Sharp decrease in climate finance going to small-scale farmers – new report shows
Ahead of COP28, the UN’s International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) urges global leaders to shift gears and drastically and urgently scale-up climate finance...
African Development Bank agrees loan of nearly €87 million for Agropole Nord
Meeting in Abidjan on Wednesday 22 November 2023, the Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group approved a €86.89 million loan to Senegal...
Afreximbank commits $2 billion as partners sign agreement for Export Agriculture for Food Security...
The African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank )yesterday in Cairo, entered into a framework agreement for the Export Agriculture for Food Security (ExAFS) Initiative with ARISE...
Fertiglobe Reports Q3 2023 Revenues of $525 Million; Announces Dividends of $275 Million for...
Fertiglobe , the strategic partnership between ADNOC and OCI Global, the world’s largest seaborne exporter of urea and ammonia combined, the largest nitrogen fertilizer...
EU announces $107 million aid to help Rwanda combat rising food insecurity
Majority of the Rwandese facing rising food insecurity will soon get reprieve following a $107 million aid that the European Union (EU) has announced...
Rwanda inks EUR 23million deal with Polish Development Bank to boost dairy sector
Rwanda and Bank Gospodarstwa Krajowego (BGK), a Polish development bank, have signed a financing agreement worth €23 million to will see the East African...
AfDB’s $2.5 million grant to support 10,000 small horticultural businesses in Tanzania
Up to 10,000 small businesses operating in horticulture value chain in Tanzania are set to benefit from financial support of $2.5 million, a grant...
ILO, Brazilian government launch $558,170 project to promote decent work in cotton value chain...
The International Labour Organisation (ILO) and the government of Brazil have launched 558,170 US dollar-project in Tanzania to promote decent work in the value...
Eastern Africa Farmers Federation deploys digital platform to ease smallholders’ access to key services
By Zablon Oyugi
The Eastern Africa Farmers Federation (EAFF) has deployed a digital platform in a bid to help smallholder farmers mitigate challenges such as...
Burundi: the AfDB grants over USD 13 million to tackle climate change impacts through...
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group granted funding of USD 13.15 million to Burundi on 5 October 2023, to help...