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USAID outlines investment areas to support food systems in Africa

“Seventy percent of women-owned small and medium-sized businesses in developing countries cannot access financial services that meet their needs a finance gap that drives gender inequality,” said Coleman, 

Coleman explained that the investments are part of the supplemental funds deployed by the U.S. government through Feed the Future to address food insecurity and fertiliser price spikes in Africa.
By: NewVision Reporter, Journalists @NewVision

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The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) has set aside $15m to support women, smallholder farmers and small and medium-sized companies in agriculture production to

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USAID
Agriculture
Isobel Coleman
Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition
Nutritious Foods Financing Facility
Food systems