AfDB Vice President witnesses first-hand life-changing impacts of Africa-focused agribusiness giant

African Development Bank Group Vice President Solomon Quaynor has concluded a tour of Export Trade Group (ETG)’s southern Africa operations, signalling the potential for...

Bank of Kigali commits Sh17.9 billion to support farmers and agribusinesses in Rwanda and...

The Bank of Kigali has committed to providing Sh17.9 billion worth of loans to farmers and businesses across the agricultural value chain. A portion of...

Effective and Sustainable Financing, Key to Improving Africa’s Nutrition Status 

Joint Op-ed by: Chimimba David Phiri, FAO Subregional Coordinator & Representative to the AUC and UNECA;Sara Mbago-Bhunu, IFAD Regional Director for East and Southern...

$400 billion needed per year while doing nothing could cost $12 trillion

Following recent news that the fight against hunger has stalled, a gathering of global leaders taking stock of progress made in transforming food systems...

Madagascar: Boost for farmers, fishers and food security with €20 million European Investment Bank...

An EIB (https://www.EIB.org) loan of €20 million for Sahanala, a social enterprise working in agriculture and fishing in Madagascar, aims to increase sustainable food production for...

New Zealand contributes US$3.57 million to IFAD to enhance resilience of Pacific island communities...

The International Fund for Agricultural Development and the Government of New Zealand signed a NZD 5.75 million (USD 3.57 million) agreement to support Pacific...

Uganda in a $24.8 million cocoa factory plan to improve smallholder farmers’ income

For many years smallholder cocoa farmers in Uganda have been selling their produce through middlemen who pay small amounts for a kilo of wet...

Middelburg Vineyards: an innovative partnership driving inclusive agricultural growth

Through an innovative model of blended financing, equity ownership, mentorship and skills transfer, Van Loveren and Mzala Wines’ Wines on Middelburg Vineyards, with assistance...

African Development Bank Group Board okays funds to support women and youth in agribusiness

The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group has approved an equity investment of €18 million in the Africa Guarantee Fund (AGF)...

US plans to inject $5 million into Tanzania’s Agricultural Sector to support local food...

The United States through its Agency for International Development, USAID has promised to inject $5 million into Tanzania’s Agricultural Sector in a bid to...
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