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…
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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…
Africa launches initiatives aimed to promote biodiversity protection, sustainable agriculture in the region
AFRICA – Agriculture is by far the single most important economic activity in Africa. It…
Africa turns to technology in race to out-smart locust invasion as Selina Wamucii, FAO introduce smart tools
EAST AFRICA – As the whole world battles with the novel coronavirus, the Eastern African…
Farm to Market Alliance secures additional US$17m funding from Norway to support small-holder farmers
AFRICA – The Norwegian government has committed US$17 million in the development of agricultural markets…
UNICEF appeals for US$1 billion support to tackle malnutrition among 10.4 million African children in 2021
AFRICA – The United Nations agency responsible for providing humanitarian and developmental aid to children…
Seed Co International reports 57% rise in revenue on back of increased sales volumes
AFRICA – Regional seed producer, Seed Co International Limited has reported a 57.3% rise in…
More African farmers embrace biotech crops doubling number of planting countries in 2019 – ISAAA
AFRICA – Africa doubled the number of countries planting biotech crops from three in 2018…
African Water Facility receives US$8.8m grant from NDF to bolster investments in water supply in Africa
AFRICA – The Nordic Development Fund (NDF) has approved US$8.8 million in grant issued to…
World Bank issues US$60m to strengthen resilience of agricultural sector in Africa
AFRICA – The World Bank has granted CGIAR US$60 million to help advance agricultural research…
IBM supports D4Ag Initiative for African startups in the agricultural sector
AFRICA – Information technology (IT) multinational IBM has announced its active support for the Digital4Agriculture…
USAID unlocks agribusiness financing in Africa by supporting Aceli Africa with US$30m
AFRICA – The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) in collaboration with the Swiss Agency…
Nestle supports informal retailers in Africa with working capital to keep them afloat
AFRICA – Nestle has partnered with South Africa based fintech platform Nomanini and Standard Bank,…
African Development Bank names winners of US$120K AgriPitch competition
AFRICA – The African Development Bank has crowned the founder of a cassava processing business…
AfDB selects 25 finalists for AgriPitch competition inching closer to bagging US$120k funding
AFRICA – The African Development Bank has selected twenty-five young African agripreneurs for the final…
Africa’s coffee sector to benefit from US$950m facility from Inter-African Coffee Organisation
AFRICA– Africa accounts for about 12% of the world’s coffee production and the high-quality and…
Jumia expands scope with launch of third-party delivery services
AFRICA – Leading e-commerce platform in Africa, Jumia has opened its logistic arm to third…
Incofin IM, KfW, BMZ launch US$46.6m Agri-Finance Liquidity Facility targeting African farmers
AFRICA – Covid-19 disrupted global food systems, testing the resilience of farmers who already receive…
FAO, OIE kickstart initiative to combat spread of African swine fever
AFRICA – The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the World…
AfDB launches AgriPitch competition with US$120,000 cash prize
AFRICA – The African Development Bank is calling for agribusiness plans entry submission for its…
Rise in Africa’s food online marketplace forecasted to create 3 million jobs by 2025 – Jumia
AFRICA – New innovations in the food industry, are creating attractive opportunities for women and…
European Commission promotes nutritional diversity in Africa launching US$8.1m FoodLAND project
AFRICA – The European Commission has invested €7 million (US$8.1m) to fund the FoodLAND project,…
Climate change threatens coffee production in world’s best coffee producing region
AFRICA – As the world marks, International Coffee Day which is celebrated annually on October…
Microsoft partners with AGRA to digitize agriculture in sub-Saharan Africa
AFRICA – US software giant Microsoft has entered a Memorandum of Understanding with the Alliance…