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Co-founder of Thrive Agric on the dream behind their startup

By Guardian Exclusive
15 November 2019   |   8:43 am
Thrive Agric is a Technology-driven agricultural company passionate about ensuring global food security by funding farmers from people with the promise of decent returns at the end of each farming cycle.

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