Inaugural Forum paves the way for Sustainable Fertilizer Financing in the West Africa region
Key stakeholders in West Africa’s fertilizer sector are calling for more action to support the industry, which is central to the continent’s agricultural revolution.
The...
Eswatini and IFAD partner to boost inclusive financial services for smallholder farmers
About 30,900 rural people in the Kingdom of Eswatini will benefit from a new US$38.5 million project that aims to improve the prosperity and...
Cargill and International Finance Corporation (IFC) announce Coop Academy 2.0 to empower cocoa producing...
Ivory Coast : Cargill and the International Finance Corporation (IFC) have renewed their partnership, allowing the organizations to introduce new initiatives to strengthen cocoa...
IFAD and Senegal invest in decent jobs and incomes for poor and marginalized rural...
About 150,000 rural young people in Senegal – 50 per cent of them women - will benefit from a new US$93.3 million project that...
Microsoft to collaborate with AGRA to create technology solutions in agriculture through its 4Afrika...
Microsoft is looking to collaborate with the Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA) to co-create technology solutions in agriculture through its 4Afrika...
New York’s registered Corteva Agriscience opens shop in Nairobi
New York Stock Exchange-listed agriculture company, Corteva Agriscience has launched its regional operations in Nairobi. Corteva also named Nairobi the regional hub for Eastern, Central and...
African Development Bank, African Fertilizer and Agribusiness Partnership sign $5.4 million agreements to foster...
The African Development Bank and the African Fertilizer and Agribusiness Partnership (AFAP) have signed two grant agreements to implement trade credit guarantees worth $5.4...
World Bank to invest US $300m in Ghana’s Cocoa industry
The World Bank is looking to invest US $300m in Ghana's cocoa industry. This is for purposes of increasing cocoa production over the next...
Zimbabwe government signs a US $50m deal with John Deere for tractor supply
The Government of Zimbabwe has signed a US $50m deal with John Deere. The deal will see the agricultural equipment manufacturer supply 1 300...
Zimbabwe Treasury allocates US $67.6m for livestock vaccines
The Zimbabwe Treasury has allocated a budget of $67.6m for the procurement of dip chemicals, vaccines and animal pest and disease surveillance to curb...