Ireland provides €30m in response to East Africa’s food crisis
Ireland will immediately provide €30 million in humanitarian aid in response to the rapidly deteriorating food crisis in the Horn of Africa, the country’s...
Zambia envisions enhanced livestock investment
The recurring livestock deficit in Zambia has prompted authorities to call sustained investment in the sector to meet local and foreign demand.
Research data available...
UNDP launches programme to promote agripreneurship in nigeria
The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) has unveiled an agro-challenge programme aimed at crowd-sourcing innovative solutions to the challenges faced across the agricultural value...
‘Africa seeks US$170 bln for Resilient infrastructure’
AFRICA needs to mobilise a staggering US$170 billion annually in long term financing to develop infrastructure key sectors, agriculture included to accelerate growth dwarfed...
Kenya, South Korea settle on free trade agreement
The government of Kenya and South Korea have made a deal on free trade agreement between the two. The deal was made during bilateral...
Gambia, Senegal launch first Cross-Border Project Steering Committee
Gambia and Senegal have officially launched the first Cross-Border Project Steering Committee. The Committee dubbed 'Supporting cross-border cooperation for increased community resilience and social...
Liberia: African Development Bank Group approves $5.12 million financing for Emergency Food Production Program
The funding includes a grant of $2.28 million and a loan of $2.84 million from the Bank Group’s Transition Support Facility
The Board of directors...
Afreximbank develops climate change adaptation facility in Kenya
African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) has developed a climate change adaptation facility in Kenya that aims in response to the current climate challenges affecting the...
Ghana: African Development Fund approves $27.9 million grant for Savannah Agriculture Value Chain Development...
The grant will increase the climate-resilient production of maize, rice and soybean, support the poultry value chain, and generate employment for women and youth
The...
Farmer organizations convene amid crisis, to discuss support for small-scale farmers in East and...
As crippling spikes in food and energy prices continue to hit East and Southern Africa, the devastating impact of climate change on the productive...