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Sustainable agri report aimed at policy reorientation and action plan

By : Sustainability ..., Oct 4, 2019

Policy reorientation and making an accelerated action plan for achieving sustainable agriculture for improved livelihood of smallholder farmers as well as addressing the issues of poverty, hunger and malnutrition that continue to prevail in India, despite various agricultural...

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Walmart Foundation Announces Two New $4.8 Million Grants Benefitting Indian Farmers

By : Sustainability ..., Sep 16, 2019

Walmart Foundation Aug. 27 announced that it has provided $4.8 million in grants to Digital Green and TechnoServe in India as a way to help deepen its commitment to improving farmer livelihoods in the country. The grants will enable programs that help smallholder farmers have...

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Walmart Foundation announces two new grants for $4.8mn for smallholder farmers in India

By : Sustainability ..., Aug 29, 2019

Deepening its commitment to improving farmer livelihoods in India, the Walmart Foundation on Tuesday announced $4.8 million (approximately Rs. 34 crore) in grants to Digital Green and TechnoServe to enable programs that help smallholder farmers have access to agriculture...

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Cooling Hubs could offer hope to Indian communities

By : Sustainability ..., Jun 26, 2019

Experts from the University of Birmingham are to work with groups in India to explore how sustainable cooling can help Indian farming communities. Launching the project on World Refrigeration...

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National Institute of Rural Development and Panchayati Raj launches initiative to help Rural Poor Farm Holds adapt to Climate Change

By : Sustainability ..., Jun 12, 2019

National Institute of Rural Development and Panchayati Raj (NIRDPR), for the first time in India, has launched an initiative to improve the adaptive capacity of the rural poor engaged in farm-...

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WorldCover raises $6M round for emerging markets’ climate insurance

By : Sustainability ..., May 6, 2019

WorldCover, a New York and Africa-based climate insurance provider to smallholder farmers, has raised a $6 million Series A round led by MS&AD Ventures. Y Combinator, Western Technology...

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Walmart Foundation Supports IDEI Irrigation Project to Raise Incomes for 10,000 Smallholder Farming Families

By : Sustainability ..., Mar 28, 2019

Ten thousand smallholder farmers in Andhra Pradesh are set to benefit from the introduction of sustainable irrigation products and practices under a program offered by International Development...

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