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Avaana Capital Hits First Close of $150-Million Climate and Sustainability Fund
Avaana Climate and Sustainability Fund invests in thematic areas of energy and resource management, mobility and supply chains, and sustainable agriculture and food systems.
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- Agriculture, Transportation
- Region
- Asia Pacific
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Some Things Have to Die for Others to Live: Why Scaling Down is Just as Important as Scaling Up in the Transformation of Global Food Systems
Multiple crises have exposed the fragility and inequity of global food systems. But according to Eva Valencia and Lennart Woltering at CIMMYT and Frédéric Goulet at CIRAD, strategies to transform the world's food systems typically focus on introducing or scaling up new innovations and programs, while failing to scale down the habits, mindsets and institutions that are perpetuating the problem. They explore a key example of this issue — the ongoing use of unsustainable farming practices like tilling — and discuss how farmers can move toward more sustainable "no-till" practices that protect soil health.
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- Agriculture
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African Development Bank’s AFAWA Hits $1 Billion Investment Milestone in Lending to Women Entrepreneurs in Africa
This is yet another milestone for the bank following a historic summit last week to tackle the escalating challenges of food security in Africa.
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- Agriculture
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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How Does Climate Change Threaten Global Food Production?
A growing body of scientific research is showing that as the planet warms, the likelihood of extreme weather events hitting multiple breadbaskets at once is increasing.
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- Agriculture, Environment
- Region
- Global
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Philippine Agri-Fisheries Startup Mayani Nets $1.7 Million in AgFunder-Led Round
Mayani said it seeks to transform the Philippine rural food value chain by solidifying its techno-operational stack and expanding its supply chain.
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- Agriculture, Investing
- Region
- South Asia
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Africa: Water, Renewable Energy, Agriculture… a $500 Million Package From OFID
The funds will be used to develop renewable energy, provide access to water and improve food security in the face of external constraints.
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Viewpoint: A Manifesto for Disrupting Global Food Politics
There is time to realize what we’ve taken for granted is not guaranteed.
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- Agriculture
- Region
- Global
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Analysis: Climate Action and Sustainability – A Unique Opportunity for Global Cooperation
Preserving our ferociously fragile and interconnected ecosystem will require participation from all corners of the world.
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- Environment
- Region
- Global
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