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Avaana Capital Hits First Close of $150-Million Climate and Sustainability Fund
Avaana Climate and Sustainability Fund invests in thematic areas of energy and resource management, mobility and supply chains, and sustainable agriculture and food systems.
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- Agriculture, Transportation
- Region
- Asia Pacific
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Press Release: IFC and J.P. Morgan Lead $27 Million Investment Round in KLYM to Boost SMEs’ Growth in Latin America
KLYM, a data-driven fintech that focuses on providing working capital to small and midsize companies in Latin America, announced the closing of its Series B investment round for a total of US$27 million. The
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- Agriculture, Finance, Technology
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- Latin America
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- data, fintech, impact investing, MSMEs
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Partners to Unleash Financial Inclusion in Rural Senegal
The new partnership aims to increase access to digital and financial services and products across rural areas of Senegal.
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- Agriculture, Finance, Technology
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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African Development Bank Approves $50 Million and Eur 50 Million Trade Finance Transaction Line of Credit for Ecowas Bank for Investment and Development (Ebid) To Enhance Food Security and Boost Agricultural Value Chains in the Region
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group has approved a dual-currency Trade Finance Line of Credit for ECOWAS Bank for Investment and Development (EBID).
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- Agriculture
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Three Youth-Led African Agritech Businesses Receive Investment To Help Scale Up African Agriculture
African youth-led Agritech businesses will receive mentorship and $1.5 million in grants to help them expand solutions to long-standing challenges faced by smallholder farmers across the continent.
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- Agriculture, Investing
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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- agtech, impact investing
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African Development Bank’s AFAWA Hits $1 Billion Investment Milestone in Lending to Women Entrepreneurs in Africa
This is yet another milestone for the bank following a historic summit last week to tackle the escalating challenges of food security in Africa.
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- Agriculture
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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How Does Climate Change Threaten Global Food Production?
A growing body of scientific research is showing that as the planet warms, the likelihood of extreme weather events hitting multiple breadbaskets at once is increasing.
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- Agriculture, Environment
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- Global
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Philippine Agri-Fisheries Startup Mayani Nets $1.7 Million in AgFunder-Led Round
Mayani said it seeks to transform the Philippine rural food value chain by solidifying its techno-operational stack and expanding its supply chain.
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- Agriculture, Investing
- Region
- South Asia
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