African Development Bank Board approves $1.5 billion facility to avert food crisis
Initiative to benefit 20 million African farmers, who will receive certified seed and technology to rapidly produce 38 million tons of food
The African Development...
Twiga Foods injects Sh1.2bn in new farming venture in Kenya
Agri-tech company in Kenya, Twiga Foods has launched a new farming subsidiary, expanding its business beyond supplying fresh produce and commodities through a mobile-based...
Kenya to modernize tea factories in Nyeri County
The government of Kenya has announced plans to spend Sh 50 million in the 2022/2023 Financial Year, to modernize coffee factories in three coffee...
Coffee, tea seedlings un-budgeted for in Uganda’s next FY
The government of Uganda will not provide funds for coffee and tea seedlings in the next financial year. The Country’s Minister of Finance, Planning...
A Surprising Reason For The Failure of Funded Projects
By Dr Nimrod Israely,
It was early May 2021, and I was in Senegal looking to establish a large-scale field demo of Dream Valley....
Kenya to launch Sh23bn agriculture value chain project
The government of Kenya will in July this year launch the Sh23 billion National Agriculture value chain development project geared towards improving neglected value...
Coffee farmers in Kenya to access Sh 2.7bn
Coffee farmers in Kenya are set to access Sh2.7 billion to boost production. Agriculture Cabinet Secretary Peter Munya made the announcement and said the...
Kenya allocates Sh 52m for avocado production
Nakuru County Government in Kenya has allocated Sh 52million for avocado seedlings distribution program. This is an increase from Sh 42 million allocated last...
West Africa gets ready for desertification COP15
The two-day sessions focused on financing opportunities that have the potential to deliver transformative projects and programs to boost the Great Green Wall initiative...
Cameroon secures US $100M loan to curb food insecurity
Cameroon has secured a US $100million loan form the World Bank to aid the country deal with food and nutrition insecurity.
The loan will be...