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“Farming Is Not a Crime”: Kenya’s Smallholder Farmers Are Challenging a Law Preventing Them From Sharing Indigenous Seeds
Smallholder farmers in Kenya acquire seeds through farmer-managed systems that encourage informal seed saving and sharing, a practice that a 2012 Seeds and Plant Varieties Act opposes.
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- Agriculture
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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New Portfolio Company in Kenya Scaling up Access to Clean Cooking Through Biogas Solutions
An agreement has been signed with a biogas system provider in Kenya to scale up access to clean cooking solutions for small-scale farmers across the country.
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- Energy, Technology
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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British International Investment Supports Nmb Bank Zimbabwe to Boost Agricultural Exports and Support Sustainable Farming
Addressing the financing gap is key in supporting the growth of the agricultural sector which employs approximately 65 per cent of Zimbabwe’s population.
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- Agriculture, Investing
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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African Development Bank Grants $17 Million to Promote Gender-Sensitive Agricultural Value Chains in Mauritania
The program aims to increase productivity and add value to agricultural products to boost women's income and support female entrepreneurship in Mauritania.
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- Agriculture
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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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
- Region
- 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
- Region
- Global
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Research Reveals Coffee Industry’s Economic Model Is Not Viable for All
New research commissioned by the Global Coffee Platform, IDH and Solidaridad finds that though there is enough value for everyone to make a profit in the coffee supply chain, this profit rarely reaches farmers.
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- Agriculture
- Region
- Global
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Press Release: Cashew Coast Raises €9 Million From AgDevCo to Expand Its Traceable Organic Cashew Processing Business in Cote D’Ivoire
Cashew Coast is a fast-growing cashew nut processing business, which employs 750 people and sources from more than 7,000 smallholder farmers.
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- Agriculture
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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