Tanzania govt issues US $25M to guarantee farmer’s loans
The government of Tanzania has given the Tanzania Agricultural Development Bank (TADB) US $25 million to guarantee loans applied for by small farmers and...
AGRF meeting: Unlocking Africa’s agriculture potential despite COVID-19 Pandemic
The AGRF 2021 Summit was launched in Kenya’s Nairobi County. The forum was welcomed by the country’s President Kenyatta who was represented by Agriculture...
US $350,000 granted for water-saving drip irrigation in Nigeria
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) is granting $350,000 in funding to Nigeria. The funds are intended to promote the...
USAID delivers US $500,000 grant to boost Nigeria’s agriculture output
The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) funded West Africa Trade & Investment Hub has awarded a $500,000 co-investment grant to PYXERA Global,...
Smart solutions in agricultural insurance
Boosting agricultural insurance based on Earth Observation data and blockchain technology
BEACON advances the inclusion of EO satellites within the AgI processes and adopts a...
Standard Bank partners with Timbali agriculture incubator to support and grow local emerging farmers
Standard Bank, Africa’s largest financial services organisation by assets, has approved a series of zero-interest loans with zero initiation fees to help secure emerging...
Kenya to host the AGRF 2021 Summit
Kenya is set to host the AGRF 2021 Summit, which this year will focus on the bold actions needed for agriculture to fuel the...
US $65M released for agroecology and marine biodiversity in Senegal
US $65million has been released by the French development agency (AFD) for agroecology and the protection marine biodiversity in Senegal.The investment is earmarked for...
Morocco: CMGP, CAS merger completed
African Development Partners II (ADP II), a fund advised by Development Partners International (DPI), and AfricInvest have announced the completion of Compagnie Marocaine de...
Africa Agri-Food Development Programme opens for applications
The Irish Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Charlie McConalogue T.D., and the Minister for Foreign Affairs, Simon Coveney T.D., have jointly announced...