In his first visit to Zimbabwe since taking office as President of the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), Gilbert F. Houngbo will meet President Emmerson Dambudzo Mnangagwa and ...
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Access to finance is needed to unlock Africa’s agricultural potential but it cannot be focused on just one aspect of the value chain at the expense of others Access to adequate financing is often ...
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The European Union and FAO along with the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) and the World Food Program (WFP) signed US $14m deal in a bid to tackle global food security. The ...
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Cashew farmers in Tanzania’s Lindi, Mtwara and Ruvuma have so far pocketed a total of nearly US $2.2Bn. This is the accumulated price since the government started buying the precious food commodity. ...
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Akinwumi A. Adesina: President of the African Development Bank, committed to the eradication of poverty through agricultural innovation, and promoting Good Governance through the works of developing ...
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The Tanzanian government has disbursed US $434,687 to verified cashew farmers. The Agriculture minister Japhet Hasunga said that at least 2,168 cashew farmers from 35 verified primary societies have ...
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The potential for growth in Sustainable Agriculture in Africa is well documented and understood, however it has not been realised. Currently agriculture-related industries such as primary processing ...
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By Dr Roelof Botha (GIBS Faculty – part-time) and Prof Ilse Botha (University of Johannesburg) Executive Summary Any doubts over the overwhelming impact that the debate on land expropriation ...
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Background: During 2018, land expropriation without compensation (EWC) dominated the public discourse in South Africa to such an extent that it was declared the Word of the Year by the Pan South ...
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Agribusiness will become the ‘new oil” on the continent, African Investment Forum participants said As project sponsors, borrowers, lenders and investors gathered at the Africa Investment ...
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