In response to US President Kamala Harris's call for the private sector to promote and enhance climate resilience, adaptation and mitigation across Africa, the private sector made more than US$7bn in new...
The International Islamic Trade Finance Corporation (ITFC), member of the Islamic Development Bank (IsDB) Group, has signed a US$200mn syndicated Murabaha financing agreement with the African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) for...
The Netherlands has contributed US$28mn to support FAO’s work to boost the resilience of food systems in Somalia, Sudan, and South Sudan – part of a new initiative to scale...
Ettore Prandini, president of Coldiretti, Claudio Descalzi, CEO of Eni, and Federico Vecchioni, CEO of BF SpA, in the presence of Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte, have signed a cooperation agreement...
Climate Resilient Agribusiness for Tomorrow (CRAFT) has invested US$2.16mn in a five-year multi-country project for Tanzania, Kenya and Uganda
Commitment to seed development and oil palm production in the DRC, based on decades of breeding experience and local skills
FAO, China and Uganda have signed a two year agreement worth almost US$2.5mn to support small-scale farmers in Uganda
Rwanda has inaugurated its first commercial plant for insect-based animal feed, along with the new standards that will regulate and facilitate the growth of the sector
The USA and South Africa have made progress over the contentious issue of poultry trade access
The Masvingo Provincial Hospital storeroom has been transformed into a new standalone microbiology laboratory, thanks to the United Kingdom’s (UK) Fleming Fund
Coffee plays a crucial role in generating foreign currency for the national economy of Ethiopia
The 2nd edition of African Farming's Agroinvestment Summit is all set to be held from 3-4 December 2018 at the Shehu Musa Yar'Adua Foundation Conference Centre, Abuja, Nigeria
African Development Bank (AfDB) president Dr Akinwumi A Adesina, while speaking at the United Nations Food Systems Summit, said the world has enough resources to achieve zero hunger
The African Development Bank (AfDB) is set to double its climate finance commitments for the period 2020-2025, with around US$25bn investment, according to Akinwumi Adesina, president of AfDB
Nutreco, a global animal nutrition leader, has received a US$4.8mn grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to accelerate the implementation of localised, sustainable complete feed production in sub-Saharan...
AGCO reports their third quarter results with some growth in Europe/Africa/Middle East (EAME)
AGCO, the worldwide manufacturer and distributor of agricultural equipment, has reported net sales of approximately US$1.8 bn for...
FAO and the African Union Development Agency (AUDA-NEPAD) have organised a three-day consultation on the Smart Policy Instruments to support the implementation of the comprehensive Africa agriculture development programme (CAADP)
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...
A team of scientists from Rothamsted Research have grown a special type of wheat for whisky production
The bank provides agricultural credit facilities in support of agricultural value chain activities. (Image source: Etinosa Yvonne/Pixabay)
