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Strategic investment in Africa's agrifood sector is pivotal for economic growth in 2024. Sustainable and efficient #agricultural practices are essential to meet food security goals and mitigate #environmental impacts. The private sector's involvement is critical, offering resources and expertise to drive innovation, such as drought-resilient seeds and advanced farming techniques. These investments not only promise financial returns but also contribute significantly to achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). By focusing on research, technology, and #sustainable practices, a prosperous and resilient food system can be established, ensuring long-term benefits for both the economy and the environment. https://lnkd.in/dpT9PXYC

Smallholder farmers all over the world and (Specifically) in Africa can have a huge innovation potential. Having said that, the practical process is not intuitive. 𝗧𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗲, 𝗶𝘁 𝗶𝘀 𝗲𝘅𝗰𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗼 𝘀𝗲𝗲 𝗶𝗻𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗮𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲𝘀 𝘀𝘂𝗰𝗵 𝗮𝘀 𝗜𝗻𝗻𝗼𝘃𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗝𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗻𝗲𝘆, 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗯𝗿𝗶𝗱𝗴𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗴𝗮𝗽 𝗯𝗲𝘁𝘄𝗲𝗲𝗻 𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗽𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗲𝘂𝗿𝘀, 𝗶𝗻𝗻𝗼𝘃𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻, 𝘁𝗲𝗰𝗵𝗻𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗴𝘆, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗹𝗼𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗺𝗮𝗿𝗸𝗲𝘁. 𝗜𝘁 𝗶𝘀 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗽𝗹𝗲𝗮𝘀𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗯𝗲 𝗮 𝘀𝗺𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗽𝗮𝗿𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝟰𝘁𝗵 𝗰𝗼𝗵𝗼𝗿𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗺, 𝗹𝗮𝘂𝗻𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗱 𝘆𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝗮𝘁 Netter Center - AgriFood & Climatech. 𝗪𝗲𝗹𝗹 𝗱𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗲 JDC (The Joint), Ministry of Economy and Industry-משרד הכלכלה והתעשייה 𝗮𝗻𝗱 Pears Program for Global Innovation 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗺 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘄𝗲 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗮𝗹𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗱𝘆 𝘄𝗮𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘂𝗹𝘁 𝗶𝗻 𝗘𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗼𝗽𝗶𝗮. Hagit Freud 🎗, Yonatan Bukhdruker, Ron Yakir, Rachel Shaul, Yael Zaken. Avishai Vishengrad, Nitzan Pizanty   #PlaceToGrow #FoodSecurity #Smallholder_farmers #Innovation #Agtech #Africa

Smallholder farmers all over the world and (Specifically) in Africa can have a huge innovation potential. Having said that, the practical process is not intuitive. 𝗧𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗲, 𝗶𝘁 𝗶𝘀 𝗲𝘅𝗰𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗼 𝘀𝗲𝗲 𝗶𝗻𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗮𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲𝘀 𝘀𝘂𝗰𝗵 𝗮𝘀 𝗜𝗻𝗻𝗼𝘃𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗝𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗻𝗲𝘆, 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗯𝗿𝗶𝗱𝗴𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗴𝗮𝗽 𝗯𝗲𝘁𝘄𝗲𝗲𝗻 𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗽𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗲𝘂𝗿𝘀, 𝗶𝗻𝗻𝗼𝘃𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻, 𝘁𝗲𝗰𝗵𝗻𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗴𝘆, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗹𝗼𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗺𝗮𝗿𝗸𝗲𝘁. 𝗜𝘁 𝗶𝘀 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗽𝗹𝗲𝗮𝘀𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗯𝗲 𝗮 𝘀𝗺𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗽𝗮𝗿𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝟰𝘁𝗵 𝗰𝗼𝗵𝗼𝗿𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗺, 𝗹𝗮𝘂𝗻𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗱 𝘆𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝗮𝘁 Netter Center - AgriFood & Climatech. Well done to the JDC (The Joint), Ministry of Economy and Industry-משרד הכלכלה והתעשייה, and Pears Program for Global Innovation for this program and we are already waiting for the result in Ethiopia. Hagit Freud 🎗, Yonatan Bukhdruker, Ron Yakir, Rachel Shaul, Yael Zaken. Avishai Vishengrad, Doron Meller, Nitzan Pizanty   #PlaceToGrow #FoodSecurity #Smallholder_farmers #Innovation #Agtech #Africa  

UNIDO Call for Proposals: World Without Hunger Conference 📢 The World Without Hunger Conference (Nov 5-7, 2024, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia) seeks innovative agribusiness projects. Join the Investment Forum on Day 2. Governments, #SMEs, and startups are invited to submit proposals in food security, sustainable agriculture, and agribusiness infrastructure. Benefits of applying Gain increased visibility, networking opportunities, immediate feedback, and potential funding. Contribute to global goals and access valuable resources. Who can apply? Large-scale greenfield projects, mid-range projects, and innovative startups. ✍️ Submit by August 15: https://lnkd.in/dFAvQXi2 Powered by the #ACPBizFriendly Programme and UNIDO Invest in ACP Platform, funded by the #EuropeanUnion and the Secretariat of the Organisation of African, Caribbean and Pacific States (OACPS) #WorldWithoutHunger #EndHunger #WWHC #AWorldWithoutHungerIsPossible

