-
In Ethiopia, crop insurance takes root but changes needed – experts
For Ethiopian farmers dealing with the worsening impacts of climate change, small-scale crop insurance can be a lifesaver.
- Categories
- Agriculture
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
- Tags
- insurance
-
Can This Scientist Unite Genetic Engineers and Organic Farmers?
Eighteen scientists are sitting in a lab, talking about new ways to feed the planet. These are some of the world’s foremost experts on rice. Most of them are from China. Nearly all of them are men.
- Categories
- Agriculture, Environment
-
PRESS RELEASE: Root Capital Announces New $15 Million Lending Facility to Finance African Agricultural Enterprises
The company will finance agricultural enterprises throughout sub-Saharan Africa to enhance local food security and stimulate inclusive economic growth in the region.
- Categories
- Agriculture
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
-
Vodafone expands Farmers Club to 4 new markets
Vodafone announced that it is launching its Farmers’ Club initiative - which offers a range of mobile services to help farmers in Turkey boost productivity - in India, Ghana, Kenya and Tanzania.
- Categories
- Agriculture
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
-
Why India’s farm sector is getting increasing attention from impact investors
Impact investors are now turning their focus to agriculture and its allied fields, after a decade of attention to microfinance, financial inclusion and healthcare.
- Categories
- Agriculture, Impact Assessment
- Region
- South Asia
- Tags
- impact investing
-
Report: Simple mobile services can boost Indian farmers’ income
The introduction of a number of simple mobile services in India has the potential to boost the income of two-thirds of the country’s small-scale farmers by up to $9 billion a year by 2020, according to a report by Vodafone.
- Categories
- Agriculture
- Region
- South Asia
-
Analysis: Golden Rice in India: Is It Necessary? What Are Impediments to Adoption?
There is a saying in Chinese used to wish others well that means, “may you never live in interesting times.” In a complex world full of conflict, disease, and death, the idea of living in a simpler world without the plagues of the present must seem comforting to most. Sadly, this is not the world we live in, no matter how much one may wish it into reality. For those living in rural India, life can be a constant struggle.
- Categories
- Agriculture, Health Care
- Region
- South Asia
- Tags
- nutrition
-
Silicon Valley’s Clean Tech Investors Eyeing Sustainable Food, Experts Say
Food is becoming the epicenter of the growing responsible investment movement in the San Francisco Bay area's Silicon Valley, panelists said during the impact investing discussion at Monterey Bay Aquarium’s Sustainable Food Institute last week.
- Categories
- Agriculture, Environment
- Tags
- impact investing