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I work at the intersection of agri-tech and entrepreneurship, and in practically every conference I attend, every newsletter I open and every panel I sit on, I hear a vision of AI for agriculture that’s described as if it were already inevitable. The pitch goes something like this: “What if every farmer had a personal AI advisor telling them what to grow, when to pla...

Despite the growing global discourse around the revenue potential of waste to wealth — i.e., reimagining waste as a valuable resource — profitability in municipal solid waste management remains low due to

The conversation around “AI for social good” has moved beyond hype and potential, and into a high-stakes implementation phase, as a growing number of real-world use cases have emerged. The critical question is no longer whether impact-focused AI could work, but whether it ...

The European Union Deforestation Regulation (EUDR) represents one of the most ambitious and well-meaning legislative efforts to protect our planet’s remaining forests. For the global development community, it’s a mon...

Few developments have been as striking in the impact investing space as the rise of gender-lens investing (GLI) since the 2018 launch of the 2X Challenge. Since this initial commitment from G7 countries’ development finance institu...