World Bank’s US $200m APPEALS initiative to benefit 21,000 women and youth in Nigeria
World Bank has initiated a US $200m Agro-Processing, Productivity Enhancement and Livelihood Improvement Support (APPEALS) initiative, which is set to benefit 21,000 women and...
Impact of interest rate cut positive for Agriculture
South Africa :The recent cut in interest rates, coupled with a reduction in petrol prices and a stronger Rand, while marginal, will go a...
New rural finance project to help boost rural enterprise sector in Mozambique
A new Rural Enterprise Finance Project (REFP), which will help more than 287,700 rural people engaged in agriculture, fisheries and small and medium-sized enterprises...
Japanese government grants Malawi US $293,108 to support the fight against fall armyworms
The Japanese government has contributed US $293,108 to support the fight against fall armyworms. They contributed through project called "Strengthening, monitoring and early warning...
Nigeria’s NISRAL commits US $40m to agricultural financing
Nigeria’s Nigeria Incentive-Based Risk Sharing System (NISRAL) has commited US $40m to agricultural financing. The Managing Director Mr. Aliyu Abdulhameed has disclosed that the...
Kenyan Smallholder farmers to benefit from US $56m financing scheme from EU
Smallholder agribusinesses in Kenya are set to benefit from the European Union (EU)’s US $56m financing scheme. Through Kenya Agriculture Value Chain Facility, the...
Agriculture: African Development Bank and Niger sign financing agreement to support Kandadji project
The Republic of Niger and the African Development Bank (www.AfDB.org) on Tuesday signed a $128.8 million financing agreement to support the "Kandadji" project for...
Standard Bank invests in the development of sustainable black owned agribusinesses.
Standard Bank has partnered with the University of Free State, and the Free State Department of Agriculture to help develop black commercial farmers and...
Support Funds: Models that make a tangible difference to agricultural communities or just a...
With climatic changes worsening and the economy under strain, farmers across South Africa are having to do more with less, with many struggling to...
Kenya-Tanzania cashewnuts deal takes a nosedive
The Kenya-Tanzania cashewnut deal has flopped. This is following failure to comply by Thika-based Indo Power Solutions, the Kenyan firm that had signed a...