IFAD launches global campaign to close gender gap in agriculture and amplify the voices...
On International Women’s Day, the United Nations' International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) will kick off a campaign aimed at closing the gender gap...
Poland to invest in Tanzania’s agriculture sector through irrigation farming
Poland is looking to invest in Tanzania’s sector through irrigation farming. The investments will thus capitalize on irrigation farming with a view to steering...
AFGRI commits R3 million to the establishment of the AFGRI Support Fund
AFGRI, a leading agricultural services company with core competencies to enhance, support and guide the growth of agricultural enterprises in South Africa and further...
John Deere Welcomes Initiatives to Support Emerging Farmers Announced in 2019 Budget
Jacques Taylor - John Deere MD Africa
John Deere has welcomed the R3.7billion allocation announced in the 2019 Budget Speech to assist emerging black farmers...
KFC Franchise owners to invest US $150m in Zimbabwe’s agricultural sector
Chicken Bird Holdings (CBH), South African giant and the owners of fast-food Kentucky Fried Chicken (KFC) franchise in the country, is se to invest...
The SUM-Africa project for smallholder farmers in Uganda sets higher targets for 2019
The Sum-Africa project, which is providing smallholder farmers in Uganda with satellite-based drought index insurance, has set higher targets for 2019. The project, which...
Oserian announces scholarships, job plan for students
Students and teachers of Hill Top Academy, one of the schools managed by Oserian during a thanksgiving ceremony.
A fortnight after being crowned the...
Astral Foods steps in to help Africa’s largest bird park
World of Birds Wildlife Sanctuary in Hout Bay is rated one Cape Town’s top five natural tourist attractions next to the city’s iconic drawcards,...
Angola receives US $24.9m to facilitate Agricultural and Fisheries Census in the country
Angola has received US $24.9m from the National Statistics Office (INE). These funds are to be used to facilitate the Agricultural and Fisheries Census...
World Bank grants Malawi US $95m for agriculture commercialization project
The World Bank has granted Malawi US $95m for an Agriculture Commercialization (AGCOM) project. As such, the country's agriculture sector is expected to turn...