Author: Brandon Moss
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Ecobank Commits $2.6 Billion to Women Entrepreneurs and African Agriculture
Ecobank Group has committed US$2.6 billion in targeted lending to women-owned businesses and agriculture-focused enterprises across Africa by 2030, as the pan-African banking group ... -
How Artificial Intelligence Could Transform African Agriculture
Artificial intelligence is emerging as a potential tool for addressing some of Africa’s long-standing agricultural challenges, from crop disease and pest management to weather ... -
Fragmented Policies Slow Agroecology Adoption Across the Congo Basin
YAOUNDE, Cameroon — Fragmented agricultural, land, forestry, environmental and trade policies are holding back the wider adoption of agroecology across the Congo Basin, leaving ... -
Nigeria Launches $5 Billion AgriConnect Framework to Transform Agriculture
Nigeria has launched a five-year agricultural framework aimed at strengthening food value chains, raising farm productivity, creating jobs and improving food and nutrition security ... -
FAO Calls for Greater Investment in Agroecology Across Africa
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations is calling on African countries to increase investment in agroecology as the continent seeks to ... -
FAO-China Workshop Promotes Agricultural Heritage and Sustainable Farming in Africa
A three-day regional workshop in Johannesburg is helping African countries strengthen the management and protection of agricultural heritage systems while promoting sustainable farming practices ... -
If Regenerative Agriculture is the Goal, the Whole Value Chain Needs to Change
Image (Supplied): Nedbank panel discussion at NAMPO Cape By Kudzayi Mazikana, Head: Sustainability Strategy, Nedbank Business and Commercial Banking At a Nedbank-hosted media event ... -
Saudi Aid Agency Supports Drought-Resilient Farming in Tanzania
Saudi Arabia’s humanitarian aid agency, KSrelief, has launched an agricultural project in Tanzania’s Dodoma region aimed at strengthening drought resilience, diversifying farmer incomes and ... -
Nigeria Launches AgriConnect Compact to Link Farmers, Finance and Markets
Nigeria has launched the AgriConnect Compact, a national initiative designed to strengthen agricultural value chains by connecting production with infrastructure, research, finance, processing, logistics ... -
Kenyan Farmers Shift From Wheat to Barley as Regional Demand Rises
Kenyan farmers are increasingly shifting from wheat to barley as strong demand from breweries in Uganda and Tanzania pushes up prices and creates more ...
