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…
Agriculture & Food Security
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…
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,…
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…
Value Seeds, Mastercard Foundation partner to support women farmers’ COVID-19 recovery in Nigeria
NIGERIA – Value Seeds, an indigenous crop seed production solution and development company has launched…
Egyptian chemical company EFIC to launch new compound fertilizer production line
EGYPT – The Egyptian Financial and Industrial Company (EFIC), involved in the production and marketing…
Olam seeks to raise US$188m from Singapore’s debt market even as it extends its food prize application deadline
SINGAPORE – Global food and agri-business company, Olam International Limited has announced that it has…
Samona Zambia Limited sets up agribusiness venture with US$500k investment
ZAMBIA – Samona Zambia Limited, is seeking to invest US$500,000 in the development of a…
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…
Banana exports from Cameroon declined by 8% in 2020 despite resumption of operations by CDC
CAMEROON – Banana exports from Cameroon in 2020 amounted to 187,884 tons, an 8% decline…
GAIL subsidiary of FMN Group becomes exclusive distributor of AgBiTech’s Fall Armyworm biological control tool
NIGERIA – Golden Agri Inputs Limited (GAIL), subsidiary of Flour Mills of Nigeria Group has…
FAO projects global food prices to climb further in 2021 raising major food security concerns world wide
GLOBAL – Global food prices reached a six-year high in December last year and are…
Angolan exploration company Minbos collaborates with IFDC to develop fertilizer market for small-holder farmers
ANGOLA – Minbos Resources Limited, an exploration and development company in Angola has inked a…
Zimbabwe to produce 200,000 tonnes of winter wheat nearly half of targeted amount
ZIMBABWE – The government of Zimbabwe set an average target of 5.2 tonnes per hectare…
American indoor farming startup, AppHarvest appoints Impossible Foods’ ex-CFO David Lee as President
US – AppHarvest, a leading AgTech company building some of the country’s largest indoor farms…
Kenya realizes 4.6% rise in horticulture export earnings defying COVID-19 hurdles
KENYA – Kenya’s horticulture industry seems to have withstood the COVID-19 shocks registering a 4.6%…