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New Coalition Formed to Power Food Systems with Clean Energy
A newly established multi-stakeholder alliance — the Agri-Energy Coalition — is launching to address critical challenges at the intersection of agriculture and energy in low to middle-income countries.
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- Agriculture, Energy
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Bayer Foundation And United Nations Capital Development Fund Partner On New Investment Vehicle For Food Systems Enterprises
Bayer Foundation and the United Nations Capital Development Fund have partnered to launch the “Food Systems Innovation Finance Facility.”
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- Agriculture, Investing
- Region
- Global
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Ghana’s Complete Farmer Secures $5 Million Funding From Symbiotics to Strengthen Smallholder Farming
Swiss impact investor Symbiotics has provided a USD 5 million debt facility to Complete Farmer, the Ghanaian agritech startup focused on strengthening agricultural value chains in West Africa.
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- Agriculture, Technology
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Mastercard Foundation Continues Africa Push with $10 Million for Sahel Capital
The investment is directed to the Social Enterprise Fund for Agriculture in Africa (SEFAA), a vehicle designed to finance small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) that support smallholder farmers across the continent.
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- Agriculture, Social Enterprise
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Degas Limited Pledges $100 Million to Make Ghana Africa’s First AI-Powered Agricultural Hub
Degas’ platform combines AI-driven satellite monitoring and agriculture techniques. The results, according to Makiura, are drawing strong interest from Japanese investors.
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- Agriculture, Investing, Technology
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Nigeria Loses $363 Million Annually as EU Ban on Beans Exports Persists Over Pesticide Contamination
AAPN warned that over 80 percent of pesticides distributed to smallholder farmers in Nigeria fall into the "highly hazardous" category, often without farmers being aware of their risks.
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- Agriculture, Health Care
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Report: Solutions to Reduce Post-Harvest Loss for Smallholder Farmers
The study evaluates innovative solutions targeting PHL in India, Nigeria, and Kenya, where annual post-harvest loss costs exceed $21 billion.
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- Agriculture
- Region
- Global
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Miller Center Capital and Beneficial Returns Support Grupo Murlota’s Expansion to Boost Rural Livelihoods in Mexico
The funding, in partnership with impact investment manager Beneficial Returns, will support the launch of a new breeding and research center in Jalisco.
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- Agriculture, Social Enterprise
- Region
- Latin America
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