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The Power of Women in Cocoa: Supporting Female Farmers Could Boost Liberia’s Access to Lucrative Premium Markets
Women farmers are essential to the production and trade of cocoa in West Africa, and often comprise a majority of the farming workforce. But as Sabine Garbarino, Amelia Duggan and Kim Beevers at GROW Liberia explain, women's importance to the sector is not always recognized, despite the key role they play in maximizing the quality of cocoa beans. They explore how the work of female farmers drives the cocoa industry in Liberia – and why efforts to support these farmers can open the door to more lucrative market segments and greater social impact.
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- Agriculture, Entrepreneurship
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Walmart-owned Flipkart Invests $145 Million in Agritech Startup Ninjacart
As e-grocery picks up momentum in India, Walmart-owned Flipkart on Monday announced to invest $145 million in agritech startup Ninjacart, which has helped over 1,00,000 farmers across 150 villages to generate better revenues.
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- Agriculture, Investing, Technology
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- Asia Pacific
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Analysis: Africa’s Agripreneurs Pay a High Price for Start Up Finance — Global Issues
Africa has pinned its hopes on agriculture for the creation of jobs and the resulting reduction of poverty. But its role is being stymied by the high cost of financing.
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- Agriculture, Finance
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Mastercard Partners With LEAF To Expand Financial Inclusion, Increase Farmers’ Income
The platform is aimed at improving the lives of Indian farmers by leveraging technology aided by human intervention and solving multiple challenges of transparency in India's rural ecosystem.
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- Agriculture
- Region
- Asia Pacific
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DeHaat Raises $115 Million in the Largest Agritech Round in India
DeHaat, an online platform that offers full-stack agricultural services to farmers in India, has raised $115 million in what is the largest funding round for an agritech startup in India.
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- Agriculture, Technology
- Region
- Asia Pacific
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- agribusiness, agriculture, agritech, farmers, finance, startups, technology
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A Business Opportunity With Exponential Benefits: Linking Agriculture and Energy to Improve Livelihoods in Africa
Agriculture contributes around 23% of sub-Saharan Africa’s GDP, and energy access can help drive agricultural development. However, Scarlett Santana at RMI points out that the region has few businesses enabling productive energy uses in agriculture, and the lack of electricity for mechanization is limiting growth in rural communities. She explores the opportunities that exist for agribusinesses that link their investment and other business decisions to energy considerations – and for energy businesses that link their efforts to agriculture.
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- Agriculture, Energy, Entrepreneurship
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Analysis: The Impact of COVID-19 on Black Farmers in South Africa
It is estimated that just 7,000 farmers (almost all white) account for over 80% of the value of agricultural production, while around 2 million black households are involved in agriculture on small pieces of land without access to markets.
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- Agriculture, Coronavirus
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Fairtrade Farmers and Businesses Call on World Leaders to Beef Up Agricultural Resilience
After 1.8 million farmers from around the world called on governments to follow through on their climate promises, businesses have signed a pledge of support.
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- Agriculture, Environment
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- Global
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