Food systems

Rural 21: Mr Grover, what was your motivation to start working with the WAPRO project?
Rohan Grover: NatureBiofoods has always been a very sustainability-driven, responsible organisation. We are one of the pioneers of…

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Food systems

Launched in December 2021, the G7 Sustainable Supply Chains Initiative brings together stakeholders from the public

and private sectors to support supply chain sustainability and due diligence. Shivani Kannabhiran from…

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Finance

Small and medium agri-enterprises (agri-SMEs) in Africa are rarely able to get loans from banks. With a mix of financial incentives, the Aceli Africa programme supports private investment in the agrifood sector and…

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Finance

The causal relationship between increased agricultural investment, agricultural development and economic development is a compelling finding from the agricultural revolutions in Europe, America and various parts of Asia.…

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Finance

Only a small amount of the money invested in climate action globally is provided to support smallholder farming, despite these farmers urgently needing more support to sustain their livelihoods in the face of climate…

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Finance

India’s private sector could play a more important role on the African continent in the future. Officials call to go beyond government-to-government cooperation and promote private sector participation.

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Finance

The World Bank predicts the sharpest decline of remittances in recent history. This means a loss of a crucial financing lifeline for many vulnerable households.

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Finance

Even before the outbreak of COVID-19, one in five countries – home to billions of people living in poverty – were likely to see per capita incomes stagnate or decline in 2020. Now, billions more are prone to be affected…

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Finance

The UNDP together with STRIVE and the Government of Japan launched a guidance note on financing for sustainable development across sectors.

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Finance

The report finds that the world will fail on combatting climate change and eradicating poverty by 2030 unless global financial systems are overhauled.

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