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Analysis: India’s Agricultural Sector Is Ready For a Tech-Enabled Makeover
Cutting-edge technology in the agriculture sector has become the need of the hour; it will not only help modernize the sector and increase yields but will also make it more cost-effective and improve livelihoods for farmers.
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- Agriculture, Technology
- Region
- Asia Pacific
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South Africa: Golden Valley Wind Energy Project Reaches Commercial Operation
Renewable power developer BioTherm Energy has completed all four of its projects in South Africa, with the latest, the Golden Valley Wind Energy Facility, having come on stream in the Eastern Cape.
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- Energy
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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G7 to Boost Girls’ Education and Women’s Employment in Recovery From COVID-19 Pandemic
G7 Foreign & Development Ministers to commit $15 billion to help women in developing countries to access jobs and build businesses.
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- Coronavirus, Education
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- gender equality
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Press Release: 2021 FinHealth Spend Report Shows Financially Coping and Vulnerable Households Spent $255 Billion for Everyday Financial Services
Struggling households shoulder greater burden of fees and interest, highlighting the need for innovative solutions that reduce economic pressures
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- Finance
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COVID-19 in India: Where Oxygen Concentrators Are Coming From
Various foreign governments and global private sector companies have come forward to help India in the hour of crisis by sending oxygen concentrators.
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- Coronavirus, Health Care
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- Asia Pacific
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Timberland, Vans, The North Face to Develop Regenerative Rubber Supply Chain
The VF Corporation, which owns brands such as Timberland, Vans and The North Face, is partnering with a Thailand-based design consultancy to create the fashion industry's first regenerative rubber supply system.
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- Environment
- Region
- South Asia
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Southern Africa Taps $380 Million in World Bank Financing to Facilitate Regional Trade and Investment for More Inclusive Growth
The new Southern Africa Trade and Connectivity Project (SATCP) will benefit both countries and local communities through investments.
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- Finance
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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3rd Annual $100k GoGettaz Agripreneur Prize Competition Launched
Looking for young, agrifood change-makers with business models that can revolutionize food systems across the African continent.
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- Agriculture
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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- scale
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