AFEX tops agriculture and commodities list in FT’S rankings of Africa’s fastest-growing companies
AFEX, Nigeria's leading commodities market player and the country's first private sector commodities exchange, is proud to announce it has secured first place in...
Nigeria top priority under African Development Bank Africa Emergency Food Plan
The head of the African Development Bank , Dr. Akinwumi Adesina, met with Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari in Abuja on Tuesday to discuss the impact of...
Hello Tractor, Heifer International Unveil Pay-As-You-Go Tractor Financing for Agripreneurs in Nigeria
Seeking innovative ways to generate agribusiness opportunities for young African entrepreneurs, Heifer International announced today that it is investing $1 million USD in the...
Rwanda to receive US $300M to commercialize, de-risk agriculture
Rwanda is set to receive a sum of US$300 million to help the government increase irrigation, commercialization, and access to finance and insurance for...
Livestock farmers in Kenya to benefit from Sh 100m financing
Livestock farmers living in Kenya's Arid and Semi-arid lands are set to benefit from a Sh 100m financing from KCB Foundation to aid in...
FAO calls for Import Financing Facility for poorer nations
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) has called for a global Food Import Financing Facility (FIFF) to help poorer countries...
ITFC Provides €35 Million in Financing to Support Energy and Food Security in Comoros
The International Islamic Trade Finance Corporation (ITFC) , approved two new financing facilities for EUR 35 million in favor of the Union of Comoros,...
MoLAFWRD Zim to launch the MLAFWRD-AFC potato value chain financing facility
By Wallace Mawire
Zimbabwe’s Permanent Secretary for the Ministry of Lands, Agriculture, Fisheries, Water and Rural Development, Dr John Basera will officially launch the Potato...
IFAD fights rural poverty by addressing climate change effects in Mexico’s Balsas Basin
UN’s International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) and the Government of Mexico have signed a financial agreement today that will support the implementation of...
IFAD provides economic opportunities to smallholder farmers’ and artisanal fishermen’s livelihoods in Haiti
The UN’s International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) and the Government of Haiti signed a financing agreement today for the implementation of the Inclusive...