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Nigerian Government Launches Digital Skill Acquisition, Employability, Entrepreneurship and Leadership Initiative
The Federal Ministry of Youth and Sports has launched the DEEL initiative aimed at giving Nigerian Youth an added advantage and a competitive edge in the global workforce.
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- Education, Technology
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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WhatsApp Begins Rolling Out Payment Service in India
Facebook-owned WhatsApp finally receives regulatory approval
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- Finance, Technology
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- Asia Pacific
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Press Release: Acceso Acquires Leading Digital Field Agent Extensio To Transform Smallholder Agriculture in Latin America and the Caribbean
By combining forces, Acceso and Extensio will offer smallholder farmers an unparalleled and holistic solution, providing them with both digital and in-person information and training, agricultural inputs, affordable credit, and guaranteed market access to boost productivity and increase income levels in an efficient and cost-effective way.
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- Agriculture, Technology
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- Latin America
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Press Release: Visa and STEMpower Partner To Drive Financial Inclusion and Job Creation in Ethiopia
A Bulgarian startup has found remote work in the AI industry for hundreds of refugees in the Balkans and the Middle East.
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- Finance, Technology
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Press Release: VisionSpring Launches Ergonomic and Affordable Handwashing Stations: To Be Available Across India
VisionSpring (www.visionspring.org), the pioneering social enterprise working with a mission to provide clear vision to all through eyeglasses, announced the launch of ergonomic and affordable handwashing stations across India to provide easy access to hand hygiene for hospitals and healthcare providers, NGOs, CSRs, Government, schools, transport hubs, and workplaces and factories. The launch comes as there is a gradual attempt by the Government towards the restoration of normalcy in India while it still grapples with the COVID-19 pandemic.
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- Coronavirus, Health Care, Technology, WASH
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- Asia Pacific
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Indian Startups Are Out To Digitize Dairy Farming
Dairy startups such as Country Delight and Stellapps are leveraging technologies like internet of things (IoT) and data analytics to increase the production and quality of milk and expand value-added dairy offerings like cheese, butter, ghee leading to an increase in the productivity and income of farmers.
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- Agriculture, Technology
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- Asia Pacific
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Analysis: The Global Energy Transition in Emerging and Developing Countries
There is a need to align energy, technology and its disruptions with the more immediate needs of the community and the population of the country.
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- Energy, Technology
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Bayer Expands Better Life Farming Initiative in India; Empowers Smallholder Farmers Across Six States
After the successful implementation of its ‘Better Life Farming’ initiative in Uttar Pradesh and Jharkhand, Bayer has now expanded the initiative to Bihar, Madhya Pradesh, Odisha and West Bengal. Better Life Farming aims to provide smallholder farmers with access to modern agri-inputs and farming advisory and enable additional income generation through rural agri-entrepreneurship.
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- Agriculture, Technology
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- Asia Pacific