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Google’s new research centre is a positive response to the expectations of the World Food Programme (WFP).
Google to Launch a Centre for Climate-Smart AgricultureNews
The programme is expected to help stimulate the development of agribusiness and micro, small and medium-sized enterprises, as well as finance efforts to mainstream gender and climate action initiatives into economic development.
Press Release: African Development Fund Approves $20 Million to Improve Business Environment and Drive Investments to Climate-Smart Agriculture in MozambiqueNews
With millions of people on the brink of famine, DFC remains committed to expanding access to food today and helping to protect against future food crises.
Press Release: DFC Invests More Than $1 Billion in Global Food Security, Announces Intent to Double its InvestmentsNews
What you need to know about what's coming up at Climate Week in New York next week (if you can attend in person, or not).
Analysis: Heading to Climate Week? Here’s a Cheat SheetBlog Post
Yesterday, NextBillion launched the latest phase of our ongoing site redesign. Since this redesign represents one of the most significant shifts of the site’s features and functionality in our almost 20-year history, we wanted to explain the thinking behind these changes, and explore how our new design reflects both NextBillion’s ongoing evolution, and the evolution of the broader “impact media” space.
Looking Back, Looking Forward: Exploring NextBillion’s New Features and Updated Design, As We Approach Our Third Decade OnlineBlog Post
The global impact investment market is estimated to be worth US $1.16 trillion, but less than 2% of these investments are channeled to Africa’s health markets. Abiodun Awosusi at the Ivey Business School argues that this should not be the case, as the continent offers uniquely valuable opportunities for health businesses and the investors that support them. He explores the overlapping trends that are driving these opportunities, and shares some ways investors and other stakeholders can get involved.
A Pivotal Moment to Invest in Africa: How Impact Investing Can Transform the Continent’s Healthcare Value ChainAbiodun Awosusi
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New figures point to the need of an additional USD 360 billion in investment per year to achieve gender equality and women’s empowerment by 2030.
Press Release: The World Is Failing Girls and Women, According to New UN Report
