US $143M to be invested in Africa Integrated Climate Risk Management Programme
The United Nations’ International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) and the Green Climate Fund (GCF) agreed to invest $143 million for the new Africa...
NGO helps Zim families venture into poultry, hydroponic gardening
By Lawrence Paganga
A total of 940 families in Gweru, Zimbabwe have ventured into small agriculture-based self-income projects under the urban resilience-building projects supported...
New global climate-smart food initiative seeks more partners
The new 2021-2025 Agriculture Innovation Mission for Climate (AIM4C) global initiative is looking for more volunteer government and non-government partners that can help boost...
Zambia seeks World Bank funding for agriculture development
The government of Zambia is seeking World Bank support in the development of the agriculture sector. Minister of Finance and National Planning Situmbeko Musokotwane...
Agriculture sector in Zimbabwe hit target
The agriculture sector has already hit the initial 2025 target of US $8,2 billion a year as the industry grew by 36.2 percent to...
Tanzania steps up climate change in the agriculture sector
The government of Tanzania has announced plans to step efforts to tackle climate change in the agriculture sector.Deputy Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of...
Zimbabwe and IFAD join forces to transform small-scale agriculture
The International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) today announced support for a new US$67.43 million investment programme that seeks to increase productivity and rural...
Agricultural exports in Egypt reach 5 million tons
Egypt’s agricultural exports have reached five million tons year to date through October 27. This is an increase of 600,000 tons year-on-year.Agriculture and Land...
Nigeria to reduce illegal importation of rice via land borders
The government of Nigeria is set to strategize and collaborate with security agencies, to reduce the illegal importation of rice through land borders.The Minister...
Liberia’s rice and tilapia co-culture project celebrates first harvest
An EU-funded DeSIRA Integrated Rice-Fish Farming System (IRFFS) project in Liberia recently marked its first successful harvest, with farmers saying the co-culture approach will,...