ICCO, Mastercard Foundation come together to support smallholder farmers in Senegal
ICCO Cooperation and the Mastercard Foundation have joined forces to support smallholder farmers in Senegal. The COVID-19 Recovery and Resilience Agrifinance Project...
The Islamic Development Bank and The International Islamic Trade Finance Corporation hold a webinar...
The International Islamic Trade Finance Corporation (ITFC) and the Islamic Development Bank (IsDB) (Agriculture Division) in collaboration with IsDB Group Business Forum...
Government of Kenya partners with World Bank to upgrade poultry farming in the country
The government of Kenya has partnered with World Bank (WB) to upgrade poultry farming in the country. This move will see indigenous...
The Africa Fertilizer Financing Mechanism, OCP Africa team up to increase access to fertilizers...
The African Development Bank (www.AfDB.org) has approved the participation of the Africa Fertilizer Financing Mechanism (AFFM) (www.AfDB.org/en/affm) in a $4 million partial...
Omnia recommends disposal of Oro Agri for USD 165 million to shareholders
JSE-listed Omnia Holdings Limited (“Omnia”), announced that it has
reached an agreement to dispose of Oro Agri to Rovensa, a
European-headquartered business which produces...
Buoyant performance from the agriculture sector despite SA’s economic crisis
In the midst of an
unprecedented economic and health crisis one sector in our economy has outshone
the rest. The agricultural sector expanded by...
Potato farmers in Rwanda seek subsidies on agro-chemicals
Rwandese smallholder farmers growing Irish Potatoes in the Northern and Western regions have requested the government to extend subsidies on agro-chemicals and...
The future of farming is female
Globally, reports the United Nations’ Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), the majority of economically active women in the least-developed countries work in...
Kenya to open US $28m fertilizer manufacturing plant
Kenya's first fertiliser manufacturing plant is set
for opening in Nakuru by end of the year, in what is expected to boost farmers'
yields...
Gambia’s KMC partners with the British High Commission for a US $9,652.51 project
The Kanifing Municipal Council (KMC) in partnership
with the British High Commission launched a solar cold storage project worth US
$9,652.51 for the women...