New Holland Agriculture bags two awards at the Farm Power Awards 2022
New Holland Agriculture, a brand of CNH Industrial, has been awarded with Best Tractor in 31-40 HP category for the New Holland 3037 TX...
IKEA Foundation provides USD 5 million grant to icipe
In eastern Africa, a myriad of interconnected developmental challenges persists. They include the imperative to improve food and nutritional security, create novel income generation...
New report reveals Africa is facing a crisis in funding for climate adaptation
Africa is facing a critical shortfall in funding for climate adaptation according to a new report, State and Trends in Adaptation in Africa 2022 (https://bit.ly/3fvKTzk),...
UK invests £450 000 in West Africa’s Rice Observatory
The United Kingdom (UK) government has invested £450 000 in Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Rice Observatory to reduce dependency on imported...
IFAD loan to help mitigate impact of crises on small-scale producers and the underserved...
The social and economic impacts of the COVID19 pandemic and the Ukraine war are creating significant challenges for the most vulnerable people, increasing the...
Leaps by Bayer leads investment round in AgTech pioneer NuCicer to bring unique and...
NuCicer, an agri-food technology company pioneering ultra-high protein chickpeas by harnessing the rich biodiversity of wild chickpea relatives, today announces the closure of an...
Adapt or starve – UN Agricultural Fund calls for urgent climate finance for small-scale...
With the negative impacts of climate change becoming more frequent and severe, including devastating droughts and floods affecting the poorest rural communities in the...
International Monetary Fund (IMF) Staff reaches Staff-Level Agreement on the Second Review of the...
IMF Staff and Nigerien Authorities have reached an agreement at the staff level on the second review of Niger’s economic program under the Extended...
The greater Horn of Africa’s climate-related health crisis worsens
New analysis by the World Health Organization (WHO) has found that the number of reported disease outbreaks and climate-related health emergencies in the greater...
Zambia’s 1.2 mln ton food security under microscope
Agriculture interest groups have raised eyebrows over the Government’s assurance of the country’s food security until 2024 without qualifying what crops are in strategic...