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New US $53 Million Agricultural Development Programme Launched in Malawi to Combat Food Insecurity
The seven-year Sustainable Agriculture Production Programme phase II (SAPP II) will equip farmers with the skills and resources to address food insecurity, increase income generation and improve the livelihoods of rural communities.
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- Agriculture
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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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
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- Global
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Rewarding Farmers for Regenerative Agriculture Is ‘Critical for Decarbonising the Food Sector’
A report by the World Benchmarking Alliance, opens new tab found that although more companies were adopting regenerative agriculture practices, few were putting people at the centre of this.
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- Agriculture
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- Global
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Morocco-Based Agritech Yola Fresh Secures $7 Million to Expand Its Logistics Network
YoLa aims to become a leading player in Africa’s agritech revolution, tackling food security challenges and fostering economic growth across the continent.
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- Agriculture, Technology
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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- agtech, food security, supply chains
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Comparing Business Models for Scaling Access to Productive Use of Energy Appliances in Agriculture: The Advantages of Pay-Per-Use
Productive Use of Energy (PUE) appliances — including solar refrigerators, water pumps and more — can boost productivity, income and quality of life in vulnerable communities. But as Ankur Singh, Argha Ghose and Clementine Chambon at Oorja explain, challenges like high upfront costs, lack of financing and poor after-sales service hinder their adoption among these consumers. They explore several business and end-user financing models that can support PUE uptake in agriculture, and explain why the pay-per-use model is uniquely suitable for low-income consumers.
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- Agriculture, Energy, Finance, Technology
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Analysis: Unlocking Africa’s $1 Trillion Food Economy: The Role of Global Aid and Sustainable Technology
Global aid with strategic investments can help address systemic barriers to achieving Africa’s $1 trillion food economy by 2030.
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- Agriculture, Technology
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- Global
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Press Release: British International Investment and Citi Launch $100 Million Risk-Sharing Facility to Support Trade Finance in Frontier and Emerging African Economies
The funding helps to accelerate the flow of key agricultural commodities, and use of machinery and solutions that strengthen food security in vulnerable economies.
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- Agriculture, Investing
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Reshaping Africa’s Food Systems: Three Opportunities to Drive Sustainable, Inclusive and Scalable Impact
Africa's agricultural sector is plagued by low yields, fragmented value chains and a large finance gap, and the region is home to 60% of the world’s uncultivated arable land. As Neil Wood, Oscar Garza and Hanna Dohrenbusch at Open Capital explain, these challenges have brought the sector to a critical juncture. They share three key solutions based on Open Capital's work on 450+ agriculture and food systems projects across Africa, which have the power to help drive the future of agriculture on the continent in the decades to come.
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- Agriculture, Energy, Environment, Investing, Technology
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