International Islamic Trade Finance Corporation releases 2019 Annual Development Effectiveness Report
Eng. Hani Salem Sonbol, CEO, ITFCThe International Islamic Trade Finance Corporation (ITFC) , member of...
FNB welcomes COVID-19 Loan Scheme and commits to deployment to help businesses
South Africa: FNB has welcomed the President’s announcement of the R200bn COVID-19 Loan Scheme to enable commercial banks to help businesses that are unable...
Final Results of 2020 Innovation Challenge for Food Security & Agriculture Risk Financing in...
The Grand Jury of Agriculture Innovation Challenges organized by The World Bank & Draper University has selected the winners of each challenge...
FARMVEST SEALS MORINGA CONTRACT, EYES GLOBAL MARKE
Farmvest
Agricapital SA secures a multi-year contract agreement for production and
processing of MoringaFarmvest Agricapital a SA based...
IFAD makes landmark investment in impact fund helping rural SMEs
In a continuation of its efforts to help small-scale farmers and
micro-, small and medium size rural enterprises in developing countries create
jobs and...
Phatisa and Partners Acquire Southern African Agricultural Solutions Provider FES
Holistic, cost-effective agriculture solutions are required to sustain and increase smallholder farmer yields and minimize the risk of crop failure. Lilongwe...
World Bank disburses US$ 14m for coffee revitalization plan in Kenya
The World Bank is set to fund a US$ 14m concessional
loan for a coffee revitalization plan in Kenya. The Ministry of Agriculture...
UN Goodwill Ambassadors Idris and Sabrina Elba launch appeal for IFAD’s $200 million coronavirus...
British actor Idris Elba
(L) and his wife, actress and model, Sabrina Dhowre Elba
(M), both IFAD Goodwill Ambassadors for the UN rural
poverty agency IFAD (International Fund for Agricultural
Development) speak with a...
Mitigating COVID-19’s impact on Africa’s food systems
By : Atsuko Toda and Martin FregeneWe are facing great uncertainty on the
African continent. The global spread of...
Covid-19: Professional bodies team up to feed vulnerable South Africans
Heeding President Ramaphosa’s call for a united response to the Covid-19
crisis, fifteen professional bodies from the finance industry are putting their
weight behind...