Olam Agri unveils Baking Brighter Futures — $2M commitment for African bakers
Pan-African initiative brings together Olam Agri's baker development programmes to scale skills and equip aspiring food entrepreneurs with the resources and knowledge to meet...
From Farm Records to Credit: Making African Agriculture Bankable
BY : Christopher Burke Senior Advisor, WMC AfricaA farmer may have delivered cocoa, maize, coffee or milk to the same buyer for years. A...
Equity Group and IFAD Roll Out $200M Plan to Get Climate Finance to East...
Twelve-year blended finance mechanism to reach 260,000 smallholder producers and 500 rural enterprises across Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania and Rwanda, with Equity Group matching concessional...
Bank of Kigali, IFAD Unlock $12 Million for Rwanda’s Smallholder Farmers
The International Fund for Agricultural Development, Bank of Kigali and Aceli Africa announced today that they are partnering to strengthen agricultural financing in Rwanda...
Bayer Strengthens Combined Seed and Crop Protection Portfolio, Sets Stage for Blockbuster Launches
Bayer is implementing its previously announced ambition to bring 10 blockbusters to market over 10 years, beginning to launch major Crop Science innovations in...
Burundi launches $100.5 million credit facility to drive agricultural investment
Burundi has launched a BIF300 billion ($100.5 million) credit facility through CRDB Bank Burundi to finance investment in agriculture, livestock, agro-processing and other productive...
Farmers Face Fresh Cost Squeeze as Diesel Prices Climb 50%
By Paul Makube, Senior Agricultural Economist, FNB CommercialSouth Africa’s sharp September fuel-price increase has arrived at a sensitive time for agriculture, just weeks before...
East Africa Pushes to Turn Agrifood Opportunities into Bankable Investments
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) has called on agrifood investment stakeholders to take decisive action to turn Eastern Africa’s...
Who Will Share the Risk? Swartland Wheat Farmers Battle Climate Extremes
Grain SA warns Swartland wheat crop and SA's food security at risk, pushes for urgent affordable crop insurance.Grain SA has raised serious concern over...
Rainbow Chicken Posts Strong Full-Year Results as Strategy and Lower Feed Costs Pay Off
Rainbow Chicken Limited has reported a strong set of financial results for the year ended 28 June 2026, delivering significant growth in revenue, profitability...