East African Business Council launches campaign to promote contract farming in the region to...
The East African Business Council (EABC) is teaming up with the governments and the East African Community to launch a campaign to promote Contract...
How Kenyan cooperative is pointing farmers, artisans to international markets
In Kenya, cooperatives have been there since independence contributing immensely to the country's foreign exchange earnings through exports.
Today, the vibrant and dynamic cooperative movements...
Mastercard and partners launch digital platform in Uganda to enhance smallholder farmers access to...
Mastercard, Development Finance Company of Uganda Bank Limited (dfcu Bank) and Rabo Partnerships, a wholly owned subsidiary of Rabobank have announced a strategic partnership...
African Refrigeration Can Bring a Revolution to Their Farming System
Demand for a stable food supply is dire across Africa. Amid climate-induced weather events, international conflicts and a growing population, feeding the nation's most...
Sunnova partners with Seeding Mercy Inc. to fund solar irrigation initiative to improve farming...
Sunnova Energy International, a leading U.S. Energy as a Service (EaaS) provider has teamed up with Seeding Mercy Inc. (“SMI”), a non-profit organization dedicated...
Uganda in a $24.8 million cocoa factory plan to improve smallholder farmers’ income
For many years smallholder cocoa farmers in Uganda have been selling their produce through middlemen who pay small amounts for a kilo of wet...
Natural solutions paramount for effective plant pest management
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the Inter-governmental Authority for Development (IGAD) held a joint consultative workshop on biological...
AfDB Provides $2M partial credit guarantee to Facilitate Access to Fertilizer for Small-scale Farmers...
The African Development Bank (AfDB) has provided a USD 2 million partial credit guarantee and a USD 528,600 grant to facilitate access to fertilizer...
AfDB Provides $2M partial credit guarantee to Facilitate Access to Fertilizer for Small-scale Farmers...
The (AfDB) has provided a USD 2 million partial credit guarantee and a USD 528,600 grant to facilitate access to fertilizer for smallholder farmers...
Operation Zero Hunger: Combating Food Insecurity in East Africa by Improving Storage Facilities to...
As the number of chronically hungry people increases, the world grows more vulnerable to food crises and insecurity. The FAO reports that in 2022...