About 150,000 rural young people in Senegal – 50 per cent of them women - will benefit from a new US$93.3 million project that aims to create income and decent sustainable jobs in agricultural, ...
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Microsoft is looking to collaborate with the Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA) to co-create technology solutions in agriculture through its 4Afrika Initiative. The collaboration will ...
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New York Stock Exchange-listed agriculture company, Corteva Agriscience has launched its regional operations in Nairobi. Corteva also named Nairobi the regional hub for Eastern, Central and Southern ...
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The African Development Bank and the African Fertilizer and Agribusiness Partnership (AFAP) have signed two grant agreements to implement trade credit guarantees worth $5.4 million to support ...
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The World Bank is looking to invest US $300m in Ghana's cocoa industry. This is for purposes of increasing cocoa production over the next five years. The investment which will support the Cocoa ...
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The Government of Zimbabwe has signed a US $50m deal with John Deere. The deal will see the agricultural equipment manufacturer supply 1 300 tractors expected to benefit farmers during the 2019/2020 ...
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The Zimbabwe Treasury has allocated a budget of $67.6m for the procurement of dip chemicals, vaccines and animal pest and disease surveillance to curb livestock deaths. The funds were disbursed to ...
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World Bank has initiated a US $200m Agro-Processing, Productivity Enhancement and Livelihood Improvement Support (APPEALS) initiative, which is set to benefit 21,000 women and youth in Nigeria. The ...
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South Africa :The recent cut in interest rates, coupled with a reduction in petrol prices and a stronger Rand, while marginal, will go a long way to provide relief to farmers who are currently ...
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A new Rural Enterprise Finance Project (REFP), which will help more than 287,700 rural people engaged in agriculture, fisheries and small and medium-sized enterprises in 10 provinces improve their ...
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