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Analysis: Zambia: How Smallholder Farmers Are Adapting To Climate Change Despite COVID-19
The impacts of climate change are threatening food security in Zambia.
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- Agriculture, Coronavirus
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Viewpoint: Why More Ugandan Farmers Aren’t Adopting Drought Tolerant Maize
Maize is one of the most important cereal crops in Uganda. In particular, smallholder farmers rely on it for food and as a cash crop. They also grow it as an important export crop.
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- Agriculture, Environment
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Press Release: SOCAP Virtual: A Global Impact Summit Convenes Community of Social Impact Stakeholders for 13th Annual Conference October 19-23
Collective of changemakers partner to unlock the power of global markets to accelerate an inclusive econom
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- Investing
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The Ecological Disaster of Palm Oil: Why It’s Time to Embrace Climate-Friendly Alternatives
Palm oil is in so many products that it’s quite hard to avoid. But as Jim Richards at milkadamia points out, tropical forests are being burned at an alarming rate to produce it, contributing greatly to global deforestation – which generates 15% of the planet’s total carbon emissions. He makes a passionate case for the need to switch to palm oil-free products, and discusses some sustainable alternatives.
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- Agriculture, Environment
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- climate change
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$25 Million Gift Launches Ambitious New Effort Tackling Poverty and Climate Change
The King Climate Action Initiative at J-PAL will develop large-scale climate-response programs for some of the world’s most vulnerable populations.
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- Coronavirus, Environment
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Analysis: The Rise of Water Investing
Clean water and sanitation for all is the subject of the United Nations’ sixth sustainable development goal, and an increasingly relevant topic to both emerging markets and the developed world. The need for water infrastructure is great in the developing world, and in the developed world, ensuring access to clean water is an ever-present issue, as recent crises have illustrated. This brings opportunities for investors.
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- Environment, Investing, WASH
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Analysis: COVID-19 and Food Security: Challenges and Opportunities in Emerging Markets
The coronavirus pandemic has exposed the potential vulnerability of the world’s food supply chains. This is galvanising governments in emerging economies to boost domestic production through new agricultural inputs and investment in agri-tech and logistics networks.
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- Agriculture, Coronavirus
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Analysis: Can Agritech Turn the Tide for Farmers in Southeast Asia?
Agriculture has been one of the core pillars of human existence and development over the millennia and, while it continues to serve that crucial role today, the industry faces bigger challenges by the day.
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- Agriculture, Coronavirus, Technology
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- South Asia
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- climate change, startups