Farmer organizations convene amid crisis, to discuss support for small-scale farmers in East and...
As crippling spikes in food and energy prices continue to hit East and Southern Africa, the devastating impact of climate change on the productive...
Ghana granted €2.5m to boost agriculture sector
Ghana has received a €2.5million funding from the European Union (EU) to boost the country’s agriculture sector.
The fund will be managed by the Sinapi...
Norsad Capital channels US $10M credit facility for agriculture
Norsad Capital, Botswana-headquartered investment firm, has channeled a US$10 million medium-term credit facility to support Central Africa Building Society (CABS) Zimbabwe’s growth strategy which...
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation pledges US $7bn to support agriculture, health in Africa
The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation has pledged US $7 billion to Africa’s agriculture and health sector. Bill Gates, co-chair of the foundation affirmed...
Africa needs US$86 billion for climate Adaptation
Africa needs an estimated US$86.5 billion for climate change adaptation by 2030 as part of the continent’s special needs and circumstances needed to patch...
Climate change is the biggest global threat, young people in Africa and Europe tell...
The “Securing our Future” report released today at COP27, spoke to 100 young people from Africa and Europe about what they see as the greatest...
Zambia drives US$100 bln climate change campaign at COP 27
Zambia’s impending climate change crisis was climaxed at the ongoing COP 27 conference in Egypt when it amplified the call for developed countries to...
5 SADC countries in US$350 mln climate fund galore
Five of the countries in the Southern African Development Community have been selected to benefit from the People and Climate (NPC) investment to assist...
Agro-Food Processing Project hits its stride in Togo : AfDB
The project is financed by the African Development Bank (47%), West African Development Bank (28%), the Government of Togo (17%) and the Seamaul Foundation...
Long-term rural development necessary to end cycle of ‘multicrisis’, UN agency to tell Paris...
As world leaders gather this week in Paris to leverage their collective power against crises threatening global stability, the president of the UN's lnternational...