USAID to invest $100M in supporting youth in agribusiness initiative in Tanzania
The US Agency for International Development (USAID) is set to invest up to $100m (Sh250bn) in supporting the Tanzanian government’s Building a Better Youth...
COP28: Kenya Agriculture Innovators join $13B UAE-US govt co-led initiative, the Agriculture Innovation Mission...
By Zablon OyugiKenya and Pan-Africa based Innovation partners will be joining the $13bn UAE-US government co-led initiative, the Agriculture Innovation Mission for Climate (AIM...
Afreximbank commits $2 billion as partners sign agreement for Export Agriculture for Food Security...
The African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank )yesterday in Cairo, entered into a framework agreement for the Export Agriculture for Food Security (ExAFS) Initiative with ARISE...
New Alliance for Special Agro-Industrial Processing Zones commits $3 bn investment to boost African...
The African Development Bank Group , Afreximbank, Arise Integrated Industrial Platforms, the Islamic Development Bank Group and the United Nations Industrial Development Organization launched...
Yara International ASA Announces Strategic Divestment in Ivory Coast
Yara International ASA , a global leader in crop nutrition, announced today the divestment of its fertilizer import and distribution subsidiary in Ivory Coast.Recognizing...
IFAD President calls for “strong global leadership and commitment” to combat global food and...
In the midst of a tumultuous 2023 marked by heightened instability due in part to new and ongoing conflicts and the intensifying impacts of...
EU announces $107 million aid to help Rwanda combat rising food insecurity
Majority of the Rwandese facing rising food insecurity will soon get reprieve following a $107 million aid that the European Union (EU) has announced...
Stakeholder engagement workshop draws focus on the Agriculture value chain and funding
The stakeholder engagement workshop headed by the North-West Department of Agriculture and Rural Development hosted representatives from the National Agricultural Marketing Council (NAMC), University...
AFEX raises $26.5M to address food security in Nigeria, Kenya, and Uganda
British International Investment (BII), the UK’s development finance institution (DFI) and impact investor, today announced a US$26.5 million commitment to AFEX, Africa’s leading commodities...
Do not overlook Africa’s trillion-dollar food and agribusiness sector AfDB chief tells investors
Africa’s food and agribusiness will be worth an estimated US$1 trillion by 2030, African Development Bank President Dr Akinwumi Adesina told participants of the...