It is financing products that is sinking Landbank
Landbank proclaims that it is not its development clients that have landed it in trouble due to non-payment, but that it has already had...
Alvaro Lario, global finance executive, takes helm at UN’s International Fund for Agricultural Development
IFAD President slated to expand climate action and mobilize private-sector investment in push to transform food systems and aid small-scale farmers
Development finance expert Alvaro...
Gates Foundation invests US$50m on ‘green super rice’
The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation has invested US$50 million to support the Green Super Rice project in African and Asian countries, which aims...
Global FoodTech Challenge Announces 30 Shortlisted Start-Ups in Competition for $2 Million Prize
A selection of 30 innovative agritech and foodtech start-ups from around the world, working to address food security challenges, were today named as shortlisted...
Create quality jobs and provide social protection, urges United Nations Secretary-General
UN Secretary-General António Guterres has urged governments across the world to quickly invest in quality job creation the and the provision of social protection...
Despite positive agri backdrop, farmers need to take a balanced approach when investing in...
While heavy late rains created waterlogging challenges in several key farming areas at the end of 2021, the impact on yields has not proven...
Prosper Cashew Convenes Industry Stakeholders to Transform Cashew Processing in Nigeria
Today, representatives from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), the U.S. Embassy in Lagos, international nonprofit TechnoServe , ISF Advisors, Nigerian cashew processors, and...
Vendease secures $30 million to transform procurement and business operations for restaurants across Africa
Vendease, a Y Combinator-backed digital platform that allows restaurants in Africa to buy supplies, access financial services and power their business operations, has raised...
Mineworkers Investment Company invests R10 million in crowdfarming fintech, Livestock Wealth
Livestock Wealth has become the latest growth equity investment through the Mineworkers Investment Company’s (MIC) Khulisani Ventures initiative. MIC Khulisani Ventures is geared towards...
After a stellar Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth performance in 2021, Africa finds itself...
Leading global specialist risk consultancy Control Risks and its economics consulting partner Oxford Economics Africa announced the launch of the seventh edition of their...