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...
Rwanda inks EUR 23million deal with Polish Development Bank to boost dairy sector
Rwanda and Bank Gospodarstwa Krajowego (BGK), a Polish development bank, have signed a financing agreement worth €23 million to will see the East African...
New legal tool can help governments get food systems back on track
The world has faced an onslaught of crises in the last five years. The COVID-19 pandemic. Climate change. War and conflict. Agrifood systems have...
AfDB’s $2.5 million grant to support 10,000 small horticultural businesses in Tanzania
Up to 10,000 small businesses operating in horticulture value chain in Tanzania are set to benefit from financial support of $2.5 million, a grant...
ABC Fund invests EUR€800,000 into Ugandan coffee supplier JKCC
The Agri-Business Capital Fund announces the investment of EUR€800,000 into JKCC General Supplies (“JKCC”), a Ugandan based coffee trader.
JKCC commenced its operations in 2017...
ILO, Brazilian government launch $558,170 project to promote decent work in cotton value chain...
The International Labour Organisation (ILO) and the government of Brazil have launched 558,170 US dollar-project in Tanzania to promote decent work in the value...