Food for thought when innovating…
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International training course “Market-led SMARTechs for water and agriculture” 19th to 23rd of March 2018 in Mzuzu, Malawi
Potential Disruption to Traditional Financing
Blockchain could alter the landscape for small business all over the world. It may be years or decades before this happens, but things do tend to change fast in this world! Read More…
The Importance of small-scale agriculture in Africa
Article on the importance of supporting small-scale farmers by reducing barriers ” limiting their access to inputs; foster the adoption of environmentally sustainable approaches and technologies; increase access to credit and markets; facilitate farm mechanisation; revitalize agricultural extension systems; strengthen land tenure rights; ensure equity in supply contracts; and strengthen small-scale producer organisations.” Read More…
Financing is critical to power availability
Breakthrough Energy Ventures – 5-point strategy
BEV is a billion-dollar fund to finance breakthroughs in energy technology. Speaking in Paris recently Bill Gates described their strategic focus.
Bill Gates: “Energy transitions take a long time, but there’s more urgency than ever to prevent the worst impacts of climate change,” said Gates, in a statement. “We need new models of investment and new partnerships between governments and a broad network of investors, companies, and energy customers. Breakthrough Energy is designed to help facilitate those partnerships and bring more energy products from the lab to the market more quickly.”