International News
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Agriculture, energy, mobility… Equator raises $40 million for start-ups
Venture capital firm Equator has closed its first fund dedicated to sustainable growth in Africa. The fund will finance seed-stage companies that rely on ... -
New aircraft bolsters desert locust fight
A desert locust infestation from 2019 to 2021 caused widespread destruction of crops and pastureland, leading to food insecurity in the East African region. ... -
Climate-Resilient Economy Possible With Climate-Smart Agricultural Practices -AfDB
The African Development Bank (AfDB), has identified various ways to build a climate-resilient economy in Nigeria, including the adoption of climate-smart agricultural practices. These ... -
Harris pledges U.S. support for African agriculture
US Vice President Kamala Harris toured the Panuka farm in Chibombo district, Zambia on Saturday (Apr.1st). The farm outside the capital uses new techniques ... -
Demand for SA agri exports set to increase in Africa – Agbiz
Africa’s demand for South African agricultural products will likely increase in the 2023/24 marketing year, says Wandile Sihlobo, chief economist at the Agricultural Business ... -
African Development Bank signs €362,000 grant agreement with Hadejia Jama’are Komadugu Yobe Basin-Trust Fund to support water resources development in northern Nigeria
L-R) : Director General, African Development Bank Group,Nigeria Country Department, Mr. Lamin Barrow, and Executive Secretary, Hadejia Jama’are Komadugu Yobe Trust Fund, Dr.Hassan Bdliya, ... -
Climate Change – Farmers in Ghana Can’t Predict Rainfall Anymore
ANALYSISBy James Boafo Climate change affects all spheres of life, particularly those aspects that depend on the environment. Farming communities are a case in ... -
Climate change: Agriculture sector records 34% drop this year
From Isaac Anumihe, Abuja Agricultural sector recorded 34 per cent drop this year due to the effects of climate change. The shock is also ... -
How Africa’s new Free Trade Area will turbocharge the continent’s agriculture industry
Agriculture makes up 35% of Africa’s GDP and employs about half of its people, but the continent still imports billions of dollars of agri-product ... -
Agriculture Minister Wants Paradigm Shift
Maputo — Mozambican Agriculture Minister Celso Correia on Wednesday called for “a paradigm shift’ in the approach to agriculture, “because we cannot continue to ...
