The West African Development Bank (BOAD) launches the disaster-adapted loan programme under its sovereign...
The West African Development Bank (BOAD) launches the “disaster adapted loan” programme for its member countries. The project’s pilot phase covers Benin, Cote de...
Ghana purchases its first drought insurance policy from ARC
The Government of Ghana has purchased its first-ever sovereign drought insurance policy, taking a significant step towards safeguarding its vulnerable communities and agricultural sector...
AfDB and partners agree to fast-track implementation of Special Agro Industrial Processing Zones program
The African Development Bank Group ,has reached an agreement with participating Nigerian state governments to speed up implementation of a program designed to develop...
Alpine Goats: The Dairy Goat Breed Thriving in Kenya’s Highlands
From the drought-resistant Galla goat breed, native to Kenya, Ethiopia, Djibouti, and Somalia, to the smaller, pet-friendly Nigerian Dwarf Goats and the larger breeds...
Department empowers Ngaka Modiri Molema farmer with essential equipment to elevate potato production
In its ongoing efforts to empower farmers with the tools necessary for enhancing food production, the North West Department of Agriculture and Rural Development...
Modernizing Agriculture: African Development Fund Project Changes Lives in Benin’s Ouémé Valley
The sun rises early over Djeffa, a locality in southeastern Benin’s Sèmè-Podji district where Justine Gantekpin is already tending to her flourishing vegetable farm....
Maize harvest falls below 13m tons for the first time in 5 years.
By Paul Makube, Senior Agricultural Economist, FNB Commercial
Monitoring the 2023/24 harvest forecasts has been interesting following an El Nino-induced heat that decimated crops earlier...
Standard Bank partnership with Sappi continues to empower burgeoning youth farmers
Standard Bank’s partnership with the aquaponics project at the Sappi Ngodwana Nursery has led to 16 jobs and seen 28 aspiring farmers take up...
Food inflation ended its 8-month deceleration, ticking 4.1% higher y-y in August 2024.
The latest update on South Africa’s consumer price inflation showed a further slowdown to 4.4% y/y in August 2024, which is a 40-month low...
Democratising business success: Art of Scale in association with FNB
Scaling is a critical period that either ends in the company growing rapidly and sustainably or getting stuck in the chaos and ending up...