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...
The French Development Agency and the International Fund for Agricultural Development join hands to...
On 1 November 2021, the French Development Agency (AFD) and the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) will sign a €7 million grant agreement...
TT4.80 tractor donation to Burkina Faso
New Holland Agriculture have donated a tractor to Diocese de Diebougou, an institution in Burkina Faso through Cane International B.V. for student’s technical trainings,...
Danfoss doubles down on energy efficiency for COP26
Danfoss is encouraging decision makers to act at COP26. In an extensive campaign directed towards the COP26-participants in Glasgow, Danfoss highlights that energy efficiency...
Five steps for transforming Africa’s food systems from the demand side
Africa’s long-standing food crisis, worsened by the COVID-19 pandemic and, increasingly, by climate change, threatens to have dire consequences. Up to 650 million Africans—50% of...