Youth employment critical for Africa’s economic growth
By Sandiso Sibisi, UNDP Open Innovation Africa Lead
Despite Africa’s impressive growth in past 25 years and its entry into the digital economy, the job...
Namibian agricultural industry calls for security provision
The Namibian agricultural industry is calling for security provision from the policies governing the sector. That is in addition to having a value addition...
USA’s CCI partners with YOTSI to set up US $25m farm in Nigeria
Cade Creek International (CCI) a company from the United States of America has partnered with Youth Off The Streets Initiatives (YOTSI) is looking to...
Kenyan tea earnings hit approximately US $850m
Tea earnings in Kenya rose by 9.4% last season to approximately US $850m, a figure that undoubtedly set up farmers for handsome profits. This,...
Seed visionary has big plans for growth
SeedVision’s new Commercial Manager, Willa Rossouw
SeedVision, a joint venture between AGT Foods Africa and S&W, has announced the appointment of Willa Rossouw as Commercial...
Kenyan maize farmers to get US $13m as payment for maize delivered to NCPB
Kenyan Maize farmers are to receive US $13m as for deliveries made to the National Cereals and Produce Board (NCPB). This is between the...
IFAD and the Lab launch new partnership to drive finance to African smallholder farmers...
Today, in the margins of the United Nations General Assembly, the Global Innovation Lab for Climate Finance (the Lab) and the International Fund for...
GIC to launch US $4m agricultural finance scheme in Nigeria
The German International Cooperation (GIC) is looking to launch a new agriculture financing of approximately US $4m to aid smallholder farmers in Nigeria by...
GroCapital Holdings Limited acquires Bank of Athens
GroCapital Holdings Limited (“GroCapital Holdings”) is pleased to announce that it has obtained all regulatory approvals for the acquisition of the South African Bank...
Rwanda’s agricultural exports generate US $515.9m
Rwanda's agricultural exports have generated over US $515.9m in a period between July 2017 and June 2018. The figure represents a 44.73% increase compared...