A number of young people from southern Africa will be given training in the role of technology in the development of agricultural practices. The virtual training course opens on 27 September in the South African city of Johannesburg. There is no longer any doubt about the urgent need for climate-smart agriculture in southern Africa. Recognising ...

Vice president Beth Dunford (at right) and other participants at a Climate Investment Funds event during COP27 The Climate Investment Funds (CIF) will extend $350 million in financing and other support for nature-based solutions in nine countries under its Nature, People and Climate Investment platform. The beneficiary countries are: the Dominican Republic, Egypt, Fiji, Kenya, ...

The Board of directors of the African Development Bank Group has approved financing for the Emergency Food Production Program in Liberia. This paves the way for the government to support farmers as they increase climate resilient food production and mitigate the impact of the ongoing war in Ukraine. The funding includes a grant of $2.28 million ...

The African Development Bank (AfDB) says agricultural and industrialisation are the key areas for the East African Community (EAC) development. Yes! The development lender backs its predication on the fact that the region’s between 75 percent and 90 percent of its population depends on agricultural activities. The argument based on the fact that if agriculture ...