COP26: New US$143 million investment to restore Great Green Wall ecosystems and increase climate...
A new US$143 million investment programme will ensure millions of the most at-risk rural people living in the Sahel region of West Africa can...
New support scheme for farmers in Mali begins this week
The Bank for Agriculture and Agricultural Cooperatives (BAAC) will pay financial aid to farmers in Mali under the income guarantee scheme starting tomorrow on...
Free State farmers are reaping the fruits of agribusiness transformation
Spokesperson: Brendan Jacobs, Standard Bank’s Head of Business Client Coverage - Free State and Northern Cape
Positive signs point to the emergence of a growing...
25 000 Zimbabwe farmers to benefit from livestock business centres
By Lawrence Paganga
At least 25 000 farmers, in five provinces in Zimbabwe, are set to benefit from the establishment of livestock business centres aimed...
Kenya rolls out Warehouse Receipt System (WSR) to farmers
Various Government agencies and some private sector in Kenya are collaborating in rolling out a Warehouse Receipt System (WSR) to farmers across the country.The...
Ghana presents motorized crop harvester to Kpangmanga Women group
The Yendi Municipal Assembly in Ghana has presented 10 motorised crop harvesters/lashers worth thousands of Ghana Cedis to 24 members of Kpangmanga Women’s Group...
Exim Bank of Hungary finances water and agriculture projects in Rwanda
Exim Bank of Hungary has announced plans to finance water and agriculture projects in Rwanda. Hungarian Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó made the announcement and...
US $1.8M invested into West Africa smallholder farmers
US $1.8million has been invested by the Agri-Business Capital Fund (ABC Fund) into Benin microfinance institution Union Nationale des Caisses Rurales d’Epargne et de...
IFAD Goodwill Ambassadors Idris and Sabrina Elba attend COP26 to advocate for increased investments...
As climate negotiations enter a crucial phase, Idris and Sabrina Elba, UN Goodwill Ambassadors for the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), will attend...
Arab youth back climate action to boycott brands that damage the environment
More than half of young Arabs (56%) said they are concerned about climate change, and a similar number will boycott a brand seen to...