Generation Africa awards US$100,000 to two young agripreneurs
After impressive on-stage pitches to an expert panel of judges earlier this week, Esther Kimani founder of FarmerLifeLine Technologies in Kenya and Mark Musinguzi...
IFAD enters the SEK market, issuing 1 billion SEK sustainable bond to investors Skandia and...
The International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) issued its first SEK club deal today, a strong indication of investors’ continued interest in IFAD. The...
New IFAD-funded project in DRC to feed cities, develop rural areas and promote food...
The International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), represented by its President Alvaro Lario, and the Government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC),...
US announces $15 million investment to support resilient food systems in Africa
The United States government has announced $15 million investment fund to support inclusive and resilient food systems in Africa.
According to Isobel Coleman, USAID Deputy...
Mali’s Fonio Exports to Rise Through $1.9M U.S Government Investment
USAID / Prosper Africa co-investment grant to Yolélé and Mali Shi SA will improve smallholder value chains and create 13,700 jobs in Mali
The ancient...
Jatu attracts 10,000 new investors through IPO
Youth-led agribusiness company, JATU Plc, has recorded 10,000 new investors through its just-closed Initial Public Offering (IPO) as it moves to register its shares...
Ghana launches Zero hunger strategic review report
By Nita Karume :
The Ghanaian President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo launched the Ghana Zero Hunger Strategic Review Report earlier on this week. The review...
Zimbabwe launches Zim Commodities Exchange
The government of Zimbabwe has officially launched the Zimbabwe Mercantile Exchange (ZMX), an agricultural commodities trading platform with automated electronic warehousing and receipting capabilities.
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...
Global remittances flows expected to reach US$5.4 trillion by 2030 spurred on by digitalization
Global remittances, the hard-earned money sent by migrant workers to their family members in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), grew by 8.6 per cent...