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Finding Value in Food Losses and Byproducts: Why Circular Agribusiness is Key to Sustainable Food Security in Africa
Food waste and spoilage are major problems in Africa: For example, between 25% and 44% of mangoes are lost across the value chain in Kenya. Brenda Wangari at Village Capital and Patrick Guyer at Bopinc discuss an innovative solution to this challenge: circular agribusinesses that turn food waste and byproducts into affordable, nutritious foods and organic fertilizers. They explain how the O-Farms program, Africa’s first accelerator focusing entirely on circular agribusiness, is supporting these enterprises, and how this approach can help ensure food security on the continent.
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- Agriculture, Entrepreneurship
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Companies Brace for Impact of New Forced Labor Law
Billions of dollars could be at stake as a law banning imports of some products from China goes into effect.
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- Entrepreneurship
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- Asia Pacific
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SOCAP and Sorenson Impact Center Join Forces to Help Shape the Next Era of Impact
The Sorenson Impact Center is stepping up and has assumed the day-to-day management and leadership of SOCAP.
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- Entrepreneurship
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- Global
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Africa-Focused Fintech Startup Fido Raises $30 Million
The funds will be used to launch new category-creating financial products in Ghana to grow the company’s customer base throughout Africa.
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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African Development Bank Group Initiative to Increase Finance for Women SMEs in Nigeria, Others
The new AfDB-funded AWIEF program aims to accelerate efforts to address gender inequality and drive inclusive economic transformation.
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- Finance
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Press Release: More Than 100 Companies Join Coalition to Support Refugees in U.S. As New Data Shows Consumers More Likely to Back Brands That Support Refugees
CEOs and former Secretary of Commerce call on businesses to hire, train, and support refugees across the country, make commitments at summit in September.
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- Entrepreneurship
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- North America
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Pushing the Water Boundaries: How Social Impact Incentives Can Make WASH Enterprises More Innovative, Impactful and Catalytic
The water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) sector is ripe for change, as it is far from being on track to achieve universal access to safe drinking water (SDG 6). According to Shabana Abbas at Aqua for All, and Bjoern Struewer and Patrizia Baffioni at Roots of Impact, impact entrepreneurs can drive the sector forward, but their funders will need to move away from the usual grant models to explore more innovative and sustainable financing approaches. They discuss one such model – Social Impact Incentives – and how it's being applied successfully to support WASH enterprises.
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- Entrepreneurship, Finance, WASH
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India’s Edtech Unicorn UpGrad Raises $225 Million in Funding, Doubles Valuation
An education technology unicorn built by a cable TV-era entrepreneur almost doubled its valuation after raising $225 million in fresh funding.
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- Education, Technology
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- Asia Pacific
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