FAO to address “acute” food insecurity in Sudan
The Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO) is set to address “acute” food insecurity in Sudan after receiving a sum of US $12million grant from...
More climate finance in support of small-scale farmers is urgently needed, warns IFAD at...
Boosting investments to help small-scale farmers adapt to the impacts of the climate crisis is more urgent than ever, warned the UN’s International Fund...
Sudan to receive US $20M grant for food security
Sudan is set to receive US $20million grant for food security. The UN Humanitarian Coordinator in Sudan, Khardiata Lô N'Diaye made the announcement and...
OCP Morocco to establish organic fertilizer Spanish subsidiary
Morocco’s OCP is set to establish an organic fertilizer Spanish subsidiary. This is after obtaining government authorization in Spain to create its joint venture...
Food Production: African Development Bank reports strong financial health, despite Covid-19 crisis
The African Development Bank Group is progressing with financial reforms that have helped it become stronger, more resilient, and better equipped in the wake of...
AFEX marks world hunger day by committing to feeding an additional 1M households
AFEX, Nigeria's leading commodities exchange, marked World Hunger Day by committing to feeding an additional one million households over the next 12 months. To...
FAO, IFAD launch project for nutrition-sensitive agriculture
The Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO) in partnership with the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) and the Government of...
NIRSAL, Moroccan bank seal deal to promote agriculture
Nigeria Incentive-Based Risk Sharing System for Agricultural Lending (NIRSAL) and a Moroccan bank of agriculture, Credit Agricole Du Maroc (CAM) have signed a memorandum...
AfDB to reduce wheat importation in Nigeria by 40% in 2023
The African Development Bank (AfDB) is set to reduce the importation of the wheat in Nigeria by 40% by 2023.According to the Ms Beth...
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,...