AfDB allocates funds to facilitate access to fertilizer for smallholder farmers
A $528,600 grant will be provided to cover 94% of the project’s recurrent costs
Date of approval: 24 May 2023
Project name: AFFM Partial Credit Guarantee Provisioning...
Uganda, Kenya coffee export posed to increase in 2023/24 marketing year
Uganda and Kenya are set to increase their coffee export in 2023/2024 marketing year thanks to the governments’ efforts to increase production and good...
Nampak invests in world class scanning electron microscope
Nampak, Africa’s largest packaging company, has invested in a state-of-the-art scanning electron microscope (SEM). The newly acquired microscope is housed at the company’s Research...
Baler: Unleashing Productivity in Farming with Advanced Baling Technology
How big is the baler market?
The global baler market size reached US$ 4.3 Billion in 2022. Looking forward, IMARC Group expects the market to...
No respite for farmers as debt servicing costs escalate following another 50-basis points hike
The South African Reserve Bank (SARB) announced another 50-basis points interest rate hike thus bringing the repurchase rate to over a decade high of...
B2B agritech marketplace launched in Kenya to link farmers to commercial kitchens
Smallholder farmers in Kenya are set to benefit from a B2B agritech marketplace that has been launched to link them to commercial kitchens easing...
Innovative finance mechanisms are needed to bolster post-settlement support and to drive the success...
Land Reform – As South Africa moves towards establishing effective post-settlement support for land reform beneficiaries, a dedicated endeavour to introduce innovative funding models...
African Development Bank-funded enterprise produces affordable, healthier vegetables using urban rooftop hydroponics
Soupah Kitchen uses resource-smart technology to control the environment for growing lettuce, kale, leafy green, and herbs
Africa is highly vulnerable to climate change, and...
African Development Bank approves $11.7 million to facilitate access to fertilizers for African farmers
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank on 16 May 2023 approved a $11.7 million budgetary allocation to the African Fertilizer Financing...
US $100,000 Africa Food Prize 2023 opens for applications
Applications are now open for the US$100,000 Africa Food Prize, an award recognising outstanding individual or institution that is leading the effort to change...