Kenya to receive grant for tea farmers
Tea farmers in Kenya are set to benefit from a US $1bn grant issued by the eco.business Fund to Family Bank.The funds are set...
India has strengthened its commitment to fight hunger and poverty in rural areas
India has strengthened its commitment to fight hunger and poverty in rural areas by agreeing to loan US$20 million to the UN’s International Fund...
Fertilizer prices drops in Kenya
The government of Kenya has set aside Sh5.73 billion to subsidise fertilizer prices countrywide. Agriculture Ministry Cabinet Secretary Peter Munya made the announcement and...
Nigeria, others to import US $110bn worth of food by 2025
Nigeria and other African countries are set to import food valued at $110 billion by 2025. This is according to the International Institute of...
OpEd: Africa’s new harvest: sustainable development by innovation for transformation
Opinion piece by QU Dongyu, Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)A promising transformation has already started in Africa’s...
Timely Funding, Response Critical as Ethiopia’s Agriculture Sector Recovers from Multiple Disasters
By :Ms. Fatouma Seid*,FAO Representative in EthiopiaAgriculture is a source of livelihood for over 80 percent of the population in Ethiopia. However, the sector has...
Tanzania scraps 42 coffee levies
The government of Tanzania has scrapped 42 out of 47 levies that were being charged from coffee growers in Kagera region as part of...
Egypt, Zambia probe bilateral cooperation in agricultural field
The governments of Egypt and Zambia have come together to promote agriculture cooperation. Minister of Agriculture and Land Reclamation El Sayed El Quseir discussed...
Morocco, Ivory Coast ink deal to boost agricultural competitiveness
A framework agreement relating to the development of a strategic partnership between the Ivorian government and the Office chérifien des Phosphates (OCP) has been...
Morocco to receive US $180M loan to support agriculture
Morocco is set to receive a grant of US $180M to boost agriculture. The loan which was approved by World Bank aims to enhance...