New climate insurance a lifeline to smallholders experiencing devastating impacts
A new groundbreaking reinsurance fund called 'One Acre Fund Re' is set to provide a critical financial safety net for 1 million smallholder farmers...
African Development Bank’s $1 billion insurance facility to protect millions of farmers in Africa
The African Development Bank Group has presented its planned $1 billion facility to provide insurance to more than 40 million farmers across the continent against severe...
Danish foundation commits $4.1M to support smallholder farming communities in Uganda, Rwanda
Novo Nordisk Foundation, a Danish organisation, has committed $4.1 million grant to improve health, nutrition, food security and incomes for marginalized and vulnerable smallholder...
The USA contributes US$50 million to a new multi-donor trust fund addressing climate and...
To confront the intertwined challenge of climate change and food security, Antony Blinken, the US Secretary of State, announced today at the COP28 UN...
Finlays completes sale of James Finlay Kenya to Sri Lankan’s Browns Investments PLC
Finlays has announced the completion of its sale of Kenyan tea estates business James Finlay Kenya to Sri Lankan conglomerate, Browns Investments PLC.
The sale...
AfDB prioritizes energy, transport, water and agriculture in its country strategy for 2023-2028
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group approved the Country Strategy Paper (CSP) 2023-2028 for Malawi on 16 November 2023. The...
Over 200,000 farmers to benefit from IFAD, ADB initiative to boost dryland farming in...
The UN’s International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) and the Government of Indonesia signed a new initiative aimed at transforming dryland farming to make...
Experts and practitioners come together to improve nutrition outcomes in agricultural development in West...
A regional knowledge and experience sharing workshop that addresses nutrition, rural development and food system transformation began today in Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire. Improving food...
Strategic cooperation agreement between Tornum and Cesco
Tornum Group, a leading global player in the agricultural industry, and Cesco EPC, an international contractor specialising in large-scale industrial investments in inland and...
African Development Bank agrees loan of nearly €87 million for Agropole Nord
Meeting in Abidjan on Wednesday 22 November 2023, the Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group approved a €86.89 million loan to Senegal...