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Bigger Sometimes Is Better When It Comes To Farm Size
According to the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), about 90 percent of the world's 570 million farms are small and most are found in the rural areas of the developing world, but they produce food for a substantial proportion of the world's population. Many small farmers take on other economic activities to add to their small incomes.
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- Agriculture, Finance
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Catalyst Fund, Mastercard Foundation, MEST Launch $4.3 Million Inclusive Digital Commerce Accelerator in Ghana
Catalyst Fund has partnered the Mastercard Foundation and MEST to launch its Inclusive Digital Accelerator programme in Ghana, the first expansion of its flagship inclusive fintech programme.
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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System Value Can Power the Energy Transition in Emerging Markets
The energy transition is more pressing than ever – and as governments look to economic recovery in the wake of COVID-19, they are recommitting to their energy transition plans and investing to drive faster progress.
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- Energy, Environment
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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‘India’s Impact Enterprises Face Issues Accessing Debt’
A report by IIC analysed the balance sheets of 422 leading impact enterprises to gauge their creditworthiness and estimate the gap between their current debt and their potential to absorb more
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- Asia Pacific
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- impact investing
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Viewpoint: Why COVID-19 Impacted World Food Day 2020 Is the Time To Prioritize Investments in Food Systems
COVID-19 lockdowns and decreases in incomes have generated a double demand shock – increasing the number of poor and vulnerable people, particularly in Africa’s cities.
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- Agriculture, Coronavirus
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- food security
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MIT D-Lab and Upaya Social Ventures Announce Collaboration To Support Women-Led Startups in India
The 2021 Scale-Ups Accelerator, developed in collaboration between MIT D-Lab and Upaya, will prepare women entrepreneurs for investment and pilot new methods to address gender financing gap.
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- Investing
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- Asia Pacific
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How COVID-19 Is Affecting Microfinance
Specifically, lower-income groups in developing countries and emerging economies face not only the prospect of abject poverty in many cases but also the likelihood that their financial systems may not be sufficiently robust to help them through these dark times.
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- Coronavirus, Finance, Technology
- Region
- Asia Pacific
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Brazil’s Black Silicon Valley Could Be an Epicenter of Innovation in Latin America
Salvador (Bahia’s capital) is the natural birthplace of Brazil’s Black Silicon Valley, which largely centers around a local ecosystem hub, Vale do Dendê.
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- Technology
- Region
- Latin America
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