Rwanda mulls adding fish farming to agriculture insurance scheme
The government of Rwanda has announced plans to incorporate fish farmers in the agricultural insurance scheme to help these farmers avoid making such losses...
Kenya to host the AGRF 2021 Summit
Kenya is set to host the AGRF 2021 Summit, which this year will focus on the bold actions needed for agriculture to fuel the...
Farmers in Uganda decry low prices of vegetables
Farmers in Uganda who grow vegetables at Bumusse Irrigation Scheme in Manafwa District, have decried low prices of their products.The farmers attributed the drastic...
US $65M released for agroecology and marine biodiversity in Senegal
US $65million has been released by the French development agency (AFD) for agroecology and the protection marine biodiversity in Senegal.The investment is earmarked for...
Morocco: CMGP, CAS merger completed
African Development Partners II (ADP II), a fund advised by Development Partners International (DPI), and AfricInvest have announced the completion of Compagnie Marocaine de...
Africa Agri-Food Development Programme opens for applications
The Irish Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Charlie McConalogue T.D., and the Minister for Foreign Affairs, Simon Coveney T.D., have jointly announced...
Tanzania Agriculture Development bank, AGF ink US $20M MoU
The African Guarantee Fund for Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (AGF) and Tanzania Agricultural Development Bank (TADB) have inked a US $20milli0n Memorandum of Understanding...
Biovision to train more farmers on organic farming
Biovision Africa Trust is seeking to empower and have more smallholder farmers adopting agroecology organic agriculture practices especially women and youth.Speaking during the launch...
Bayer opens application window for Grants4Ag sustainability-focused program
Bayer announced today the opening of its application window for the company’s annual Grants4Ag initiative. For more than five years, the agricultural leader has...
US $1.2M granted for agro-processing in Mozambique
Mozambique has been granted US $1.2million from African Development Bank (ADB) and the Italian Technical Cooperation Fund to help small agro-processing enterprises boost production...