FNB welcomes COVID-19 Loan Scheme and commits to deployment to help businesses
South Africa: FNB has welcomed the President’s announcement of the R200bn COVID-19 Loan Scheme to enable commercial banks to help businesses that are unable...
Nestlé partners with IDH’s Grown Sustainably in Africa programme to boost local sourcing in...
Nestlé has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with IDH Sustainable Trade Initiative (www.IDHSustainableTrade.com), as part of the Grown Sustainably in Africa (GSA)...
Hunting industry can help alleviate hunger during COVID-19 period
The EMS Foundation’s recent call on government
departments to ban the slaughtering and consumption of game, as well as its
export in light of...
Unsustainable soil erosion in parts of UK
Tramline erosion ,photo credit to Pia Benaud
New research demonstrates unsustainable levels
of soil erosion in the UK.
World Bank disburses US$ 14m for coffee revitalization plan in Kenya
The World Bank is set to fund a US$ 14m concessional
loan for a coffee revitalization plan in Kenya. The Ministry of Agriculture...
“TOGETHER”: THANKS TO ALL FARMERS
BKT sends a message of support to those who continue to operate to guarantee food production
Farmers continue...
Impending locust invasion threatens wanting food security situation in East Africa
IThe Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO) has
issued a warning about an impending locust invasion-second of its kind in East
Africa since the year...
Nigerian government urged to make provisions in the agribusiness sector for NYFN’s participation
The Nigerian Young Farmers Network (NYFN) has urged the Federal Government to reposition the country’s Agribusiness sector for youth participation owing to...
COVID-19: FAO and African Union commit to safeguarding food security amid crisis
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), the African Union (AU) and international partners today described the food and...
Kenyan tech start-ups make it to Google’s Accelerator program for their agricultural innovation
Two Kenyan tech start-ups will be participating in this year's Google’s Accelerator program on Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The two start-ups emerged...