Global impact firm Palladium has invested in family-run social enterprise Naasakle, which supports female shea nut pickers and processors in northern Ghana
Agriculture
Bayer completes divestment of Crop Sciences businesses to BASF, starts integration of US Monsanto
German chemical and pharmaceutical company Bayer can start integrating the US seeds and pesticides maker Monsanto
FAO to enhance food security in Africa
To respond to food losses in Africa where a large section of the population is food insecure, FAO is working with partners to reduce post-harvest loss through different programmes
Emerging agriculture technologies to optimise farmers' output
The African Development Bank Group (AfDB) has announced to provide new technologies to African farmers, aiming to transform agricultural production
South Africa’s land reform reported slow
David Mabuza, deputy president of South Africa chaired the inaugural meeting of the inter-ministerial committee on land reform which aims to provide political oversight and oversee the implementation of cabinet decisions on land reforms and anti-poverty interventions