Nigeria targets 10MT per hectare maize production by 2025
The Federal Government of Nigeria has announced plans to support increased maize production from 1.5tonnes to 10tonnes per hectare by 2025.Nigeria Sovereign Investment Authority...
ASSAPIN seeks for 60% agriculture funds earmarked for small-scale farmers
The Association of Small- Scale Agro Producers In Nigeria (ASSAPIN) has called on the federal and state governments to earmark at least 60% of...
SARB aims to subdue inflation with a 75-basis points hike
As with other Central Banks, the SARB faced runaway inflation, uncertainty over the duration of the Russia-Ukraine war and its continued curtailment of world...
Mineworkers Investment Company invests R10 million in crowdfarming fintech, Livestock Wealth
Livestock Wealth has become the latest growth equity investment through the Mineworkers Investment Company’s (MIC) Khulisani Ventures initiative. MIC Khulisani Ventures is geared towards...
NBC Bank in Tanzania signs pact with Kanu Equipment to finance farmers
Tanzania’s National Bank of Commerce (NBC) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Kanu Equipment Tanzania, a firm selling agricultural equipment aimed at...
Morocco obtains new organic certification
Morocco has obtained the certificate of admission for the Moroccan organic standard “Bio-Maroc”. This indicates its alignment with the IFOAM - Organics International (OI)...
African states want harmonised Agriculture data
African Development Bank (AfDB) member countries want to be food secure amid climate change, COVID 19 and other headwinds through a ‘home grown’ and...
After a stellar Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth performance in 2021, Africa finds itself...
Leading global specialist risk consultancy Control Risks and its economics consulting partner Oxford Economics Africa announced the launch of the seventh edition of their...
Morocco launches PPA tender for development of irrigated land in Jraifia
The Agricultural Development Agency (ADA) in Morocco has launching a public-private partnership (PPP) tender for the development of more than 224 hectares of irrigated...
‘Donors dangle US$55 million for Africa’s climate adaption’
AFRICA’s relentless effort to mop resources, adopt and become climate change resilient has received a fillip from cooperating partners with a pledge to provide...