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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
- Region
- 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
- Region
- 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
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Indonesian Farmers Go Digital
Indonesian farmers will be able to harness the power of data to improve their farming practices under a deal signed by the national government and Microsoft.
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- Agriculture, Technology
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- South Asia
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Food Security and COVID-19: Recognizing Women’s Leadership
“Food security exists when all people, at all times, have physical and economic access to sufficient, safe and nutritious food that meets their dietary needs and food preferences for an active and healthy life” – this recognition was a central focus of the 1996 World Food Summit.
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- Agriculture, Coronavirus
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Provivi Gets $10 Million From Gates Foundation for Insect Control
The crop protection start-up Provivi has received a $10 million investment from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to produce pheromone-based insect control technology for smallholder farmers in developing countries.
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- Agriculture, Technology
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