International News
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AfDB Okays $150m To Support Agriculture In Africa
Image: Thierry Gouegnon/Dr Akinwumi Adesina AFDB President The African Development Bank Group has approved a $150m facility for ETC Group Limited to address the ... -
BUSINESS AGRICULTURE AND TECHNOLOGY CAN SPEED UP AFRICA’S ECONOMIC GROWTH, BUT THERE ARE HURDLES
Xun Zi, one of China’s ancient thought leaders, once said, “When you concentrate on agriculture and industry and are frugal in expenditures, Heaven cannot ... -
Women farmers face challenges in Africa: Seeking gender equity in agriculture
The International Institute of Tropical Agriculture is a non-profit institution that generates agricultural innovations. Learn more at www.iita.org. WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Women in ... -
Climate change and land use discussed at COP26
Credit: UNDP Sudan/Muhanad Sameer Commitments made at COP26 show nature and land use are being recognised as essential to meeting Paris Agreement goals and ... -
Eritrea: Working Towards Transforming the Agri-Food Systems in Eastern Africa
Benedict Manyi nurses his kale crops, using harvested water pulled from his farm pond with a solar pump, in Makueni County, Kenya, August 3, ... -
South Africa: Western Cape Exports R78,68 Billion Worth of Combined Agricultural and Agri-Processing Products
Western Cape exported R78 billion worth of agriculture products in 2020 According to his latest report on jobs and exports in the Western Cape, ... -
Uber for tractors: Africa’s smallholder farmers plug in digital tools
Smartphone apps make a big difference, but lack of internet coverage and adaptation NITA BHALLA Nairobi — Until a year ago, it would take ... -
Namibia: African Agri Incentives Coming
By Lazarus Amukeshe THERE is an emerging trend across Africa, where special agro-industrial processing zones are being set up, however, Namibia is still absent ... -
Thousands of Zambian smallholders to benefit from EUR 30 million (635m ZK) agriculture investment initiative launched by Zanaco and Team Europe
First targeted European Investment Bank (www.EIB.org) support for sustainable agriculture investment in Zambia; Initiative to increase access to finance, support job creation and enhance ... -
Tanzania to boost coffee production
The Tanzania Coffee Board (TCB), a government organ mandated to regulate the coffee industry in the east African nation, said on Sunday it has ...
