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Plastics in Soil Threaten Food Security, Health, and Environment: FAO
While plastic refuse littering beaches and oceans draws high-profile attention, the Food and Agriculture Organization’s (FAO) Assessment of agricultural plastics and their sustainability, suggests that the land we use to grow our food is contaminated with even larger quantities of plastic pollutants.
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- Agriculture, WASH
- Region
- Global
- Tags
- food security
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Jeff Bezos Promises $2 Billion To Fix Africa’s Forests and Food After Meeting Prince Charles
The world's second-richest man has upped his pledge to help fund reforestation, and agricultural transformation, in Africa.
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- Agriculture, Environment, Investing
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Kenya’s Twiga Raises $50 Million To Scale Food Solutions Across Africa
Twiga Foods uses technology to build supply chains in food and retail distribution in Africa, and it recently announced a $50 million Series C round to scale its efforts in the East African nation and other neighboring countries.
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- Agriculture
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Analysis: What EU’s Farm-to-Fork Strategy Will Mean for South Africa Agriculture
The strategy was launched in 2020 and is at the core of a broader initiative called the European Green Deal, which aims to reduce the environmental and carbon footprint in the way food is produced and consumed.
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- Agriculture, Environment
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Nigerian Start-Ups Digitise Local Food Supply Chain
Two firms, Vendease and Sabi, which were formed last year, have created digital marketplaces allowing wholesalers, shopkeepers, restaurateurs and hotels to buy directly from farms and manufacturers.
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- Agriculture
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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- food security, startups
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Analysis: From Supply to Demand: Changing the Approach in Africa’s Food Economy
Boston Consulting Group insists that the model that has always been relied upon in Africa, where the supply side of the food economy has been the focus by stakeholders (including policymakers), could be changed for a long-term solution.
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- Agriculture
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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- food security
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USAID Provides Nearly $297 Million in Urgently Needed Food, Water, and Health Care For COVID-19 Response Around the World
USAID Administrator Samantha Power announced nearly $297 million in humanitarian assistance to provide urgently needed food assistance, health care, water, and psychosocial support to address urgent humanitarian needs
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- Coronavirus, Health Care, WASH
- Region
- Global
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- food security
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Press Release: DFC to Invest $1 Billion in Food Security and Agriculture Projects
DFC financing for the agricultural and food sectors responds to multiple, overlapping global concerns including the impacts of climate change, the effects of Covid-19 and other health-related issues.
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- Agriculture, Investing
- Region
- Global
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