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Small scale producers face significant challenges on the front-lines of climate change.
They are also stewards of land and other ecosystems and can take actions which landscape stewards whose actions can deliver climate benefits including carbon sequestration, efficient water usage, biodiversity preservation while also meeting our food security needs.
While farmer groups can empower small scale producers to overcome their diseconomies of scale, they universally struggle with quick access to low-cost capital which inhibits their growth.
Farmer groups know the what investments they need to make in order to enhance their climate resilience and deliver value to their farmer members. Digital Green is launching a platform for farmer groups to share their needs and connect with funders who want to support them coupled with training and capacity building for farmer groups members.
Timely grants can be catalytic and give farmer provide groups a much needed boost which will help them mature and unlock further opportunities including access to that accelerates their maturity and sets them on a path to unlock additional opportunities like government subsidy programs and commercial banks / capital markets.
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