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Releaf Secures $4.2 Million in Seed Funding and Grants to Drive Industrialisation of Food Processing in Africa
Releaf, an agtech start-up that develops proprietary hardware and software solutions has made African farmers and food factories more efficient and profitable.
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- Technology
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Press Release: Africa Finance Corporation Plans $500 Million Infrastructure Climate Resilient Fund Under Newly Created Asset Management Division, AFC Capital Partners
As part of its drive to address Africa’s vulnerability to climate risk, Africa Finance Corporation (AFC) has created an independent asset management arm, AFC Capital Partners.
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- Environment, Investing
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Floating Farms Boost Flood Resilience on River Island in Assam
To combat the problems of floods and irregular rainfall, the residents of Majuli, the world’s largest river island, are growing vegetables on rafts
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- Agriculture, Environment
- Region
- Asia Pacific
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COVID Has Spurred a Digital Cash Revolution in Developing Countries
Alongside the setbacks, the past year has also seen low- and middle-income countries safeguard much of the progress they’ve made in various development areas.
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- Coronavirus, Finance, Technology
- Region
- Global
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Analysis: COVID Pushed 31 Million People Into Extreme Poverty
In an annual report that looks at the world’s progress on the Sustainable Development Goals, the Gates Foundation says that 31 million additional people have been pushed into extreme poverty.
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- Coronavirus, Technology
- Region
- Global
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Press Release: Schroders and BlueOrchard’s Climate Impact Strategy Rapidly Attracts $100 Million
Schroder ISF BlueOrchard Emerging Markets Climate Bond Fund has attracted USD $100 million in less than three months since launch.
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- Energy, Environment
- Region
- Global
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Press Release: Heifer International and Mccormick & Company Announce Partnership To Support Sustainable Incomes for Spice Farmers in Guatemala
Through the new Cardaforestry project, McCormick & Company and Heifer International will invest in cardamom and allspice farmers through Guatemalan spice supplier, Nueva Kerala, strengthening the spice supply chain, increasing farmer incomes and resilience
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- Agriculture, Investing
- Region
- Asia Pacific
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Analysis: How the Cloud Is Helping Drive Financial Inclusion in India
By using a secure cloud infrastructure, digital banking providers can look to reduce infrastructure complexity and improve their security posture. In the process, they will be able to free up in-house IT teams to use their talent for higher-value tasks.
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- Finance, Technology
- Region
- Asia Pacific
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