Fireside Chat // Financing Agri-Tech Growth: Blended Capital and Strategic Alliances in Emerging Regions
- How can agri-tech innovation, when integrated with blended finance models and strategic partnerships, reshape development paradigms and unlock inclusive, climate-resilient growth across emerging regions?
- How can private sector investment and international cooperation between the UAE, Morocco, and Sub-Saharan Africa help scale sustainable agri-tech solutions? What case studies highlight how innovation and community-led models move beyond profit to drive local development and resilience?
- By combining sovereign wealth, CSR, academia, and private capital, how can blended finance attract diverse stakeholders and VIPs to agri-tech ecosystems, while enabling global corporates to shape long-term impact on food, water, and energy security?
- As development shifts from donor-recipient frameworks to co-investment and co-creation, how can technology and ROI-driven models redefine development narratives and foster deeper engagement with local entrepreneurs, governments, and investors?
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