Ahead of global climate talks, public development banks join forces to boost investments in...
Responding to an urgent call to increase financing for the world’s poorest farmers who are hardest hit by climate change, a group of Public...
Nigeria, FAO ink U.S $350,000 pact irrigation funding
The government of Nigeria and Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) have inked a U.S $350,000 pact Technical Cooperation Programme (TCP) to promote irrigation farming...
Invest in gender equality to reduce climate change impacts on world’s poorest, says...
We need a significant boost in investments to close the gender gap otherwise rural communities will never bounce back from the impacts of climate...
Nigeria seeks partnership with France to boost agriculture
Nigeria is seeking a partnership with the French Government to boost the country’s agriculture sector. This was the outcome of discussions that Governor Okezie...
Rising energy costs and supply challenges mean investing in alternatives makes a lot of...
By Kyle Durham; Head of Alternative Energy Solutions at FNB Commercial and Dawie Maree; Head of Agriculture Information and Marketing at FNB Agribusiness
Many people outside...
Tadb to strengthen mbozi coffee curing plant company
The Tanzania Agricultural Development Bank (TADB) has vowed to give Mbozi District growers, a curing plant company a soft loan to increase the production...
US $250M to be invested in agro areas in Tanzania
US $250million is set to be invested in Tanzania’s agro-industrial education and agro-management skills.Dar es Salaam. Aie Holding Ltd, an Israeli firm registered in...
Agro Boye/Trade Hub Partnership to Increase Production of Key Crops in Senegal, Support Food...
Through a $1.1 million co-investment grant from the USAID-funded West Africa Trade & Investment Hub (Trade Hub), Senegal-based agribusiness firm Agro Boye will increase...
Upgrading the value of animal protein to invest in the future
Population growth, income growth, urbanization and shifting protein preference will lead to higher animal protein consumption in the future. Despite the increasing demand, the livestock sector...
COCOBO, Ghana inks US $1.5bn syndicated loan agreement
The Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD) has signed a US$1.5 billion syndicated loan agreement with a consortium of international and local financial institutions for the...