Kenya’s Victory Farms to expand operations into Rwanda, Tanzania and DRC
Kenyan aquaculture company Victory Farms, East Africa’s largest commercial fish farmer, has raised $5 million in equity funding to expand its operations into Rwanda,...
Cape Verde: digital remittances have the potential to boost rural development, says IFAD report
A new country diagnostic report by the UN’s International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), funded by the European Union (EU), identifies the hidden potential...
Tips for Planning Your Crop Farm in 2022
By: Jane Marsh
Farming is the foundation for a stable society, providing food security to citizens and support for every other kind of economic growth....
AfDB Vice President witnesses first-hand life-changing impacts of Africa-focused agribusiness giant
African Development Bank Group Vice President Solomon Quaynor has concluded a tour of Export Trade Group (ETG)’s southern Africa operations, signalling the potential for...
US $350,000 granted for water-saving drip irrigation in Nigeria
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) is granting $350,000 in funding to Nigeria. The funds are intended to promote the...
East African Business Council launches campaign to promote contract farming in the region to...
The East African Business Council (EABC) is teaming up with the governments and the East African Community to launch a campaign to promote Contract...
Rwanda to invest $16 million to boost fish farming
By Zablon Oyugi
The government of Rwanda is set to commit over $16 million towards implementing a five-year project to boost fish farming in the...
Ghana: Africa Fertilizer Financing Mechanism Extends $2M to ETG Inputs Ghana Limited to Boost...
ETG Inputs Ghana Limited, a subsidiary of agricultural conglomerate ETG, will enable delivery of 10,000 metric tons of fertilizer to wholesalers
The Africa Fertilizer Financing...
Sweden launches Sh5.692 billion food security programme to support agriculture in Kenya
The Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (SIDA) in partnership with the European Union and the Kenya government has rolled out Sh5.692 billion ($39,949,466.50) food...
EIF launches urban agriculture grant in Namibia
The Environmental Investment Fund of Namibia (EIF) has launched the urban agriculture grant e-voucher card issuance and terminal roll-out in Namiba.
The urban agriculture programme,...