More credit data does not automatically improve lending outcomes. Uganda’s credit market generates more borrower information, but the real challenge is to turn that data into smarter & fairer lending decisions.​

Explore the key gaps & opportunities: https://tinyurl.com/4htx5mkw

Why do digital governance reforms look great on paper but fail on the ground?​

GovTech Talks, MSC’s new podcast series, explores that question. It examines how technology & public investment shape public systems in practice.​

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Every new digital agriculture platform creates value. Yet, the greatest impact comes when platforms exchange data, support one another, & grow together.​

Register for MSC’s webinar on 24th July to explore interoperability in digital agriculture: https://tinyurl.com/mk3w2fr7

Digital agriculture needs more than technological innovation. Digital systems must work together to better serve farmers, governments, & markets.

Join MSC’s webinar on how practical approaches build connected digital agriculture ecosystems on 24th July: https://tinyurl.com/mk3w2fr7

#Digitalagriculture expands rapidly, but many initiatives still struggle to scale as #farmer registries, advisory, #finance, & market systems operate independently. Join MSC’s upcoming webinar on 22nd July to explore how #DPI can connect these systems.​

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Program design should precede policy in safeguarding.

We encourage you to explore Blog 1 in this two-part blog series at https://tinyurl.com/bdc9r567, which introduces the groundwork.

Continue to learn about the five practical actions for practitioners in the framework in Blog 2:

A safeguarding policy cannot protect people from risks built into the systems that shape their lives.​

Our latest blog explores why structural issues, rather than compliance alone, drive vulnerability in fisheries communities across Africa.​

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#FINAS2026 concludes with a key message. Africa’s food systems need finance that is evidence-driven, inclusive, & built around the realities of the people it serves. At MSC, we turn evidence into practical solutions that expand access to finance.
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"Access to #finance starts with understanding the customer,” said Harold Mate of @KeEquityBank at #FINAS2026. He shares how the bank designs #financial solutions around the fishing cycle to better serve fisheries & #aquaculture farmers. @FAO @TradeMarkAfrica @MastercardFdn

Anataria Uwamariya of @TradeMarkAfrica #FINAS2026 shared that #women & young people are at the heart of Africa's fisheries & aquaculture sector. Yet, many cannot access finance because they lack collateral. #Financing solutions must work for the people who drive the blue

We are live at #FINAS2026!
Our side event, "Unlocking #finance for Africa's blue economy: From underserved to investable," has begun. MSC's TVS Ravi Kumar sets the stage & highlights why finance, partnerships, innovation, & market-driven solutions matter.

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Today at #FINAS2026, “Unlocking finance for Africa’s blue economy: From underserved to investable,” will examine the partnerships, innovations, and financing approaches that can strengthen fisheries & aquaculture value chains.

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