Kenya funds 27 boreholes for irrigation in Tana River County
The government of Kenya has funded construction of 27 boreholes and water retention basins set to benefit Galole constituency located in Tana River County.The...
Zimbabwe Bank To Pay Evicted White Farmers US$10 000 Each
By Lawrence Paganga
A Zimbabwean commercial bank that closed its doors 17 years ago has reopened and has promised to settle part of the debt the...
Mozambique becomes first country to receive emission reductions payments
Mozambique has become the first country to receive payments from a World Bank trust fund for reducing emissions from deforestation and forest degradation known...
Tunisia receives €6.2M for olive-oil production
Tunisia has received a TND 20 million (€6.2 million) loan from the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) to support olive-oil production in...
Rwanda to double lending to agriculture sector
Rwanda has announced plans to double agriculture sector lending from the current 5.2% of the total share of loans from financial institutions to 10.4%...
Nigeria, FAO ink U.S $350,000 pact irrigation funding
The government of Nigeria and Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) have inked a U.S $350,000 pact Technical Cooperation Programme (TCP) to promote irrigation farming...
Nigeria seeks partnership with France to boost agriculture
Nigeria is seeking a partnership with the French Government to boost the country’s agriculture sector. This was the outcome of discussions that Governor Okezie...
Tadb to strengthen mbozi coffee curing plant company
The Tanzania Agricultural Development Bank (TADB) has vowed to give Mbozi District growers, a curing plant company a soft loan to increase the production...
Agribank Namibia adds 1300 farmers to loan book
The Agricultural Bank of Namibia (Agribank) has added 1300 farmers to loan book. Fillemon Nangonya, Agribank's public relations officer issued a statement and said...
US $250M to be invested in agro areas in Tanzania
US $250million is set to be invested in Tanzania’s agro-industrial education and agro-management skills.Dar es Salaam. Aie Holding Ltd, an Israeli firm registered in...