South Sudan receives US $14M grant for food security
South Sudan is set to receive a US $14M from the African Development Bank (AfDB) to boost food security, value addition and trade.Benedict Kanu,...
Clariant to purchase BASF’s U.S. Attapulgite business assets
Clariant, a focused, sustainable and innovative specialty chemical company, announced that it has signed definitive agreements to acquire BASF’s U.S. Attapulgite business assets for...
Nigeria set for a project to build a climate resistance landscape
Nigeria is set for a new project that aims to build a climate resistance landscape. The World Bank today approved a $700 million credit...
Tunisia to receive €49M to modernize irrigation systems
The government of Tunisia has announced it will receive a sum of €49 million loan from the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD)...
Denmark commits to vulnerable farmers
In the wake of COP26, which featured a strong call for increased finance to help the world's poorest countries adapt to the impacts of...
World Bank grants US $100M to Madagascar to support combat famine
The World Bank has allocated Madagascar US $100 million to support efforts to combat a famine, as the south of the island nation suffers...
Denmark commits millions to vulnerable farmers through IFAD’s climate adaptation fund
In the wake of COP26, which featured a strong call for increased finance to help the world’s poorest countries adapt to the impacts of...
Egypt allocates LE 100 million to conduct research on wheat productivity
Egypt allocated LE100 million to conduct innovative research to increase the productivity of wheat crops, produce new strains of the rice crop and increase...
Third quarter 2021 slump in agriculture GDP a surprise but not a concern
Statistic South Africa’s latest update on the country’s overall real GDP for 3Q2021 shows a decline of 1.5% quarter-on-quarter (q/q) seasonally adjusted (but not...
Cameroon receives US $200M to strengthen irrigation services in Logone River Valley
Cameroon has received a sum of US $200M from the World Bank to support country’s agricultural production in the Valley of Logone, located in...