Germany injects 64.6bn in Tanzania’s agriculture sector
Germany has injected Sh 64.6bn to support the Vocational Education and Training Authority (VETA) in strengthening productivity and competitiveness of Tanzania's agriculture sector.Dubbed 'Dual...
Tanzania receives US $200M for agri-transformation
CRDB Bank, Tanzania has announced to have received US $200M from United Nations Green Climate Fund (GCF), to finance climate resilient agriculture and adapt...
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Pledges $315 million to Support Innovations That Help Smallholder...
Today at the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP26), the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation pledged US $315 million to the CGIAR global agriculture research partnership to help hundreds of millions of smallholder...
Dairy farmers in Taita Taveta, Kenya receives major boost
Smallholder dairy farmers in Taita Taveta County, Kenya are already reaping the benefits of a partnership by the County administration, the National Government and...
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...