Exciting news is on the way!
The GFAR/GFAiR Hub - a new engagement platform conceived for you and driven by you is about to be launched!
Exciting news is on the way!
The GFAR/GFAiR Hub - a new engagement platform conceived for you and driven by you is about to be launched!
USAID and Norway announced the Financing for Agricultural Small-and-Medium Enterprises in Africa (FASA) Fund to spur investment in Africa’s agricultural growth.
USAID and Norway will each provide an initial commitment of $35 million and they aim to reach $200 million through additional donor contributions to catalyze hundreds of millions more in commercial financing by reducing investment risk.
Are you running a tech startup and want to transform the agriculture and food tech industry in Africa? Do you have a tech solution that makes the industry more sustainable and profitable while at the same time empowering value chain actors? Do you want support on raising investment, reaching more customers and having a significant impact?
This position will support the Dryland Crops Program (DCP) lead pathologist in establishing high throughput phenotyping pipelines against biotic stresses (pests, diseases, and weeds) of dryland legumes and cereal crops in Africa. DCP crops include sorghum, millet, groundnut, cowpea, chickpea, and pigeon pea.
The position will be based at CIMMYT-Nairobi Campus in Kenya.
The Digital Green Innovation Acceleration Programme (DGIx) is a programme by the WFP Innovation Accelerator and the Smart Development Fund (#SDF), and powered by Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH and the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) and the European Union (EU).
DGIx is in search of high-impact digital ventures and projects solving some of the most pressing environmental challenges in selected countries.