Ghana receive US $2.5M boost for smallholder farmers
Ghana has received US $2.5miliion support from the International Development (USAID) to enable smallholder farmers to get access to affordable fertiliser supply to increase...
Roeslein Alternative Energy Wins $80 Million Grant to Develop New Climate-Smart Agriculture Value Chain
A partnership of 14 public and private entities led by Roeslein Alternative Energy (RAE) has been awarded $80 million from the federal government’s first...
Afreximbank dangles US$6bln for Africa’s food security
TO foster Africa’s food security, continent’s Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) has staked US$6 billion in development financing to benefit and strengthen Africa’s food security prospects...
Zambia, Private sector, donors’ mobilise climate fund
ZAMBIA’s quest to become climate change resilient has taken off in earnest and has teamed up with the private sector and bilateral partners to...
Zambia targets 1 mln farmers on fertiliser subsidy
To compensate for the 25% loss in maize and output of other crops last season, Zambia has maintained the number of beneficiaries of the...
Zambia to generate US$2 billion from agriculture sector by 2026
Zambia projects to more than double earnings to US$2 billion from exports of agriculture sector by 2026 following the unveiling of a five-year-blueprint to...
FMDQ Exchange approves N30bn commercial paper programme to boost agriculture
FMDQ Securities Exchange Limited, in furtherance of its commitment to the transformative development of the Nigerian debt markets, has approved the registration of the...
Mobile remittances to lead digital revolution in marginal rural areas in five African countries...
To harness the development benefits of using mobile channels to send and receive remittances, the UN’s International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) announced today...
African Development Bank sponsor of African Green Revolution Forum
The African Development Bank returns as a top-tier partner of the African Green Revolution Forum (AGRF) – Africa’s largest agriculture conference – taking place...
Zambia budgets for climate change
The effects of climate change in Zambia that washed away the country’s agriculture wealth in recent seasons will now be mitigated through legal reforms...