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Bybit’s $1 Million EthicHub Investment Shifts 100 Tons of Latin America Coffee to Higher-Value Markets
The collaboration aims to empower rural communities through decentralized finance and sustainable trade opportunities.
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- Agriculture, Finance
- Region
- Latin America
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Kenya Leads Africa in Regenerative Farming, AGRA Report Finds
Through the Sustainable Transitioning of Agriculture for Resilient and Adaptable Kenya (STRAK) project, Kenya has made significant strides in climate-smart agriculture.
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- Agriculture
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Analysis: A Forest Garden Project Attempts to Expand Into the Sahel
A project in the Sahel and East Africa claims to fight both soil erosion and poverty through regenerative agroforestry.
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- Agriculture, Environment
- Region
- North Africa & Near East
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Analysis: Africa’s Climate Adaption: How Zimbabwe Is Reimagining Agriculture?
Climate change intensifies health risks, water shortages, and ecological threats, affecting livelihoods, wildlife and children.
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- Agriculture, Environment
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Swedfund Invests $10 Million to Support MSME Lending in East and Southern Africa
Swedfund, Sweden’s development finance institution, has signed a USD 10 million loan to Platcorp Holdings Limited to support lending to micro, small, and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) in Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, and Zambia.
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- Agriculture, Finance
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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India Keen to Strike Trade Deal With US but Wary About Crossing Red Lines on Agriculture, Dairy
Indian Farmers' groups oppose the US push for easier access to the Indian market for US produce – soy, dairy, wheat, rice and apples.
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- Agriculture
- Region
- Global
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Google Drives AI to Boost Agriculture, Enrich Cultural Data in India
Google unveiled its new Agricultural Monitoring & Event Detection API, offering field‑level crop insights updated fortnightly, and launched the Amplify Initiative to build hyperlocal datasets across Indic languages.
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- Agriculture, Technology
- Region
- Asia Pacific
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Airtel Money and TCDC Partner to Launch Digital Finance Drive for Tanzanian Farmers
Beyond direct payments, the partnership will facilitate access to affordable smartphones, offering a gateway to the digital economy for many who were previously underserved.
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- Agriculture, Finance, Telecommunications
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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