On 26 January, the African Development Bank (AfDB) and the UN’s International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) signed a letter of intent in support of the pan-African Mission 1 for 200 (M1-200) – a joint initiative created to reduce Africa’s food import dependency, and build sustainable, inclusive and climate-adapted food systems
Swiss ambassadors meeting in the Ivorian commercial capital Abidjan invited a senior management team from the African Development Bank Group (AfDB) to exchange views on development and cooperation
The Commission has allocated US$111.4mn in humanitarian aid to help vulnerable communities in Nigeria, Niger, Chad and Cameroon, as the humanitarian situation continues to deteriorate in the Lake Chad region
Tarak Lechkab, Area sales manager Africa at Desmet, a leading global provider of custom-engineered plants and equipment for the food, feed and biofuels industries, speaks to African Farming on the reliable and innovation technologies the company is delivering to the agricultural sector
The Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation (NORAD) has granted a US$10.15mn funding to the Africa Fertilizer Financing Mechanism (AFFM), enabling it to provide credit guarantees for up to 36 months for the large-scale supply of fertiliser in Uganda, Kenya and Mozambique
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