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Acumen Fund's patient capital investment in Western Seed is intended to enhance the food security and economic independence of Kenya's smallholder farmers.

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Jacqueline Novogratz
Age: 63
Born: 1961
Born: March 15
Banker
Businessperson
Consultant
Entrepreneur
Financial Analyst
the United States of America
Security
Farmers
Food
Fund
Economic
Capital
Seeds
Acumen
Independence
Kenya
Investment
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Western
Seed

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