Investments & Funding
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Smallholder farmers across Africa to benefit from US$60m climate smart agriculture project
GHANA – About two million Ghanaian smallholder farmers are set to benefit from a climate-smart agriculture initiative that preserves soil, water, plant, animal and human…
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Bidra Innovation Ventures partners with Moroccan agriculture industry players launching US$50m agritech fund
MOROCCO – Bidra Innovation Ventures, a US-based venture fund, has launched a US$50 million agritech fund with the backing of Morocco’s Mohammed VI Polytechnic University…
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Standard Bank provides Woolworths with US$41.53m sustainability-linked working capital facility
SOUTH AFRICA – Standard Bank, a financial services firm and retailer Woolworths have successfully concluded the first sustainability-linked working capital facility in South Africa to…
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Coca-Cola United bolsters US presence with new US$10m sales center in Panama City
USA – Coca-Cola Bottling Company United, the third-largest bottler of Coca-Cola products in the United States, has opened a new US$10 million facility in Panama City.…
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Zomato invests in food robotics company Mukunda Foods
INDIA – India’s largest food delivery, dining and restaurant discovery service Zomato has led a US$5 million series A funding round in food robotics company…