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Press Release: Bayer and Solynta Collaborate to Advance True Potato Seed in Smallholder Markets in Kenya and India
This innovation will allow growers to plant potatoes from true seeds rather than the traditional planting of tubers.
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- Agriculture
- Region
- Global
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Research Reveals Coffee Industry’s Economic Model Is Not Viable for All
New research commissioned by the Global Coffee Platform, IDH and Solidaridad finds that though there is enough value for everyone to make a profit in the coffee supply chain, this profit rarely reaches farmers.
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- Agriculture
- Region
- Global
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BLive Unveils EV Rental Program for Last-Mile Delivery Operators
BLive, a leading e-mobility platform based in India, has launched BLive EZY EV Rental Program.
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- Energy, Technology, Transportation
- Region
- Asia Pacific
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- distribution, e-mobility
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SUN Mobility to Power Swiggy’s Last-Mile Delivery Fleet of 15,000 E-Bikes
India-based food delivery platform Swiggy has partnered with SUN Mobility, an energy infrastructure and services provider for electric vehicles (EVs), to transform its last-mile delivery operations.
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- Transportation
- Region
- Asia Pacific
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Kenya’s Copia Mulls Shutdown Amid Plans to Lay Off Over 1,000 Staff
The layoffs would be a drastic cost-cutting measure for the company.
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- Technology
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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- distribution, e-commerce, employment, failure, startups
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Press Release: TaroWorks Is Offering $20,000 Grant to a Humanitarian Aid Organization to Digitize Its Field Operations With Last-Mile Technology
TaroWorks, in collaboration with Qualcomm Wireless Reach, is excited to announce a $20,000 humanitarian technology grant — a funding opportunity for non-profit organizations dedicated to providing humanitarian aid to vulnerable populations in hard-to-reach environments.
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- Technology
- Region
- Global
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Under-Leveraged Best Practices for Scaling Productive Use of Energy Appliances: Part 2 — Financing Options
Productive Use of Energy (PUE) appliances are the subject of growing attention in the development sector, but manufacturers and distributors are facing a number of challenges and misconceptions that are limiting uptake of these devices. In the second article of a two-part series exploring best practices for selling PUE appliances, Thomas Charoy and Lucie Klarsfeld McGrath at Hystra discuss the affordability challenge, sharing solutions for handling the high level of working capital and financial skills required to offer financing options to end-users.
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- Agriculture, Energy, Finance, Technology
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Renda, Which Provides Order Fulfillment for Businesses in Africa, Takes in $1.9 Million
Renda, which simplifies order fulfillment and retail distribution for businesses in Africa, has secured a $1.9 million pre-seed round.
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- Investing
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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- distribution, MSMEs, startups
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