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U.S. wants Nigeria to take economic leadership in Africa
The United States government has expressed the expectation of Nigeria to lead the African continent into economic advancement.
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- Agriculture
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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The Caterpillar Foundation Announces $11 Million in Investments for Africa’s Future Through Water, Energy and Women
Foundation's focus on corporate social innovation helps put people on the path to prosperity
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- Agriculture, Energy, Environment, Health Care
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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5 ways to deliver nutrition through cash crop standards
Nutrition security is an essential part of improving farmer livelihoods.
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- Agriculture, Health Care
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Rwanda: Why Farmers Are Loyal to Micro-Finance Institutions
Rwandans have hailed the role of micro-finance institutions just as Kigali is hosting a global financial inclusion summit starting today.
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- Agriculture
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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A Supply Chain Overhaul To Boost Coffee Farmers’ Income 400%
This is about a social enterprise on a mission to reinvent the coffee supply chain, giving farmers a bigger and more equitable piece of the action.
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- Agriculture
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USAID, Keurig Green Mountain, Cooperative Coffees, Starbucks and Root Capital Launch $23 Million Fund to Fight Coffee Rust
The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), in partnership with Keurig Green Mountain, Inc., Cooperative Coffees, Starbucks and Root Capital, today launched the Coffee Farmer Resilience Fund to leverage $23 million in financial assistance for more than 40,000 coffee farmers combatting the devastating coffee rust outbreak in Latin America and the Caribbean. Since 2012, coffee rust has affected more than two million people in Latin America, causing an estimated $1 billion in economic damages which could lead to 500,000 job losses.
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- Agriculture
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- impact investing
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Planting for Profit, and Greater Good
A lemon tree springs from the soil in Jason Aramburu’s backyard in Berkeley, Calif., alongside rose bushes, birds of paradise, strawberry plants and squash blossoms. The garden is thriving, but its upkeep requires almost no effort from Mr. Aramburu. Instead, a foot-high soil sensor does much of the work.
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- Agriculture
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William Warshauer to Join TechnoServe as President and CEO
TechnoServe is pleased to announce that William Warshauer, an experienced nonprofit leader, has been named president and CEO. Will currently serves as chief operating officer of Pact, a $180 million development organization operating in more than 25 countries,
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- Agriculture
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