India has strengthened its commitment to fight hunger and poverty in rural areas
India has strengthened its commitment to fight hunger and poverty in rural areas by agreeing to loan US$20 million to the UN’s International Fund...
Nigeria, others to import US $110bn worth of food by 2025
Nigeria and other African countries are set to import food valued at $110 billion by 2025. This is according to the International Institute of...
Timely Funding, Response Critical as Ethiopia’s Agriculture Sector Recovers from Multiple Disasters
By :Ms. Fatouma Seid*,FAO Representative in Ethiopia
Agriculture is a source of livelihood for over 80 percent of the population in Ethiopia. However, the sector has...
Morocco to receive US $180M loan to support agriculture
Morocco is set to receive a grant of US $180M to boost agriculture. The loan which was approved by World Bank aims to enhance...
QFFD and the Gates Foundation jointly pledged up to US$200 million toward agriculture
Qatar Fund for Development (QFFD) and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation announced today, at the 2022 Doha Forum, a new strategic partnership called...
Agribank, Nab join forces to promote agriculture in Namibia
Agri-bank and the Namibian Agronomic Board (NAB) have partnered together to developing the agronomic and horticultural industry, in Namibia by financing operations and also...
ThriveAgric raises $56.4m debt funding and accelerates pan-Africa expansion plans
ThriveAgric, a fast-growing technology-driven agricultural company, has raised $56.4M in debt funding from local commercial banks and institutional investors. The raise also included a...
PepsiCo launches fund to build South African sustainable food system
Food and beverage company PepsiCo has launched the Kgodiso Development Fund – a five-year, R600-million investment to help transform the food system in South...
African Development Bank Group approves $127 million package to open up eastern agricultural areas
On Wednesday in Abidjan, the African Development Bank Group approved funding of $127.8 million to Niger. The funds approved by the Board of Directors of...
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,...