John Scicchitano

Building alliances between private, public, and philanthropic sectors for investments in African agribusiness and green enterprises.

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"Any intelligent fool can make things bigger, more complex, and more violent. It takes a touch of genius — and a lot of courage — to move in the opposite direction." E.F. Schumacher in "Small is Beautiful".
How can we use data, analytics, and AI "to move…https://t.co/o8DgcQUzt8

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@LeLionceauSN, Rémi Filastò, and the team of LE LIONCEAU are a brilliant example of the rise of African entrepreneurship and the exploding potential of impact investing in African #agribusinesses. https://t.co/vx529SxUjn

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My main conclusion from the #AIM4C Summit: climate finance is a huge, untapped opportunity for African agribusinesses.

My second conclusion: climate adaptation finance, still in its early days, is overly focused on high-tech solutions; "appropriate-tech"…https://t.co/8EXKpNrvdy

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After many years of working on global food assistance with USAID, I'm optimistic that we can find sustainable solutions to food security and nutrition through investment in African agribusiness. Today, @Ertharin1, former Executive Director of the World Fo…https://t.co/8cBeLMIxvQ

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Please reach out if you are attending the Aim for Climate Summit in Washington next week.
I'll be speaking on Tuesday May 9 about African agribusiness, and the growing opportunity for climate adaptation finance in climate-smart agriculture. https://t.co/vnhSCVGTh0

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At the @AIMforClimate Summit, I'll be speaking about the opportunities for investment in African climate-smart #agribusiness in #Ghana and West Africa, with our partners @gipcghana. #AIM4C #COP27 https://t.co/EGbrvHOjoC

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What role will African countries and investors in African agriculture play at the Aim for Climate Summit? African climate finance needs have repeatedly been sidelined, especially for climate-smart agriculture. Ghanaian president Afufo-Addo said just befor…https://t.co/vtKm3rwNE0

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Some create value through NFTs.
We create value for society through onions, potatoes, mangoes, palm oil, fish, cassava, soya, cold chain, agri-inputs, food processing, and baby food.
#socialimpact https://t.co/PqoFqcR4Kl

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Happy International Women's Day from Accra, Ghana. Every day here is full of promise and potential with Pangea Global Ventures and its partners. https://t.co/K9glUvoLw9

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"70% of small business owners give the federal government a “C or below” grade for the effectiveness of programs, services, and tax credits available to small businesses."

I just returned from Washington where I met with governmental agencies and a few l…https://t.co/DJvcEnRW9y

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Today at 1:30pm GMT / 8:30am ET
Financing AgriSMEs in West Africa - with insights from financial institutions across the region
Hosted by British International Investment with support from DAI and Pangea Global Ventures
See French invitation and registrat…https://t.co/JID8wqZVF4

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Momentum for agribusiness finance is building, and Pangea Global Ventures is a part of it. Join us at the roundtable below on Dec 13 to hear West African perspectives. https://t.co/GyvZuWXcRB

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Give us this day our daily bread? https://t.co/PEfmcwu1xa via @LinkedIn

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SOCAP convenes the largest and most diverse impact investing community in the world and is an opportunity to connect exceptional African entrepreneurs with global impact investors. https://t.co/ymYa6AH3sT

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Putting a little grease on the chain connecting the entrepreneur to the impact investor. That's what our team does best. https://t.co/Q6oWiVhX9B

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Momentum is building on climate finance for Africa. I joined this meeting where four African heads of state highlighted investment opportunities with global investors. Our work is clear: prepare agribusinesses to access these new sources of capital. https://t.co/jG4TGs82RY

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Climate change is a threat.
Climate finance is an opportunity.
Discuss at this francophone session entitled "Climate Impact on Agriculture and Food Security in West Africa" co-hosted by ANDE West Africa and Pangea Global Ventures, joined by pane…https://t.co/938pusKfb9

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💭 "The message is that this is an investment opportunity. We are not asking for grants. This is an opportunity to produce food for the world...to invest in green resources" – @KeEquityBank GMD & CEO Dr. James Mwangi. #unstoppableAfrica

📺 Watch LIVE: https://t.co/dqHhr645DE

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Bank of America is investing in African agribusiness! All actors -private, public, philanthropic - must rally around Injaro Investments Limited and the ABC Fund to ensure its success and replication. https://t.co/iHMxJ5uDZG

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Contact me or Nii Nortei Lokko for detail on SeKaf. The global shea butter market size was valued at USD 1.4 billion in 2022 expanding at a CAGR of 14.1%. Ghana and SeKaf are well-positioned in this market. https://t.co/eJJEvmn1jy