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SunCulture Raises $27 Million in Series B Round From Investors Including Netflix Co-Founder
SunCulture supplies small solar-powered water pumps, the cost of which is subsidised by the sale of carbon credits, to small-scale farmers, allowing them to replace diesel-powered pumps in some cases and boost yields in fields that weren’t previously irrigated.
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- Energy, Investing, Technology
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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$12 Million From InfraCo to Develop SunCulture’s Solar Irrigation Offering in Kenya
The 12 million dollars will support the Kenyan company's expansion in sub-Saharan Africa.
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- Agriculture, Energy, Investing
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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InfraCo Africa Invests in Climate-Resilient Agriculture
SunCulture offers farmers a more sustainable route to managing climate-induced variability of rainfall and displaces the need to use expensive, polluting fuel-based pumps.
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- Agriculture, Energy, Technology
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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EAIF Commits Additional $30 Million to Support Indorama’s Expansion in Nigeria
The investment enables the construction of a new plant, port terminal, handling stations, and storage facilities in Nigeria.
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- Agriculture
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Analysis: A Farmer-Owned Tea Factory In The Himalayas Targets Systems Change
The ultimate goal was to create real system change that will upend the legacy of tea production which excluded farmers from the profitable parts of the process.
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- Agriculture
- Region
- Asia Pacific
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Easter Egg Prices Soar as Cocoa Crops Are Hit by Climate Crisis and Exploitation
Experts say the global shortage of the main ingredient of chocolate is linked to poor conditions for farmers supplying large companies.
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- Agriculture
- Region
- Global
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Press Release: Report: Heifer Africa’s New Report Shows Impact of Innovation, Catalytic Financing on Youth Job Creation and Farmers’ Incomes
Heifer Africa's new report unveils groundbreaking findings, highlighting the role of technology in driving agricultural transformation.
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- Agriculture, Finance, Technology
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Viewpoint: The AfDB’s $61 Billion Initiative Will Transform Agriculture but for Whom?
The one-size-fits-all Dakar II plan risks sacrificing biodiversity and smallholders for the sake of private interests. There is an alternative.
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- Agriculture, Environment
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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