Africa’s farmers are not unbankable, our financial systems are data-blind.
By Abraham Nyabera, Co-founder, FarmFuzionAfrica’s farmers power one of the continent’s most important industries, yet remain among its least adequately financed participants. Agriculture contributes...
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...
Rwanda to double lending to agriculture sector
Rwanda has announced plans to double agriculture sector lending from the current 5.2% of the total share of loans from financial institutions to 10.4%...
TRICAPITAL Angels leads £2.1 million investment into Scottish insect genetics firm Beta Bugs
Pioneering Scottish business Beta Bugs has secured a multimillion-pound investment as it looks to become a global leader in insect genetics.TRICAPITAL Angels led a...
Kenya’s agricultural premiums hit Sh1 billion mark
Kenya’s agricultural insurance premiums have crossed Sh1 billion mark, pointing to increased uptake of crop and livestock covers by smallholder farmers. This is according...
CNH Industrial acquires software engineering specialist NX9
CNH Industrial N.V. announces that it has acquired NX9, a software suite specialized in delivering ISOBUS core technologies and applications for agricultural equipment, and...
What price do countries pay by failing to adopt genetically modified (GM) crops?
By Joseph Maina ,Nairobi Kenya (specialist in agricultural biotechnology) Two new papers aim to quantify the social welfare and economic costs that countries inflict upon...
Kenya trains farmers in Kajiado County on value addition agriculture
Over 150 dairy farmers in Matasia town, Kajiado County in Kenya have received training on value addition agriculture.The training through the national government Agricultural...
Uganda, Kenya coffee export posed to increase in 2023/24 marketing year
Uganda and Kenya are set to increase their coffee export in 2023/2024 marketing year thanks to the governments’ efforts to increase production and good...
South Africa Confronts U.S. Tariff Shock: ICS2025 Positioned as Strategic Platform for Recovery
The United States government has announced a 30% "reciprocal" tariff on all South African exports, which would take effect on August 1, 2025, and...