Rwanda’s agricultural exports in second quarter register mixed bag of performance, overall declining by 5.5%
RWANDA – Rwanda earned US$419.1 million from agricultural exports in the 2019/20 fiscal year, 10%…
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IFAD launches US$500M fund to channel climate finance to smallholder farmers
AFRICA – The International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) has launched a new climate adaptation…
AfDB, ICRAF come to the aid of Ivorian cocoa farmers battling climate change
IVORY COAST – The African Development Bank (AfDB) has partnered with World Agroforestry – ICRAF,…
Cargill, Heifer International partner to enhance poultry value chain in Kenya
KENYA – Leading global food company Cargill in partnership with Heifer International have announced the…
Ethiopia’s Green Agro Solutions partners with Commercial Bank of Ethiopia to digitize financial transaction by farmers
ETHIOPIA – Green Agro Solutions, an agribusiness service provider in Ethiopia offering a one stop…
Morocco lifts import duties on wheat to build up stock following low production
MOROCCO – The Government of Morocco has extended the suspension of import duties on common…
Kenyan insurtech startup Pula clinches US$6m in Series A funding to propel expansion
KENYA – Kenyan agriculture digital-insurance startup Pula, has raised US$6 million in Series A funding…
Kenya embarks on expansion of irrigation schemes to boost agricultural productivity
KENYA – The government of Kenya through the National Irrigation Authority (NIA) has embarked on…
Fight against locust invasion gets smarter, tactical with use of night spraying drones
EAST AFRICA – The smart agtech company XAG, has proposed the use of drones in…
Nigeria still depends on food imports despite border closures, halting forex provision
NIGERIA – The Nigerian government spent N1.85 trillion (US$4.85m) on food imports in the first…
Central Bank of Nigeria to release 300,000 metric tons of maize to control market price
NIGERIA – The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has announced it will release about 300,000…
FAO seeks US$38m support to supplement continuing efforts of combating locust invasion
EAST AFRICA – The Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) is seeking an additional US$38 million…
Vertical Future partners GreenBridge to accelerate the deployment of vertical farms across the Middle East
MIDDLE EAST – UK based, high-growth technology company specialising in controlled-environment-agriculture (CEA), Vertical Future has…
TechnoServe promotes smart-cashew farming in Benin leveraging on Artificial Intelligence
BENIN – TechchnoServe, an international non-profit organization has partnered with tech-company Alteia to expand its…
Africa to combat maize lethal necrosis with adoption of resistant seed varieties
AFRICA – Maize is one of the most important staple cereal crops in Africa, occupying…
Kenya registers decline in milk production, first-time in three years
KENYA – Kenya’s milk production in 2020 declined marginally by 0.95% to hit 679 million…
Olam backed Twenty Degrees to bring specialty cacao to craft chocolate makers
UK – Twenty Degrees, a new specialty cacao business sourcing premium quality cacao beans from…
Ethiopia launches construction works of US$126.9m Ajima-Chacha dam
ETHIOPIA – The government of Ethiopia Ethiopian has launched the construction of the Ajima-Chacha irrigation…
Djibouti partners with Ethiopia in opening livestock exclusive terminal at Doraleh Multipurpose Port
DJIBOUTI – Djibouti in partnership with Ethiopia have inaugurated a livestock terminal at the Doraleh…
Global digital agriculture market to reach US$6.2 billion in 2021
GLOBAL – The Global Digital Agriculture market is expected to grow at a compound annual…
InVivo, Soufflet plan merger to create new French-based agribusiness giant
FRANCE — InVivo Group, a French agricultural cooperative group has said it is in discussions…
Namibia suspends live poultry imports from 10 European countries due to outbreak of Avian as the country become free of PPR
NAMIBIA – The government of Namibia through the veterinary department of the Ministry of Agriculture,…
Kenya nears completion of new potato cold storage facility aimed to curb post-harvest losses
KENYA – Kenya’s state corporation mandated to formulate and review policies and programmes for MSE…
Kenyan data analytics company Gro Intelligence raises US$85m in Series B funding round
KENYA – Kenyan-founded data analytics company Gro Intelligence has raised US$85 million in a Series…