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Development Bank of the Philippines Lends $13.4 Million to Agriculture Startup Project
State-run Development Bank of the Philippines (DBP) has lent P645 million to a domestic agriculture enterprise to help improve its banana flour and coconut sugar manufacturing and export capabilities.
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- Agriculture, Investing
- Region
- South Asia
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How India’s Renewable Energy Sector Survived and Thrived in a Turbulent 2020
Record-low solar tariffs and flexible clean power auctions pushed India’s renewable energy growth in the midst of pandemic impacts. Now, it’s a question of pace.
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- Energy
- Region
- Asia Pacific
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The Biggest Players in Coffee Pledge to Slash 1.5 Gigatonnes of CO2 by 2050
A global coalition of over 150 major coffee producers, traders, roasters and retailers have collectively pledged to slash their CO2 emissions by "at least" 1.5 gigatonnes by mid-century, unveiling a plan to ramp up investment in smallholder farms and tropical forest restoration.
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- Agriculture, Environment
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CropIn Raises US $20 Million in Series C Funding Round to Advance the Reach of Its Farm Management and Predictive Analytics Solutions in Asia
CropIn, a leading global artificial intelligence and data-led agri-tech organisation empowering stakeholders to reimagine agriculture with data, has raised US$ 20 million in a Series C funding round led by ABC World Asia, an Asia-focused private equity fund dedicated to evidence-based impact investing.
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- Social Enterprise, Technology
- Region
- Asia Pacific
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Enel Teams up With Qatar Wealth Fund on Africa Green Energy Projects
Under the deal, the Qatar sovereign wealth fund will, as a first step, buy half of Enel's stake in 800 megawatts of its existing renewable capacity in South Africa and Zambia.
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- Energy
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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India to Upgrade Rural Power Distribution Networks
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the government of India have signed a $300 million loan to upgrade rural power distribution networks to provide reliable electricity supply to consumers in the state of Uttar Pradesh.
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- Energy
- Region
- Asia Pacific
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- gender equality
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SEC vs Chaka: Regulation May Be Coming to Nigeria’s Investment-Tech Platforms
The consumer side of Nigerian fintech is full of new activity. Digital lenders offer loans in minutes, cryptocurrency first-movers abound, and startups are helping users invest in reliable financial assets.
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- Investing
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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- fintech, regulations, startups
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Analysis: What We Can Learn From Aveda’s Blockchain Vanilla Traceability Project
Improving traceability remains one of the thorniest challenges for many sustainability teams, even as consumers’ calls for more transparency into the makeup of products
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- Social Enterprise, Technology
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