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By Jared Proudfoot on September 19, 2023

Rice, maize, and soybean are pivotal grains in Nigeria. Cultivated all year round, they provide vital nutrition and protein, serving as the foundation of family diets. In states like Benue, often referred to as "the food basket of the nation," these crops thrive in abundance....
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Rethinking Scale in Agribusiness: The Massive Benefits of Being Small

By Chris Wayne and Coco Lim on September 05, 2023

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By Mahesh Yagnaraman, Impact Alpha on August 17, 2023

To achieve more meaningful impact, impact investors should not only focus on finding the next unicorn. We need to also invest in zebras, which “are real … are both black and white, striving for both profit AND purpose…are collaborative and feisty as they build businesses that...
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July 13, 2023

Apple today announced in its Newsroom a new partnership with Acumen to support social enterprises in India to improve livelihoods through clean energy innovation. Through the Energy for Livelihoods Accelerator, Acumen experts will lead a 12-week program designed to help social entrepreneurs scale and refine...
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Acumen Blog

May 25, 2023

By Paraag Sabhlok, Associate Director, Portfolio; Coco Lim, Senior Associate, Insights & Strategy; and Yash Vardhan Gaddhyan, Portfolio Analyst For years, Nidhi Pant held the perception that farmers were predominantly male. But as she and the other founders of the company, S4S, spent more time...
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May 16, 2023

By Daniel Waldron, Head of Insights and Christopher Emmott, Associate Director, Investing in Energy Access Everything you touch or do today, every bite of food, every piece of clothing, every trip to the store, takes energy. It is essential to economic production; it literally fuels...
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