Gambia, Senegal launch first Cross-Border Project Steering Committee
Gambia and Senegal have officially launched the first Cross-Border Project Steering Committee. The Committee dubbed 'Supporting cross-border cooperation for increased community resilience and social...
Liberia: African Development Bank Group approves $5.12 million financing for Emergency Food Production Program
The funding includes a grant of $2.28 million and a loan of $2.84 million from the Bank Group’s Transition Support Facility
The Board of directors...
Afreximbank develops climate change adaptation facility in Kenya
African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) has developed a climate change adaptation facility in Kenya that aims in response to the current climate challenges affecting the...
Ghana: African Development Fund approves $27.9 million grant for Savannah Agriculture Value Chain Development...
The grant will increase the climate-resilient production of maize, rice and soybean, support the poultry value chain, and generate employment for women and youth
The...
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...
Agri Resources Group, UNDP, ADD-OI to develop a sustainable vanilla supply chain in Madagascar...
Agri Resources (Mauritius), ADD-OI, and the United Nations Development Programmes have partnered to develop a sustainable vanilla supply chain.
An MoU was inked between the...
FAO urges Uganda on public investment in agriculture
Uganda is being advised to seek public investment on agriculture. The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) urged the country and said this...
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...