Mushroom Zim farmer Mutodi making money from crop
A MIDLANDS State University (MSU) agricultural economics graduate, Charlotte Mutodi, has made great strides in turning what she learnt in college into a thriving...
Zambia, three others to insure small scale farmers against risks
By Jeff Kapembwa
Lusaka--To counter the effects of climate change which has decimated global food production, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Peru and Grenada have teamed up to...
A New IFC Study Shows Strong Demand for Climate Insurance Among Malagasy Farmers
A new study released by IFC, a member of the World Bank Group, shows strong demand for agricultural and catastrophic risk insurance by smallholder...
Senegal farmers, extension officers trained on climate-smart technologies
A training course to facilitate the uptake of Climate-Smart Agriculture and Climate Information Systems in Senegal had farmers and technicians under the Accelerating Impact...
UFS forms partnership with ZZ2, well-known South African farming and fresh produce company
The University of the Free State (UFS) has formed a partnership with ZZ2 – a well-known South African farming and fresh produce company. The...
UN agency IFAD reaches record level of support for world’s rural poor: 2021 annual...
Amid rising challenges posed by climate change, the COVID-19 pandemic and global economic shocks, the UN’s International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) doubled down...
IFC approves $35m to Nigeria’s Jubaili Agrotec for food security
The International Finance Corporation (IFC) is offering a $35 million financing package to Jubaili Agrotec, a Nigeria-based agrochemicals manufacturer and distributor, to increase smallholder...
African Development Fund Approves $2 Million Grant to Boost Food Production : Sierra Leone.
The Board of Directors of the African Development Fund, the concessional window of the , has approved a grant of $2 million to boost...
African Development Fund approves €63 million loan to boost food security : Cameroon
On 15 July 2022, the Board of Directors of the African Development Fund approved a loan of €62.99 million to Cameroon. The funding will...
Food Security in Togo: African Development Bank Group Grants $5 Million
On 15 July 2022, the Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group approved a $5.39-million budget support package for Togo to help...