The African Development Bank and the government support a financing agreement to develop agricultural...
Cameroon’s Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Gabriel Mbairobe and the General Manager of the Commercial Bank of Cameroon, Léandre Djummo, have signed, on...
Madagascar: Yields increase for youth enterprises, thanks to an African Development Fund Project
Launched in 2016, the Young Rural Enterprises Project in the Central West of Madagascar has helped improve agricultural yields. Yields of rice and maize...
Sustain Africa, an emergency response and resilience initiative supporting Ugandan farmers with affordable inputs...
This article outlines the launch and expected impact of an agricultural support initiative for rural farmers in Uganda called Sustain Africa. The initiative is...
Ghana receive US $2.5M boost for smallholder farmers
Ghana has received US $2.5miliion support from the International Development (USAID) to enable smallholder farmers to get access to affordable fertiliser supply to increase...
Roeslein Alternative Energy Wins $80 Million Grant to Develop New Climate-Smart Agriculture Value Chain
A partnership of 14 public and private entities led by Roeslein Alternative Energy (RAE) has been awarded $80 million from the federal government’s first...
Afreximbank dangles US$6bln for Africa’s food security
TO foster Africa’s food security, continent’s Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) has staked US$6 billion in development financing to benefit and strengthen Africa’s food security prospects...
Zambia, Private sector, donors’ mobilise climate fund
ZAMBIA’s quest to become climate change resilient has taken off in earnest and has teamed up with the private sector and bilateral partners to...
Rwanda’s agricultural exports increase by 44%
Rwanda's agricultural exports increased by 44 per cent to over $640.9 million (over Rwf663 billion) in 2021-2022, from $444.8 million (over Rwf460 billion) in...
Zambia targets 1 mln farmers on fertiliser subsidy
To compensate for the 25% loss in maize and output of other crops last season, Zambia has maintained the number of beneficiaries of the...
Zambia to generate US$2 billion from agriculture sector by 2026
Zambia projects to more than double earnings to US$2 billion from exports of agriculture sector by 2026 following the unveiling of a five-year-blueprint to...