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Agritech Startup Thrive Agric Receives $1.5 Million Grant to Boost Incomes of 50,000 Farmers
Building on its work to boost food security in Nigeria through technology-driven agricultural services, Thrive Agric has launched an ambitious 1-year project to support 50,000 smallholder farmers growing rice, maize, and soybean.
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- Agriculture, Technology
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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$100 Million Agriculture Marketing Authority Agro-Bill to Finance Farmers in Zimbabwe
The Agriculture Marketing Authority (AMA) has received all regulatory approvals to raise $100 million through agro-bills to support increased agricultural productivity.
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- Agriculture, Finance
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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CDC Group Commits $100 Million to ETG Group
CDC Group, the UK's development finance institution and impact investor, has announced a $100 million debt commitment to ETG, an agricultural conglomerate connecting smallholder farmers to global markets through its operations in 48 countries worldwide.
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- Agriculture, Investing
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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New Un-Backed Framework to Boost Agricultural Trade Between African Nations
The UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), together with the African Union (AU) Commission, launched a new continent-wide framework on Thursday, to boost trade and improve food security.
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- Agriculture
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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New Report Highlights Challenges Facing Farmers and Small Businesses in Developing Countries One Year Into Pandemic
TechnoServe’s COVID-19 Impact Report traces impacts over past year, reveals looming threat to agricultural livelihoods and food security.
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- Agriculture, Coronavirus, Health Care
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- food security
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Climate-Positive Agriculture: How Investors Can Support Smallholder Farmers – While Also Regenerating the Environment
Global agricultural demand is expected to increase by about 50% from 2013 to 2050, as the world's population is projected to reach nearly 10 billion. Smallholder farmers in Africa and Latin America are well-positioned to meet this growing need – but expanding their current unsustainable farming practices could cause massive climate and environmental consequences. Bianca Samson, Flavia Howard and Kusi Hornberger at Dalberg share how investing in regenerative, climate-smart agriculture can boost food security and benefit smallholders, investors and the environment.
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- Agriculture, Environment, Investing
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Reimagining Agriculture in Kenya: Five Steps for Building Resilience and Food Security After a Catastrophic Year
Multiple crises in 2020 – from the COVID-19 pandemic to a desert locust upsurge and massive flash floods – served as a wake-up call about the fragility of Kenya's agricultural sector. And as Michael Omega, Daniel Kitwa and Racheal Wangari of Intellecap Africa explain, climate change makes future crises more likely, heightening the need for increased productivity and greater food security in the country. They explore five ways to reimagine Kenya’s agricultural value chain and food system, to build resilience and improve livelihoods for farmers and vulnerable communities.
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- Agriculture, Coronavirus
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Faiths Institute Asks Gates Foundation to Change Tactics in Africa
An African faiths environmental institute is calling on the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation to stop funding green revolution technologies and genetically modified seeds for the continent, but instead support natural methods to help Africa achieve food sufficiency and protect its environments.
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- Agriculture, Environment
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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