Realizing the potential of livestock to end malnutrition
By: David Phiri- FAO Subregional Coordinator for Eastern Africa and Representative to the African Union and UNECAThe Eastern Africa subregion is endowed with huge...
New IFAD initiative with EU funding to boost rural development in Kenya through digital...
The UN International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) and the European Union unveiled two new initiatives today in Kenya, that aim to boost rural...
Tanzania and Netherlands signs MoU on horticulture production and marketing collaborations
Tanzania has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Netherlands, a move that will enable the East African country increase its horticulture products market...
Young Kenyan woman sets farmers ahead of pests and diseases with cutting-edge technology
If farmers can harvest and sell more produce, and earn more money, they can make a better life. In principle, it sounds straight-forward, but...
UN Rural development agency partners with Amundi to issue IFAD’s largest sustainable bond to...
Today the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) issued its largest private placement (€115 million) to Amundi Asset Management, to increase financing for inclusive...
agriBORA to Showcase New Services Empowering Smallholder Farmers at GITEX Africa 2023
agriBORA is committed to achieving financial inclusion and securing fair prices for unbanked smallholder farmers operating in unstructured value chains in AfricaagriBORA , a...
AfDB allocates funds to facilitate access to fertilizer for smallholder farmers
A $528,600 grant will be provided to cover 94% of the project’s recurrent costsDate of approval: 24 May 2023Project name: AFFM Partial Credit Guarantee Provisioning...
AGRF, Heifer International and Generation Africa launch Pitch AgriHack 2023
With total prize money of USD 45,000, Pitch AgriHack 2023 will reward the most promising ventures that address key challenges and promote sustainable agricultural...
EAC pushing for implementation of food insecurity response plan among member countries
The East African Community through its Business Council (EABC) is pushing for the implementation of food insecurity response plan among member countries in the...
Uganda microfinance now offers farmers loans with low interest rates than commercial banks
Smallholder farmers across Uganda have welcomed a move by Microfinance Support Center (MSC) to, through cooperative societies, offer them low-cost loans as compared to...