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Analysis: These Two Start-Ups Are Making Farming More Sustainable. Here’s How
With climate change also posing a growing threat to the planet, feeding more people more sustainably has become more important than ever.
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- Agriculture, Environment
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- Global
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IFC Supports Sustainable Nigeria’s Livestock Production With $4.5 Million Financing
To support the growth and sustainability of Nigeria’s livestock industry, IFC announced a $4.5 million financing package for a Nigerian subsidiary of Bar Magen LTD.
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- Agriculture
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Bayer Launches Digital Platform Forground for Sustainable Farming
Agricultural seeds and chemicals maker Bayer launched a digital farming platform on Monday that it says will help US growers enact environmentally friendly practices.
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- Agriculture, Technology
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- North America
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Press Release: Coca-Cola India’s Project Unnati Has Touched the Lives of 3.5 Lakh Plus Farmers Across 12 States in India
The project is part of Coca-Cola’s Fruit Circular Economy initiative, which is a key pillar of the Company’s ESG priorities – Sustainable Agriculture.
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- Agriculture
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- Asia Pacific
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Press Release: Arable Raises $40 Million to Accelerate Sustainable Agriculture
Arable company will use the new funding to advance climate resilience in agriculture by accelerating product development.
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- Agriculture
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- Global
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Report: Rubber Used by Leading European Tire Makers Linked to Forest Loss in Africa
France’s Michelin and Germany’s Continental AG, are sourcing rubber from agribusinesses implicated in deforestation and undermining land rights in western and central Africa.
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- Agriculture, Environment
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Viewpoint: Patient Capital for African Agriculture Gives Back Far More Than It Receives
In 2021, global hunger surpassed all previous records, with close to 193 million people acutely food insecure. This crisis is worsening, and African countries are at its epicenter.
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- Agriculture
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Fonio as a Cash Crop: How an Ancient Grain Can Provide a Solution for Food Security in West Africa – And a Model for Biodiverse Agriculture Around the World
Globally, most people rely on a handful of staple crops – namely, rice, corn and wheat – for sustenance. Pierre Thiam and Philip Teverow at Yolélé argue that, with the escalating risks of volatile geopolitics and climate change, this dependence makes humanity unacceptably vulnerable. They explain why the world must turn to biodiverse crops to achieve lasting food security in the face of these challenges, and explore the benefits of one such crop in particular: fonio, an ancient West African grain that can offer farmers not only subsistence, but a livelihood.
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- Agriculture
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