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Rwanda Launches $2 Million Facility to Provide Financial and Technical Support to Agritech Startups
The allocation of funds is set to tackle food-related challenges in the nation and stimulate innovation in East Africa.
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- Agriculture, Technology
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Allianz and Dutch Development Bank Back $1.1 Billion Sustainable Loans Fund
The fund is the largest of its type since 2018 and one of the five biggest to date, according to Convergence.
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- Agriculture, Energy, Finance, Investing
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- Global
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Upcycled Cacao Fruit Juice, Anyone? Investors Gave Swiss-Ghanaian Startup $15 Million to Scale Koa Pure
The upcycled cacao startup makes products from the fruit of the plant, and its latest investment round involves both returning and new investors.
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- Agriculture, Investing
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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COP28: World Bank Unleashes $100 Million for Climate-Smart Agriculture in Africa
The World Bank’s International Development Association (IDA) is set to inject $100 million into the Accelerating Impacts of CGIAR Climate Research for Africa (AICCRA) project between 2024 and 2025.
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- Agriculture, Technology
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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COP 28: African Development Bank’s $1 Billion Insurance Facility to Protect Millions of Farmers in Africa
African Development Bank President Dr Akinwumi Adesina said the Africa Climate Risk Insurance Facility for Adaptation (ACRIFA) aims to mobilise $1 billion of concessionary financing, high-risk capital and grants to support the African insurance industry.
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- Agriculture, Environment, Finance
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Press Release: COP28: African and Middle East Leaders Welcome $10 Billion SAFE Initiative to Tackle Food Security amid Climate Crisis
The SAFE Initiative of the Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI) will mobilise at least $10 billion to implement proven climate-smart agricultural practices such as regenerative agriculture.
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- Agriculture, Environment
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- Global
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Press Release: Leader’s Declaration on Food System a Milestone Moment in Climate Action, but Global Commitment Must Translate to Local Action
134 countries producing 75% of food-based greenhouse gas emissions agree at COP28 to transform food systems for benefit of climate, nature and people.
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- Agriculture
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- Global
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Press Release: Bezos Earth Fund Announces $57 Million for the Future of Food, Supporting Bold Action for Food Systems Transformation as Part of $1 Billion Commitment
The Bezos Earth Fund called for a greater focus and commitment to transforming our food systems as countries signed a declaration announced at COP28.
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- Agriculture, Environment
- Region
- Global
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