Bank of Kigali commits Sh17.9 billion to support farmers and agribusinesses in Rwanda and...
The Bank of Kigali has committed to providing Sh17.9 billion worth of loans to farmers and businesses across the agricultural value chain.
A portion of...
Exim Bank of Hungary finances water and agriculture projects in Rwanda
Exim Bank of Hungary has announced plans to finance water and agriculture projects in Rwanda. Hungarian Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó made the announcement and...
ThriveAgric Partners Heifer International to Provide 125,000 Smallholder Farmers with Access to Financial Inclusion...
Agricultural technology company, ThriveAgric, in collaboration with global nonprofit organisation, Heifer International, today hosted a breakfast meeting in Abuja, Nigeria, to mark the official...
World Bank Group’s Global Index Insurance Facility announces winners of the Africa AgTech &...
The Global Index Insurance Facility (GIIF), a World Bank Group program, announced the three top winners of the Africa AgTech & Inclusive Insurance Challenge, a competition for technology-led enterprises in Africa to offer innovative...
Cape Verde: digital remittances have the potential to boost rural development, says IFAD report
A new country diagnostic report by the UN’s International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), funded by the European Union (EU), identifies the hidden potential...
US $350,000 granted for water-saving drip irrigation in Nigeria
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) is granting $350,000 in funding to Nigeria. The funds are intended to promote the...
AfDB Vice President witnesses first-hand life-changing impacts of Africa-focused agribusiness giant
African Development Bank Group Vice President Solomon Quaynor has concluded a tour of Export Trade Group (ETG)’s southern Africa operations, signalling the potential for...
Ghana: Africa Fertilizer Financing Mechanism Extends $2M to ETG Inputs Ghana Limited to Boost...
ETG Inputs Ghana Limited, a subsidiary of agricultural conglomerate ETG, will enable delivery of 10,000 metric tons of fertilizer to wholesalers
The Africa Fertilizer Financing...
EIF launches urban agriculture grant in Namibia
The Environmental Investment Fund of Namibia (EIF) has launched the urban agriculture grant e-voucher card issuance and terminal roll-out in Namiba.
The urban agriculture programme,...
Zimbabwe’s Voedsel targets US $75m in tobacco sales
Voedsel is targeting to rake in US$75m from tobacco sales. The projections have been informed by the good rains received in various...