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Qatar Fund For Development And Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Jointly Pledge Up To US$200 Million

In New Partnership To Help Smallholder Farmers Adapt To Climate Change Qatar Fund for Development (QFFD) and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation announced today, at the 2022 Doha Forum, a new strategic partnership called Nanmo, or “growing together” in Arabic. Nanmo will invest in climate-adaptive agricultural tools and technologies to build resilient food systems and […]

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Farmer inspecting pineapple for export quality in Zimbabwe's smallholder farming sector.

Ecstasy As Zimbabwe’s Smallholder Farmers Secure European Pineapple Market

By Tonderayi Mukeredzi In her wildest dreams, smallholder farmer Sarudzai Sithole never imagined that her pineapples could someday stock the produce section of Europe’s finest supermarkets. Now, the 34-year-old mother of five is part of a group of 45 farmers in Rusitu Valley in Chipinge, a district in Zimbabwean eastern province of Manicaland, who from December […]

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Insurtech Start-Up OKO Raises $1.2 Million To Bring Innovative Insurance To Smallholder Farmers Across Africa

OKO, an Insurtech start-up that provides inclusive agricultural insurance to secure farmers’ income across Africa, has closed a Seed investment of $1.2 million. The round was led by Newfund and ResiliAnce. Mercy Corps Venture, Techstars, ImpactAssets and RaSa also participated in the round. The start-up which currently operates in Mali and Uganda uses satellite data […]

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How Smallholder Farmers In The Developing World Are Making It Through COVID-19

COVID-19 has permeated every aspect of our lives. And although we all may feel the various impacts somewhat differently, there is one factor that affects us all: food. Major health, economic, and weather events have the power to upend food access and food security for families around the globe. Restrictions to movement and trade directly […]

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Rural Areas and Small Cities Hold the Key to Economic Growth

Rural areas are poised to be a significant driver for economic growth in developing countries. According to the State of Food and Agriculture report by the UN’s Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO), the key to achieving the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development are transforming rural communities and promoting agriculture. “Since the 1990s, rural transformations in many countries […]

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Farmers working in a lush green agricultural field in Africa, tending to crops on a sunny day.

Agriculture: Africa’s Quiet Revolution

Agriculture will be Africa’s quiet revolution with a focus on SMEs and smallholder farmers creating the high productivity jobs and sustainable economic growth failing to materialise from mineral deposits and increased urbanisation. This is according to the Africa Agriculture Status Report (AASR) commissioned by Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA). The African agrarian […]

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