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Founders Factory Africa Partners With Small Foundation to Invest In 18 Agritech Startups
Johannesburg-based investment company Founders Factory Africa (FFA) today announced a partnership with Small Foundation that will see it select 18 agritech startups for an acceleration and incubation program.
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- Agriculture, Technology
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Malian Insurtech Startup OKO Raises $1.2 Million for Expansion Across Africa
Malian insurtech startup OKO, which aims to provide smallholder farmers with financial security, has raises US$1.2 million in seed funding for expansion into more African countries.
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- Technology
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Analysis: Ethiopian Farmers Triple Coffee Yields With Sustainable Tree Stumping
Ethiopia is widely recognized as the birthplace of Arabica coffee, but has one of the lowest levels of coffee productivity in the world.
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- Agriculture
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Press Release: USAID Launches Cargill, Ausvet, Heifer International and IPC Consortium to Combat Threat of Infectious Diseases, Antimicrobial Resistance to Human and Animal Health
Five-year animal agriculture program will increase capacity of farmers, governments and other stakeholders to prevent and quickly respond to growing human health security risks
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- Agriculture, Health Care
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Nestlé, IDH, TechnoServe Partner for Better Livelihoods for Smallholder Farmers in Nigeria
The seven-month project will enable more inclusive and transparent sourcing of maize, soybeans, millet, and sorghum for Nestlé’s operations in Nigeria.
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- Agriculture
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Press Release: DFC Improves Rural Livelihoods and Empowers Women Through $35 Million Investment in Root Capital
Small and growing agricultural businesses in low- and middle-income countries are chronically underfunded. Research shows that the global financing gap for these rural enterprises is in the hundreds of billions of dollars—at least $65 billion in sub-Saharan Africa alone. By taking steps to close this financing gap, DFC investments can help improve rural livelihoods and transform communities.
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- Agriculture, Investing
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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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
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Farmer Connect Announced a $9 Million Series A Funding led by ITOCHU
Agritech company Farmer Connect, best known for its coffee blockchain traceability solution, has announced a $9m Series A funding led by ITOCHU, to help create sustainable food supply chains.
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- Agriculture, Technology