Harnessing the power of agritech to help SA’s smallholder farmers
Microsoft’s AgriTech Programme is investing in building the capabilities, competitiveness and innovation of a local technology company to develop and roll-out high-impact solutions that...
Drc to set up economic zones to attract investment
The Democratic Republic of Congo has announced plans to establish economic zones in the northern Kivu province for investors eyeing to set up operations...
IFC, Carrinho Group partner to support agriculture development in Angola
IFC and Carrinho Group, Angola's biggest food processing company, have partnered to support agriculture development in Angola.The two firms launched a training program for...
Tunisia to receive €49M to modernize irrigation systems
The government of Tunisia has announced it will receive a sum of €49 million loan from the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD)...
Denmark commits to vulnerable farmers
In the wake of COP26, which featured a strong call for increased finance to help the world's poorest countries adapt to the impacts of...
World Bank grants US $100M to Madagascar to support combat famine
The World Bank has allocated Madagascar US $100 million to support efforts to combat a famine, as the south of the island nation suffers...
EU, FAO handover new Water and Land Information Management Centre to Somalia
The European Union (EU) and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) officially handed over the new Information Management Centre (IMC)...
Denmark commits millions to vulnerable farmers through IFAD’s climate adaptation fund
In the wake of COP26, which featured a strong call for increased finance to help the world’s poorest countries adapt to the impacts of...
What price do countries pay by failing to adopt genetically modified (GM) crops?
By Joseph Maina ,Nairobi Kenya (specialist in agricultural biotechnology) Two new papers aim to quantify the social welfare and economic costs that countries inflict upon...
Egypt allocates LE 100 million to conduct research on wheat productivity
Egypt allocated LE100 million to conduct innovative research to increase the productivity of wheat crops, produce new strains of the rice crop and increase...