@okoforests

Empowering small-holder farmers. Agroforestry, regenerative agriculture. Agritech, linking farmers to markets. #Agroforestry #ClimateAction

 Kumasi, Ghana
okoforests.com
Joined April 2015
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Biochar Survey survey.alchemer-ca.com/s3/50…
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BenBen@benbenlands22 May 2023
We’ve been working heavily on #Keva our #climateTech product for the global climate focused land-investment space 💯 Excited to collaborate with the @FCDOGovUK @okoforests to pioneer this groundbreaking solution towards derisking the global climate investments space #landrights
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Fertilizer prices have risen nearly 30% since the start of 2022, following last year’s 80% surge. blogs.worldbank.org/opendata… via @worldbank
The ugly face of climate finance: Rich nations aren’t coughing up the funds needed to help climate-vulnerable countries leaving them to rely on the goodwill (or lack thereof) of private investors: bloomberg.com/news/articles/… @johnainger @climate

Green Markets Put World’s Poor at Mercy of Higher Funding Costs

Rich nations aren’t delivering on funds needed to help climate-vulnerable countries deal with climate change, so they’ll have to rely on the goodwill of private investors

bloomberg.com
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Accra is now part of @theclimateclock's journey! Ghanaian Youth hosted an amazing event to remind the pursuit for a rapid and just transition to a safe climate future! #CLIMATECLOCK ghanaweekend.com/2021/08/13/…

Climate Clock arrives in Ghana; makes Okyeame Kwame ambassador - Ghana Weekend

Ghanaian musician Okyeame Kwame has been tasked by Climate Clock, a global climate initiative to lead a tree-planting campaign in Ghana The launch of the programme took place on Thursday, August...

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Bravo! An inspirational message from a brilliant young lady from Zambia. Indeed, let us make #agriculture "attractive" & the "oxygen" of our economies. Promote #YouthinAgriculture #WomeninAgriculture #YouthEmployment #AccessToMarkets #TheAfricaWeWant #AgricultureTransformation
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Great couple of days sharing our landscape regeneration story using the @OpenForests platform at #GLFAccra2019 with Emil of BIDG
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Paul Polman@PaulPolman3 Jan 2019
A business model for sustainability The world we want for our children will arrive only when we choose action over indifference, courage over comfort, and solidarity over division. @enactus @OneYoungWorld @iccwbo @wbcsd @globalcompact weforum.org/agenda/2019/01/a… via @wef
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Cassava factory offers farmers ready market for produce > farmbizafrica.com/advertise/… farmbizafrica.com/advertise/…
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Kofi Annan
@KofiAnnan18 Aug 2018
It is with immense sadness that the Annan family and the Kofi Annan Foundation announce that Kofi Annan, former Secretary General of the United Nations and Nobel Peace Laureate, passed away peacefully on Saturday 18th August after a short illness...
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Great initiative!
Solar Polar@SolarPolar1 Jun 2018
I have posted our video on YouTube youtu.be/werKXYeqPY0?a

SOLAR POLAR VIDEO

Solar cooling for on-farm storage in the developing world

youtube.com
Investigation Links Chocolate to Destruction of National Parks - Mighty mightyearth.org/chocolatesda…
Replying to @Afsafrica
@Afsafrica Report: "many agriculture policies in Africa were driven by donor influence and multinational corporations pushing for intensive use of chemical fertilizers, hybrid seeds and pesticides." @FundAgroEcology @malimsultan @nangabe @RuthOpenBlue afsafrica.org/agroecology-po…
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These drones can plant 100,000 trees a day weforum.org/agenda/2017/06/d… via @wef
Honored to be present with this allstar panel. Unlocking development​ finance in Africa #dangote #kenoforiatta #DFFAfrica #Worldbank #accra
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#DYK it is est that 62% of all suspected illegal tropical wood entering the EU and the US arrives in the form of paper, pulp or wood chips – at Kenya
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