Unleashing African farmers, agro-processors’ economic potential through financial, technical support
By Zablon OyugiAfrican farmers and agro-processors can unlock their economic potential through increased yields and value addition despite myriad challenges posed by climate change...
Feathers raffled as the avian flu spread threatens domestic eggs supplies.
By: Paul Makube, Senior Agricultural Economist at FNB Agri-BusinessThe latest news on the poultry industry indicates a potential supply crunch due to the outbreak...
Fitch Ratings confirms AA+ rating for the International Fund for Agricultural Development
Fitch Ratings confirmed the International Fund for Agricultural Development's (IFAD) Long-Term Issuer Default Rating (IDR) at 'AA+' with a Stable Outlook.
According to Fitch’s...
Renewed optimism as agriculture business confidence rebounds in Q3 of 2023
Despite huge challenges stemming from deteriorating logistics infrastructure and cost pressures associated with loadshedding, the agriculture sector again showed further resilience as evidenced by...
UHT milk imports a threat to farmers, livelihoods
Tip-Top Milk, a leading South African milk trader and transporter, is concerned the recent import of approximately 30 million litres of cheap UHT milk...
ERG Africa’s Chawama community agricultural programme at Frontier mine harvests 513 tonnes of maize...
The Chawama programme’s bountiful harvest comes at a critical time when the DRC is facing significant crop shortages, and an estimated 25,8 million people...
AfDB approves $20 million to improve business environment and drive investments to climate-smart agriculture
The Board of Directors of the African Development Fund , the African Development Bank Group’s concessional lending window, has approved a grant of $19.98...
Upscaling and risk-layering for climate resilience in Malawi
African Risk Capacity (ARC) Ltd. has come on board to assist the Malawi Government with an insurance innovation that will scale up the World...
The Economic Transformation of Black Citrus Growers
Agriculture is a capital-intensive activity, typically with years passing between initial investment and revenue. The primary challenge facing small scale farmers is access to...
World’s best new start-up’- Emata-completes $2.4 million seed fund raise
Emata - the agricultural finance solution for East African farmers - announces its successful completion of a $2.4 million seed fund raise, comprising $800,000...