COP26: New US$143 million investment to restore Great Green Wall ecosystems and increase climate...
A new US$143 million investment programme will ensure millions of the most at-risk rural people living in the Sahel region of West Africa can...
COP26: Sweden steps up to help at-risk small-scale farmers adapt to climate change, pledging...
Sweden today signalled its strong commitment to help some of the world’s poorest small-scale farmers to adapt to climate change, by pledging SEK100 million...
New support scheme for farmers in Mali begins this week
The Bank for Agriculture and Agricultural Cooperatives (BAAC) will pay financial aid to farmers in Mali under the income guarantee scheme starting tomorrow on...
Free State farmers are reaping the fruits of agribusiness transformation
Spokesperson: Brendan Jacobs, Standard Bank’s Head of Business Client Coverage - Free State and Northern Cape
Positive signs point to the emergence of a growing...
Kenya boost food security in Lamu County
The county government of Lamu has partnered with the Kenya Climate Smart Agriculture Project to boost food security in the county.The ongoing multifaceted social...
US $1.8M invested into West Africa smallholder farmers
US $1.8million has been invested by the Agri-Business Capital Fund (ABC Fund) into Benin microfinance institution Union Nationale des Caisses Rurales d’Epargne et de...
The French Development Agency and the International Fund for Agricultural Development join hands to...
On 1 November 2021, the French Development Agency (AFD) and the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) will sign a €7 million grant agreement...
COP26: Pastoralists and rural entrepreneurs from Asia and Africa amongst speakers at IFAD Pavillion
Pastoralists and young rural entrepreneurs from six different Asian and African countries will be at COP26 in person and virtually to share their experiences...
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Pledges $315 million to Support Innovations That Help Smallholder...
Today at the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP26), the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation pledged US $315 million to the CGIAR global agriculture research partnership to help hundreds of millions of smallholder...
Fish farmers from Kenya receives pond liners, fingerlings
Fish farmers from Kirinyaga County in Kenya have received fishpond liners, fingerlings and feeds to enable them undertake beneficial fish farming.The County government selected...