EU and UK risk falling behind global agricultural competitors, threatening strategic autonomy
The EU and the UK risk falling further behind major agricultural competitors like the US, Brazil, China, Canada and India unless farmers gain faster...
Kenya milk prices rise 6 percent in September, rains may ease pressure while bread...
EBC Financial Group says rain can end the milk shortage because the dry season cut pasture, but wheat and cooking oil are priced abroad,...
IsDB and IFAD Scale Up Partnership to Mobilize US$750 Million for Food Systems and...
The Islamic Development Bank (IsDB) and the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) are stepping up joint investment in food systems and rural transformation....
The strongest farming legacies are built for the future, not preserved in the past
By Marius Pentz, Cape Regional Head for FNB Private Bank & AdvisoryFor farming families in the Western Cape, the business represents much more than...
OlsAro closes €5m seed investment to scale climate-resilient cereal genetics
OlsAro, the Swedish AgTech company developing climate-resilient cereal genetics, has raised €5 million in seed funding to develop its SeedAX platform and bring its...
Why Africa’s institutions must turn knowledge and investment into farmer prosperity
By Aggie Asiimwe Konde - Chief Brand, Communications, External Engagements & Advocacy at AGRA Africa’s prosperity challenge around food systems is not simply a question...
Ethiopia’s Coffee Culture in the Spotlight as Addis Ababa Launches “World’s Coffee Capital” Initiative
Addis Ababa is set to be positioned as a global coffee destination under a new city-branding campaign, "Addis Ababa: The World's Coffee Capital," spearheaded...
Moody’s says Kenyan banks’ financial strength continues to improve
Kenyan banks are entering a period of stronger financial performance as lower funding costs, recovering loan growth and improved asset quality continue to support...
IFAD joins Government of Nigeria and World Bank to accelerate agricultural transformation through AgriConnect
The International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) on Friday joined Nigeria's Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security (FMAFS), the World Bank Group (WBG)...
Biochar Industrial Group Lands $1.5M to Scale Waste-to-Value Carbon Removal for Agriculture
Biochar Industrial Group (BIG), a climate technology company engineering industrial-scale carbon removal solutions for Sub-Saharan Africa, has secured $1.5 million in pre-seed funding to...