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Pioneer Facility Announces First Bangladesh Investment in Agri-Tech Innovator iFarmer
The Singapore-registered fund provides flexible debt financing to growth-stage climate enterprises driving social and environmental impact for marginalized communities.
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- Agriculture, Environment
- Region
- Asia Pacific
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As U.S. Foreign Aid Drops, United Nations Agencies That Provide Aid Worldwide Slash Jobs or Cut Costs
One WFP official called the cuts “the most massive” seen by the agency in the past 25 years, and that as a result, operations will disappear or be downsized.
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- Agriculture
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- Global
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Mental Health and Climate Change: When a Global Crisis and Planetary Emergency Collide
Climate change’s adverse mental health effects are taking a disproportionate toll on the world’s nearly 1 billion people with pre-existing mental health conditions, or psychosocial disabilities.
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- Environment, Health Care
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- Global
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ENGIE Energy Access Tanzania to Receive EUR 1.3 Million of Results-Based Financing to Scale Up Access to Clean Cooking
The company is well known for its solar home systems in Tanzania, and it is well placed to expand its business to biodigesters.
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- Energy, Environment
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Eratani Secures US $6.2 Million to Boost Sustainable Farming, Empower 34,000 Farmers in Indonesia
Through this new funding, Eratani aims to accelerate the implementation of modern technology, including precision farming tools, land mechanization and sustainable cultivation practices.
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- Agriculture, Environment
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- South Asia
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New CGIAR Flagship Report Translates Insights Into Impact for Food Systems in Crisis
From helping farmers adapt to climate change to expanding access to nutritious food and sustainable livelihoods, the report answers 20 urgent questions frequently posed by policymakers.
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- Environment
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- Global
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New Report Highlights How the Energy and Agriculture Sectors Working Together Will Enhance Food Security Across Africa
The report Beyond Silos: Strengthening Nexus Collaboration to Power Food Systems with Off-Grid Solar addresses the intertwined nature of energy use, efficiency, sustainability, and productivity of food systems in Africa.
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- Agriculture, Energy, Technology
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Press Release: Rockefeller Foundation Commits US $100 Million to Serve 100 Million Children Nutritious School Meals
5-year effort announced at Nutrition for Growth (N4G) Paris summit to expand support to more than a dozen countries worldwide and in the United States.
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- Agriculture
- Region
- Global