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$40M Palladium Impact Fund to Focus on Agribusiness, Off-Grid Clean Energy
A $40-million fund launched last week by Australia-based global impact firm Palladium aims to invest in agribusiness value chains and off-grid clean energy ventures in Ghana, Kenya and Nigeria.
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- Agriculture, Energy, Investing
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Surviving the ‘Valley of Death’: A New Funding Database Aims to Help Agtech Companies Avoid Early-Stage Failure
Population growth and climate change are bringing extraordinary challenges to the agriculture sector in emerging markets. But though small- and medium-sized enterprises are essential to addressing these issues, they remain underfunded – particularly in the period before they become profitable (often referred to as the ‘‘Valley of Death’’). Aarno Keijzer at NpM explores these challenges, and presents a free database that NpM has compiled, highlighting funds that can help early-stage agriculture companies bridge this financial gap.
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- Agriculture, Technology
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These Agritech Startups Will Take Southeast Asia’s Emerging Market to the Next Level
Despite the minimum media attention, these startups are building innovation to help their respective countries and its agriculture sector tackle challenges and make progress.
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- Agriculture, Technology
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- Asia Pacific
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Jamaica Wants To Expand Agriculture, But Agribusinesses Are Finding It Impossible to Access Capital
Due to limited access to financial markets and a lack of legally recognized ownership of land, female-led agribusinesses are even more financially vulnerable.
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- Agriculture, Finance
- Region
- North America
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Waterfield Advisors to Launch $15M Development Impact Bond for India’s Farm Sector
In a first in the country, Mumbai-based wealth advisory firm Waterfield Advisors will soon launch a $15-million Development Impact Bond (DIB) for the farm sector.
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- Agriculture, Investing
- Region
- South Asia
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Supporting Smallholder Farmers against Big Agriculture
Since most Ugandans live in rural areas, raising agriculture incomes is critical to reducing poverty, boosting prosperity and creating jobs, especially for women and youth.
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- Agriculture
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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New Report Posits The Social Good Of A Legal Cannabis Industry In Africa
A new research report from cannabis research firm New Frontier Data looks at the potential benefits a legal cannabis industry might have for several fast-growing African nations
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- Agriculture
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Millennials ‘Make Farming Sexy’ in Africa, Where Tilling the Soil Once Meant Shame
In some parts of the world, farmers are viewed with respect and cultivating the land is seen as an honorable trade. But in a region where most agriculture is still for subsistence — relying on cutlass, hoe and a hope for rain — farming is a synonym for poverty.
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- Agriculture
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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