Bopinc and Village Capital launch the last in a series of landscaping studies on...
A new groundbreaking study from the O-Farms program, implemented by Bopinc and Village Capital and supported by the IKEA Foundation, shares key insights on...
African Development Bank Head Celebrates Food ‘Milestone for Africa’ at the Launch of First...
African Development Bank head Akinwumi A. Adesina joined President of the Republic of Mozambique Filipe Jacinto Nyusi, to launch the “milestone” Pemba-Lichinga Integrated Development Corridor...
QFFD and the Gates Foundation jointly pledged up to US$200 million toward agriculture
Qatar Fund for Development (QFFD) and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation announced today, at the 2022 Doha Forum, a new strategic partnership called...
Kenya’s Apollo Agriculture raises Series B funding round for international growth
Kenyan startup Apollo Agriculture, a commercial farming platform that helps small-scale farmers maximise their profits, has raised a US $40 million Series B funding...
Higher cost outlook for agriculture as the SARB lifts interest rates for the second...
Comment by Paul Makube, Senior Agricultural Economist at FNB Agri-Business
The South African Reserve Bank’s (SARB’s) continued its monetary policy normalisation with a further hike...
“A revolution is building,” AfDB Group President, Akinwumi A. Adesina tells women leaders’ conference
African Development Bank Group President Dr. Akinwumi A. Adesina told women at a conference in Pretoria that they are part of a revolution that...
Zimbabwe wheat farmers target 400 000 tonnes to ease imports
Zimbabwe is targeting 400 000 tonnes of wheat this season after the country, which perennially imported the grain due to shortages, registered a 36%...
FAO constructs 6 water ponds Rwanda farmers in Rulindo
The Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO) has constructed six water ponds in Rulindo, Rwanda where there is high demand for...
Agribank, Nab join forces to promote agriculture in Namibia
Agri-bank and the Namibian Agronomic Board (NAB) have partnered together to developing the agronomic and horticultural industry, in Namibia by financing operations and also...
ThriveAgric raises $56.4m debt funding and accelerates pan-Africa expansion plans
ThriveAgric, a fast-growing technology-driven agricultural company, has raised $56.4M in debt funding from local commercial banks and institutional investors. The raise also included a...