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...
‘Donors dangle US$55 million for Africa’s climate adaption’
AFRICA’s relentless effort to mop resources, adopt and become climate change resilient has received a fillip from cooperating partners with a pledge to provide...
Standard Bank and SAPPI collaborate to create jobs for young South Africans through agriculture...
Standard Bank and Sappi Southern Africa have partnered to launch an agricultural skills development programme in Eland’s Valley, Mpumalanga, that aims to alleviate youth...
The African Development Bank and the government support a financing agreement to develop agricultural...
Cameroon’s Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Gabriel Mbairobe and the General Manager of the Commercial Bank of Cameroon, Léandre Djummo, have signed, on...
Madagascar: Yields increase for youth enterprises, thanks to an African Development Fund Project
Launched in 2016, the Young Rural Enterprises Project in the Central West of Madagascar has helped improve agricultural yields. Yields of rice and maize...
Sustain Africa, an emergency response and resilience initiative supporting Ugandan farmers with affordable inputs...
This article outlines the launch and expected impact of an agricultural support initiative for rural farmers in Uganda called Sustain Africa. The initiative is...
Roeslein Alternative Energy Wins $80 Million Grant to Develop New Climate-Smart Agriculture Value Chain
A partnership of 14 public and private entities led by Roeslein Alternative Energy (RAE) has been awarded $80 million from the federal government’s first...