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$1.6 Million in Green Financing for Africa

The African Development Bank (ADB) is launching the African Green Bank, an initiative supported by the African Green Finance Facility Fund (AG3F). The aim is to support efforts against climate.

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The future of the agri-food system depends on sobriety

Proposals to build a more reasoned agri-food chain are often associated with a risk of food insecurity for emerging countries or with deprivation for developed countries. Accompanying consumers and producers.

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$10 million for cashew processing in Africa

Established in 1980, Finnfund is a Finnish public investment fund that supports projects led by private institutions in developing countries. The company recently granted a $10 million loan to a.

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Upcycling for food and cosmetics

Julien Lesage is a biochemist. He founded Hubcycle in 2016, a recycling startup that has just raised €3.5 million for its business of manufacturing cosmetic or food ingredients from waste, called.

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Saving the cocoa industry in the long term

CIRAD has studied the state of the cocoa sector, which is facing a multitude of challenges: climate change, deforestation, poverty, diseases… It is urgent to reform this sector to make.

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Danone bets on the virtues of the tree

The French dairy brand is interested in edible oil and vegetable proteins from the Pongamia tree (also known as Milletia Pinnata), processed by Terviva, a young American company. The tree.

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Bamboo’s success in Africa

FAO has recently joined forces with the International Bamboo and Rattan Organization (INBAR) to boost the cultivation and use of bamboo in Africa. More than a hundred members of the.

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100 million to support OCP’s work in African agriculture

The International Finance Corporation (IFC) is a subsidiary of the World Bank. Its capital is held by the 185 member countries. It finances and/or acquires stakes in private companies or.

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Land-based salmon farming in Japan

The seashore is a few dozen kilometers away, but those are salmon swimming in a large saltwater pond in Saitama, a city of one million people located in the suburbs.

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Biostimulants to revitalize soils

Gaïago, a biotechnology startup, has succeeded in raising 13 million euros to deploy its star product, a revitalizing biostimulant for soils. Already the inventor of Nutrigeo, an agrostimulant for cultivated.

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