What to Expect at Major Global Biodiversity Negotiations in Geneva
After a two-year delay, negotiators from more than 190 countries will gather in Geneva for critical discussions around a global strategy to help stem...
Ghana earmarks US $105M to rehabilitate 3 dams to boost agriculture
The government of Ghana is to undertake a $105m rehabilitation project from next month on three irrigation schemes to boost agriculture production in the...
Kenya mulls tea fund to boost price stabilization
Kenya's Ministry of Agriculture is set to establish a tea fund to mobilize resources towards efficient and effective price stabilization in the sector.
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World Bank Group’s Global Index Insurance Facility announces winners of the Africa AgTech &...
The Global Index Insurance Facility (GIIF), a World Bank Group program, announced the three top winners of the Africa AgTech & Inclusive Insurance Challenge, a competition for technology-led enterprises in Africa to offer innovative...
IFAD and Govt. of Maharashtra boost commitment to empower 1 million rural women
Ahead of International Women’s Day, the UN’s International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) and the Government of Maharashtra in India agreed to invest an...
Poultry farmers affected by Bird Flu in Ghana to be compensated
The government of Ghana is set to compensate poultry farmers who lost their birds, due to the outbreak of the Avian Influenza H5N1, popularly...
IFAD-funds cooperative projects to increase coffee and cocoa production in eastern Cuba
The UN’s International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) and the Government of Cuba hosted an event today at the Hotel Nacional in Havana to...
Bank of America invests in the Agri-Business Capital Fund
The Agri-Business Capital Fund (‘ABC Fund’) today announces that it has received its first investment from a corporate global financial institution, as Bank of...
European Investment Bank and First Capital Bank injects EUR 12. 5 million to boost...
First Capital Bank latest partner to join Team Europe Kulima Access to Finance agriculture financing initiative in Malawi; New agricultural financing to transform access...
World leaders call for innovative solutions and urgent financing to address rural poverty in...
World leaders today called for urgent and innovative investments to help rural communities in the world’s poorest countries adapt to climate change. Speaking at...