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Press Release: Trade and Development Bank Group Extends USD $100 Million Financing to the Export Trading Group to Support Smallholder Farmers in Africa
In a region where the majority of employment is in agriculture, 285,000 smallholders are expected to benefit from value chain integration.
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- Agriculture, Finance
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Press Release: With Focus on Africa, New DFC and Mastercard Collaboration to Provide up to $50 Million in Potential Financing to Enable Digitization and Financial Inclusion
DFC seeks to support potential investments of up to $50 million in organizations within the Community Pass network.
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- Agriculture, Finance, Technology
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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USDA Grants Nearly USD 1 Million to Boost NASDA Market Research in Africa, Southeast Asia
The Emerging Markets Program assists organisations in promoting agricultural exports from the United States to developing countries with high growth potential.
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- Agriculture
- Region
- Global
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Press Release: IFC, Singapore’s Agrocorp Partner to Improve Food Security in Bangladesh
The partnership will allow Agrocorp to scale up work and secure food supplies for emerging markets such as Bangladesh.
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- Agriculture
- Region
- Asia Pacific
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- food security, partnerships, scale
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Eratani Closes US $3.8 Million in Seed Funding to Grow Platform-Based Ecosystem for Farmers
Since its 2021 launch, Eratani said that it has managed to onboard more than 10,000 fostered farmers across the island of Java.
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- Agriculture, Technology
- Region
- South Asia
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- agtech, food security, startups
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Press Release: At U.S.-Africa Business Forum DFC Announces Active Commitments in Africa Top $11 Billion
DFC announced $369 million in new projects including in health, energy and food security.
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- Agriculture, Health Care, Investing
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Himalayan Water Stress Boosts Sustainable Agriculture
As climate change and glacial retreat spawn overlapping crises in the Himalayas, including water scarcity, food insecurity and rising poverty, locals turn to community-based methods of adaptation.
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- Agriculture
- Region
- Asia Pacific
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IG International Partners with Fyllo for Precision Farming
Fyllo’s technology harnesses artificial intelligence, machine learning and Internet of Things to improve sustainability.
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- Agriculture
- Region
- Asia Pacific