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February 11, 2021 | Catalytic Capital A little incentive goes a long way to change lending for small farmers in Latin America ImpactAlpha Editor ImpactAlpha, Feb. 11 – Change the incentives, change the results. Those results are dramatic for the $11.5 million in loans that agricultural lender Root Capital has made over the last two years to agribusinesses across Latin America deemed too small or too risky for other lenders to make.  The nearly three dozen businesses went on to generate almost $50 million in revenue. They paid $41 million directly to smallholder farmers in Colombia, Cost...

CHUNKZ: Man with a message THE 2020 theme for Children’s Mental Health Week is ‘Express Yourself’ and that’s exactly what online personality and youtuber Chunkz has encouraged anyone going through personal hardship to do. The musician and entertainer took to Twitter this week to announce his new partnership with Kooth Plc a company that creates easy to access online mental health services. In the past Chunkz has been candid about the toll being in the public eye can have on an individual. He wrote: “If telling you lot some of my secret habits is the only way then here we go… I�...

Last year at this time, we declared that “the business of coffee sustainability surged in 2019.” You could argue that sustainability throughout the coffee sector took a step backwards in 2020 as actors large and small, public and private, pulled back to protect their own interests and stay afloat by whatever means possible. You could also argue that one step back is actually five given how far behind the game the world’s agricultural and food systems are in terms of combatting climate change, sustainable farming practices, environmental protection and supply chain equity. You could also...

About Root Capital Root Capital is a non-profit social investment fund operating in poor rural areas of Africa and Latin America. According to its website, Root Capital "seeks to maximize the positive social and environmental impact of [its] work through a three-pronged strategy: finance, advise, and catalyze."

Posted December 15th, 2020 for Root Capital CAMBRIDGE, Mass., BURLINGTON, Mass., and PLANO, Texas – Dec. 15, 2020 — Root Capital today announced the launch of the Partnership for Sustainable Supply Chains (the Partnership) in collaboration with Keurig Dr Pepper, U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), and Ezrah Charitable Trust. COVID-19 has exacerbated the complex challenges faced by smallholder farmers. The Partnership will provide financial support and advisory services to agricultural businesses representing 150,000 farmers in 12 countries across Africa, Latin America,...