Global leaders to discuss how to finance a more resilient, inclusive post-COVID world at...
With surging food prices, the socio-economic fall-out of COVID-19 and an increasingly unpredictable climate, the world’s poorest people are facing unprecedented challenges in growing,...
Morocco to mobilize €220 million for wastewater reuse by 2027
The government of Morocco has announced plans to mobilize nearly €220 million for the implementation of the National Shared Liquid Sanitation Program (PNAM). The...
FAO appeals for US $130M for drought-hit East Africa
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) has appealed for US $130M to provide time-critical assistance to highly vulnerable communities in...
Kenya to receive US $200M agriculture loan
Kenya is set to receive a US $200M loan from the World Bank to support various development projects to improve food security in the...
LPM, Namibia seeks N$5bn for agriculture
The Landless People's Movement in Namibia has N$5 billion per year to be injected by government into the agricultural sector. The move they say...
UPL’s excellence in corporate sustainability recognised for second consecutive year by S&P Global Sustainability...
UPL Ltd has been included in the S&P Global Sustainability Yearbook 2022 for the second year running in recognition of its strong performance in environmental,...
Morocco launches special program to support beekeepers
The government of Morocco has launched a special program to support beekeepers impacted by bees’ desertion of several Moroccan provinces.
The decision resulted from the...
Kenyan farmers receive Crop Insurance Compensation Payout
At least 13,000 crop farmers from the coastal region in Kenya have benefited from Crop Insurance Compensation payout under the government-sponsored Kenya Cereal Enhancement...
East Africa in US$25m plan to double fruit and vegetable exports
By Lawrence Paganga
The East African Community (EAC) unveiled its annual US$25 million project to export fruit and vegetable regionally and internationally.
If the strategic project sails...
Study on financial solution for Tanzania farmers wins award
By Lawrence Paganga
A study which looks at the financial solutions to help farmers in Tanzania, received the prestigious United Kingdom (UK) -based Financial Times Responsible Business...