🌽 Improved seeds = better harvests.

@ifpri.org’s DNA study in Ethiopia links improved maize to higher yields and incomes, highlighting the need for better seed tracking and data.

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#AgResearch #FoodSecurity #SmallholderFarming

Building a Better AgTech Funding Model in Africa: Three Key Challenges Behind the Ecosystem’s Loss of Momentum Venture funding to African AgTech startups has declined significantly: Analysts share three priorities for building a better funding model.

Building a Better AgTech Funding Model in Africa: Three Key Challenges Behind the Ecosystem’s Loss of Momentum

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#agriculture #AgTech #VC #VentureCapital #ImpactInvesting #GlobalDevelopment #climate #ClimateChange #Africa #SubSaharanAfrica #SmallholderFarming

Khula Secures $6.8 Million Series A Funding to Expand Its Agri-Tech Platform As Khula builds on its progress, the funding will support further expansion, bringing more farmers and agribusinesses into its ecosystem.

Have you heard about #SouthAfrican KHULA!'s $6.8 Million series A funding round backed by Absa Group and PepsiCo?

Learn about its operations and plans to grow the #agritech sector:

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#SupplyChain #agribusiness #SmallholderFarming #DigitalPayments

LPIS: Kontsiwe Hands Over Cattle to Empower Farmers MEC Nonceba Kontsiwe supports communal and smallholder farmers through LPIS, handing over 19 Nguni cattle bulls to empower rural communities.

in4u.org/lpis-kontsiw... Boosting #LPIS: MEC Nonceba Kontsiwe hands over 19 Nguni cattle bulls to empower #CommunalFarming & #SmallholderFarming in the Eastern Cape Province! Read more about this initiative towards #RuralDevelopment & #AgriculturalReform #EmpoweringFarmers

Banyu Lands US $1.25 Million to Unlock Global Market Potential for Indonesia's Seaweed Industry Banyu's plans include establishing a seedling cultivation laboratory and nursery, making it the largest producer of high-quality seaweed seedlings in Indonesia.

BANYU, focused on improving the seaweed #ValueChain through #innovative #farming techniques and high-quality seedling cultivation, has secured US $1.25 million to unlock global market potential for #Indonesia’s seaweed industry.

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#aquaculture #SocialImpact #SmallholderFarming

IFAD, Nepal Launch US$120 Million Programme to Help Over 250,000 People Improve Rural Food Production Two-thirds of Nepal’s population are engaged in agriculture, contributing approximately a quarter of the national GDP.

News via Financial News: International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), #Nepal Launch US$120 Million Programme to Help Over 250,000 People Improve Rural Food Production:

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#SmallholderFarming #agroecology #agribusiness #EmergingMarkets #SocialImpact #FoodSecurity

ICRISAT trains scientists to model climate-smart solutions for mixed farming systems - Yes Punjab News 23 agricultural scientists from Asia and Africa trained in modern farming systems at ICRISAT to enhance sustainable intensification. Workshop focuses on mixed farming, system tools, and policy integra...

ICRISAT trains scientists to model climate-smart solutions for mixed farming systems
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#ICRISAT #AgriculturalScience #Sustainable #Intensification #MixedFarmingSystems #SmallholderFarming #CGIAR #CropLivestockModeling #FarmDesign #ICAR #IIFSR #CIMMYT #FarmingSystems

Associate Director of Programs iDE seeks an Associate Director of Programs to provide strategic leadership.

#JobOpportunity: iDE (International Development Enterprises) is #hiring an Associate Director of Programs

Location: Dhaka, #Bangladesh

Deadline: December 20, 2024

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#job #SocialImpact #PovertyAlleviation #WomenEntrepreneurs #SustainableBusiness #SmallholderFarming

TRANSFORM India Challenge The TRANSFORM India Challenge is an initiative that aims to identify and support impactful enterprises working to improve livelihoods for smallholder farmers OR plastic circularity and recycling solut...

#BusinessDevelopment opportunity from TRANSFORM (Unilever, FCDO & EY): TRANSFORM India Challenge:

Deadline: December 15, 2024

Apply: bit.ly/3Opk4us

#CircularEconomy #SmallholderFarming #recycle #accelerator #funding #bizdev #SocialImpact #SocialEnterprise #startup #ProfessionalDevelopment

COP29: Smallholder Farmers Being Left Behind Smallholder farmers worldwide produce between 25% and 35% of the world’s food but receive less than 1% of all financial resources allocated to help mitigate and adapt to the impacts of climate change.

News via Forbes: #COP29: Smallholder Farmers Being Left Behind:

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#SmallholderFarming #agriculture #agribusiness #WomenEntrepreneurs #SocialEnterpriseDay #GenderDay #SustainableDevelopmentGoals #SDGs

Global Partnership Channels More Than USD $1 Billion to Scale Up Weather Services for Hundreds of Millions of Farmers Across Asia, Latin America and Africa - NextBillion

News via World Meteorological Organization: #GlobalPartnership Channels More Than USD $1 Billion to #Scale Up Weather Services for Hundreds of Millions of #Farmers Across #Asia, #LatinAmerica and #Africa:

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#EmergingMarkets #FoodSecurity #SmallholderFarming #climate