🌱Calling All Impact Investors🌱 A significant number of Agri-Food SMEs in #WesternKenya lack access to proper processing facilities. This presents #lucrativeInvestment opportunities in #ModernProcessing technologies to #catalyze food processing capabilities. Mainstreaming #Genderlens Impact Investment can help unlock the production of nutrition-lens, Safe, and High-Quality Food Products for #local and #international markets, resulting in #EquitableEconomicProsperity! #ImpactInvesting #InvestInAgribusiness #InvestInKenya Mulago Mastercard Foundation USAID's Kenya Investment Mechanism, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition (GAIN)FAO World Food Programme Royal Academy of Engineering Enterprise Hub Royal Academy of Engineering innocent foundation AGRA

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What comes after the #NumbersNovember? Right, now it's time for the #DeepDiveDecember. This month we would like to present you facts and figures about the start-up scene for agricultural technology in Africa.   We quote an article from "Further Africa" which states how "investment in agri-tech startups in Africa will power agriculture": 📌 Agriculture generates an estimated 35% of Africa's GDP and provides livelihoods for 50% of the population. According to a recent FAO report entitled "Estimating Global and Country Level Employment in Agri-food Systems", the food and agriculture sector employs an estimated 290 million Africans, making it a key driver of economic growth. With 790 million people employed in the agri-food sector, Africa is second only to Asia. The continent is agro-ecologically and climatically diverse, ranging from dry savannahs to tropical rainforests. This diversity offers great opportunities, but at the same time requires regionally adapted solutions. 📌  A World Bank report from 2022 shows that the African agricultural economy has the fastest growth of all continents, with growth of 4.1 per cent in the period 2000-2020 compared to global growth of 2.7 per cent. 📌 Furthermore, a McKinsey report reveals the dire need for digital technologies, especially for smallholder farmers who account for 60% of the population of Sub-Saharan Africa.   Start-ups across the food supply chain have built a vibrant agrifoodtech ecosystem in Africa over the last decade. According to AgFunderNews, since 2013, investors have poured $1.76 billion into the continent’s agrifood startups, with numbers increasing at a steady pace for much of that time (AgFunder’s new Africa AgriFoodTech Investment Report). #DeepDiveDecember #KAAIA2023 #SDG2 #ZeroHunger #Innovation #Africa #KofiAnnanAward #agritech #SocialEntrepreneurship  

🟩 Interested in #agribusiness #publicprivatepartnerships and in agribusiness #entrepreneurship #incubation and #acceleration? Here are two great new FAO and African Union publications for you: 1️⃣"The first publication, "Agribusiness Incubation and Acceleration Landscape in Africa" is an in-depth analysis and mapping of over 430 enterprise support organizations across the continent, aiming to fill the gap in publicly available information on agribusiness incubation and acceleration programmes and their impacts. The publication is based on a study commissioned by FAO and the AU. It reveals that while significant growth in agribusiness incubation in Africa has been noted since 2010, the ecosystem remains underdeveloped, particularly in West and Central Africa.    Download it here ⏯️ in English: https://lnkd.in/ehznDjJK (...)   2️⃣ The second publication, "Guide for the Design and Implementation of Public-Private Partnerships for Agribusiness Development in Africa", aims to support African countries in crafting sustainable and inclusive public-private partnerships (PPPs) for agribusiness development. It draws on lessons learned from across Africa.   “This guide is intended to be a practical tool for policymakers interested in promoting agri-PPPs as part of their overall agricultural transformation strategies,” Josefa Sacko and Abebe Haile-Gabriel said in their joint foreword to the report." (...) Download it here: ▶️ En français : https://lnkd.in/eW6Whsb8 ⏯️ in English: https://lnkd.in/e2pqsbHZ (More in the press release : --> English: https://lnkd.in/eGiCyg3W --> Français: https://lnkd.in/eSddKCfu)

Exciting news! We've launched #Yemen Social Innovation Lab, a collaborative initiative by HSA Group, and ROWAD Foundation. Mission: Help Address critical challenges in Yemen's priority sectors, starting with #agriculture and agricultural technology (#AgriTech). Why it matters: #Food_Security is a major concern in Yemen, with half the population food insecure and 90% of food imported. The Lab's approach: - Identify key challenges: We've collaborated with Prof. Ismail Muhrahm to identify 10 pressing issues facing agriculture in Yemen, ranging from aridity and climate change to under-supported female talent and weak post-harvest practices. - Drive #innovation: We'll bring together local innovators, entrepreneurs, and experts to co-create solutions. - Turn ideas into reality: We'll support the launch of promising startups and projects. Join us: - Visit the lab page on our website here: https://lnkd.in/gBBrK5Ub - Explore the study and challenges: Learn more about the sector's needs. - Contribute your ideas: Share how you can support the Lab or participate with your AgriTech solutions. #موسم_الابتكار

APPLY NOW: GRANT FOR FOOD SECURITY TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS FAO and Kofi Annan Foundation are financing #digital and innovative solutions designed to tackle the problem of #food insecurity and hunger. Those problems represent a big challenge, in a world in which the population is growing and the resources are scarce and not equally distributed. This grant seeks to support #technology-powered solutions and approaches that are helping to improve food security and systems in #African countries. Social entrepreneurs with digital or technology-powered solutions for Africans should address one or more of the following priority topics: inclusion of marginalised groups in #foodsecurity, enhanced nutrition for #women, #circular solutions and reduction of post-#harvest losses. This 12-month acceleration program offers mentorship, a global network of influential partners, and resources designed to expedite growth and impact. Click the link to learn more about this grant https://lnkd.in/dMNyKGMc