How Women Farmers Like Leydah Sekgobela Are Cultivating Change This Women’s Month
When it comes to farming, it doesn’t matter whether your starting small or going all ]out big. More women farmers in South Africa’s rural...
Tariff concerns – cautious reaction to interest rates
Paul Makube, Senior Agricultural Economist, FNB CommercialToday’s SARB interest rate decision will be cautiously reacted to by the agricultural sector amid the looming deadline...
IFAD calls for urgent action to prioritize investment in rural people to transform global...
As global leaders convene for the UN Food Systems Summit +4 Stocktake, the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) is calling for urgent action...
Ten Years On, DACS Ventilation System Still Delivers for Belgian Poultry Farmer
Ten years ago, poultry farmer Marc van de Thournout made an investment that would change the way he runs his operations. Based in Pittem,...
Swedfund invests USD 10 million to support MSME lending in East and Southern Africa
Swedfund, Sweden’s development finance institution, has signed a USD 10 million loan to Platcorp Holdings Limited to support lending to micro, small, and medium-sized...
Opportunity International Agriculture Finance Programming Celebrates $500 Million Invested in Smallholder Agriculture in Sub...
Opportunity International, a global leader dedicated to mobilizing capital for those living in extreme poverty and advancing economic and community development, has achieved a...
Investing in rural economies can alleviate impact of high food prices on the world’s...
With high food prices affecting people around the world, especially in low-income countries, Alvaro Lario, President of the UN’s International Fund for Agricultural Development...
IFAD will advocate for investments in food systems transformation to reduce food insecurity and...
As the international community prepares for the UN Food Systems Summit Stocktake (UNFSS+4) at the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA) in Addis...
AGRA Launches Africa Digital Crop Variety Catalogue to Revolutionize Access to Improved Seeds -A...
AGRA has announced the launch of the Africa Digital Crop Variety Catalogue, a transformative digital platform, developed in partnership with Ministries of Agriculture, the...
Dutch Firm De Heus Targets 15% Market Share with New Kenyan Feed Plant
In a major move to expand into the Kenyan market, De Heus, a Dutch animal feed company is investing in a state‑of‑the‑art feed mill...