The European Union’s (EU) new agribusiness development project worth EUR 25.9 million has launched its first call for proposals. Through the ‘ENTERPRISE Zambia Challenge Fund (EZCF)’, the EU will ...
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Within 40 days since the COVID-19 lockdown, a once unproductive plot of sand in the United Arab Emirates had become littered with ripe, sweet watermelons swelling under the Arabian sun. Except it ...
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The 2020 Africa Agriculture Status Report (AASR) was at the African Green Revolution Forum (AGRF) virtual summit in Kigali, Rwanda. The report will major on Feeding Africa’s Cities by ...
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Côte d’Ivoire has highlighted the opportunities for international investors in its cashew and cotton sectors in a presentation to the 10th annual African Green Revolution Forum (AGRF) event ...
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Agribusiness plays a vital role in economic development, contributing a major portion of GDP, employment, and foreign exchange earnings in many developing countries. This is particularly true in ...
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Co-operative Bank of Kenya has signed a US $4.6Bn financing deal with fertiliser Company Yara East Africa Limited. This is aimed at facilitating Yara fertiliser distributors across the country with ...
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By Paul Makube, Senior Agricultural Economist at FNB Agri-Business Following a good start to 2020 with first quarter agriculture GDP rebounding strongly by 28.6% quarter-on-quarter (q/q) ...
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Bayer East Africa has donated US $923,178 to assist with the fight against desert locusts in Kenya and Uganda. Bayer East Africa Chairman Dr. Chris Kirubi said that food security has to be ...
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The International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) and the Eastern Africa Grain Council (EAGC) Tuesday have partnered to tackle aflatoxin contamination of grains. This will go a long way ...
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The milk production in Kenya is wanting, to an extent that Kenya could be forced to turn to imports should the situation remain the same. The Agriculture CS Peter Munya has urged dairy farmers to ...
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