energy
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Can Trump Dissolve USAID? 10,000 Jobs Hang In The Balance
Decisions made immediately after President Trump’s administration have resulted in full-scale, rapid and tumultuous change throughout the federal government, and many federal workers and agency employees are reeling, confused and frightened.
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- Agriculture, Coronavirus, Education, Energy, Environment, Finance, Health Care, Technology, Telecommunications, Transportation, WASH
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- North America
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Bayer and Pula Foundation Partner up to Insure 10 Million Smallholder Farmers in Sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia
The collaboration aims to enhance climate resilience among smallholder farmers, protecting them against the growing impacts of droughts and floods, which threaten harvests, livelihoods, and global food security.
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- Agriculture, Environment
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Indonesia’s eFishery Unicorn Allegedly Faked Most of Its Sales – Report
A preliminary, ongoing probe into the agritech startup estimates that management inflated revenue by almost $600 million in the nine months.
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- Agriculture
- Region
- South Asia
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- startups
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Banyu Lands US $1.25 Million to Unlock Global Market Potential for Indonesia’s Seaweed Industry
Banyu's plans include establishing a seedling cultivation laboratory and nursery, making it the largest producer of high-quality seaweed seedlings in Indonesia.
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- Agriculture
- Region
- South Asia
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Press Release: Leaps by Bayer Announces One of the Largest Global Surveys of Society’s Attitudes Toward Breakthrough Technologies
The impact investing arm of Bayer, and Boston Consulting Group (BCG) announced the launch of one of the largest surveys examining global public sentiment towards transformative technology.
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- Agriculture, Health Care, Technology
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- Global
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WDI Names Rajat Chabba Senior Director of Innovation, Partnerships
Our parent organization, the William Davidson Institute at the University of Michigan (WDI), has named Rajat Chabba as Senior Director of Innovation and Partnerships, a new position for the Institute.
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- Agriculture, Education, Energy, Environment, Finance, Health Care, Investing, Social Enterprise, Technology, Transportation
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- Global
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New $110 Million Fund to Empower Women to Tackle Climate Change
The Women Empowerment for Climate fund aims to raise US$100 million to empower women to successfully implement policies to adapt to climate change.
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- Agriculture, Environment, WASH
- Region
- Global