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Press Release: ABC Fund Makes First Investment, Backing Cocoa Cooperative in Côte D’Ivoire
This investment will support over 2,700 cocoa farmers and is the first of a series of investments into cocoa cooperatives that together will help 10,000 cocoa farmers gain greater market access and secured revenue.
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- Agriculture, Investing
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Starbucks has failed in South Africa so far but is set for a do over
Just three years ago, residents of the Rosebank neighborhood of Johannesburg were buzzing around the launch of the first Starbucks store in sub-Saharan Africa.
Even though the city has plenty of independent coffee shops and cafes and some local chains, the brand cachet of Starbucks brought with it a frisson of excitement and global modernity that some South Africans crave.- Categories
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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As Debt Grows, More Indian Women Farmers Taking Their Lives
A vicious debt cycle is forcing women in Maharashtra state's Amravati to take their lives as agrarian crisis persists.
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- Agriculture, Finance
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- South Asia
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Press Release: These Startups Have Big Ideas to Fight Hunger. Cargill and the World Food Programme Are Helping Make Them a Reality.
A handheld tool to fight hunger. Technology that turns small-scale flour mills into a front line of defense against malnutrition. Breakthroughs in disaster zone mapmaking that could save lives. The World Food Programme (WFP) Innovation Accelerator and Cargill are teaming up to help three startups make those ideas a reality.
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- Agriculture
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- accelerators, nutrition, startups
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How India’s Farmers Are Using Technology to Feed More Than a Billion People
Piggybacking on India's mobile boom, these companies are using smartphones and the internet to help farmers grow, harvest and sell their crops more efficiently.
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- Agriculture, Technology
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- South Asia
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- agtech
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Kenya’s Twiga Foods Eyes West Africa After $30M Raise Led by Goldman
Twiga will use the funds to set up a distribution center in Nairobi and deepen its conversion to offering supply chain services for both agricultural and FMCG products.
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- Agriculture
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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- supply chains
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Mastercard and Rabobank Roll out Financial Inclusion Platform for Farmers in Emerging Markets
Many smallholder farmers in these countries have limited access to market information, finance and management skills, leading to insecurity, inefficiencies and unsustainable business practices. Through the platform, farmers can connect with potential buyers, access mobile payment tools, and build a digital transaction record that can be used to access formal credit from a financial institution.
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- Agriculture, Finance
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West Africa’s Cocoa Farmers Are Trapped by the Global Chocolate Industry
The chocolate industry is worth more than $80 billion a year. But some cocoa farmers in parts of West Africa are poorer now than they were in the 1970s or 1980s.
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- Agriculture
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- Sub-Saharan Africa