Do not overlook Africa’s trillion-dollar food and agribusiness sector AfDB chief tells investors
Africa’s food and agribusiness will be worth an estimated US$1 trillion by 2030, African Development Bank President Dr Akinwumi Adesina told participants of the...
Rwanda inks EUR 23million deal with Polish Development Bank to boost dairy sector
Rwanda and Bank Gospodarstwa Krajowego (BGK), a Polish development bank, have signed a financing agreement worth €23 million to will see the East African...
New legal tool can help governments get food systems back on track
The world has faced an onslaught of crises in the last five years. The COVID-19 pandemic. Climate change. War and conflict. Agrifood systems have...
AfDB’s $2.5 million grant to support 10,000 small horticultural businesses in Tanzania
Up to 10,000 small businesses operating in horticulture value chain in Tanzania are set to benefit from financial support of $2.5 million, a grant...
ABC Fund invests EUR€800,000 into Ugandan coffee supplier JKCC
The Agri-Business Capital Fund announces the investment of EUR€800,000 into JKCC General Supplies (“JKCC”), a Ugandan based coffee trader.JKCC commenced its operations in 2017...
ILO, Brazilian government launch $558,170 project to promote decent work in cotton value chain...
The International Labour Organisation (ILO) and the government of Brazil have launched 558,170 US dollar-project in Tanzania to promote decent work in the value...
Eastern Africa Farmers Federation deploys digital platform to ease smallholders’ access to key services
By Zablon Oyugi
The Eastern Africa Farmers Federation (EAFF) has deployed a digital platform in a bid to help smallholder farmers mitigate challenges such as...
Agricultural supplies delivered as part of the AfDB’s Emergency Food Production Project
The transitional government in Guinea, in partnership with the African Development Bank Group , has received a large consignment of agricultural supplies in Guinea’s...
Burundi: the AfDB grants over USD 13 million to tackle climate change impacts through...
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group granted funding of USD 13.15 million to Burundi on 5 October 2023, to help...
ANB and Norfund join forces to expand citrus in South Africa
“The partnership with Norfund will significantly impact our growth trajectory and will benefit not only our individual companies, but also those growers and service...