Source: Chan Zuckerberg Initiative In a press release by Apollo Agriculture, the organisation, a leading agri-fintech startup dedicated to helping small-scale farmers across Africa increase their profits and farm more sustainably, has secured a USD 10 million investment from Swedfund and ImpactConnect to fuel its rapid expansion, enabling increased earnings for farmers, faster adoption of ...

African smallholder farmers benefit from reduced crop losses and higher incomes from a novel pest alert service A newly published review of the CABI-led Pest Risk Information Service (PRISE) project shows that smallholder farmers in four African countries who received pest alerts created using earth observation data benefitted from reduced crop losses and higher incomes ...

Mauritania’s Foreign Minister, Mohamed Salem Ould Merzoug, has stated that the issue of heightened duties on certain Moroccan agricultural imports will be resolved through dialogue and consultation between the two nations. The statement was made during discussions with Moroccan counterpart Nasser Bourita in Rabat. The increased tariffs have impacted Moroccan exporters and transporters, along with ...

EDFI AgriFI – the EU Agriculture Financing Initiative – and Seedstars Africa Ventures announce a strategic pre-series A investment of USD 3.7 million in Shamba Pride, a pioneering Agri SME based in Kenya. As part of the arrangement, EDFI Agrifi will provide a long term loan of $2 million, to foster sustainable development and economic ...

MINSK, 22 January (BelTA) – Belarus’ Minister of Foreign Affairs Sergei Aleinik told the STV television channel about promising avenues of cooperation between Belarus and African countries, BelTA has learned. Sergei Aleinik named specific proposals suggested by Belarus that are being actively implemented on the African continent. “We have identified key avenues of interaction with ...

In the deep midwinter, amongst the sharp frosts of this January, comes the LAMMA event of 2024 – a chance to shake off the woes of 2023 and focus on the year ahead. There was plenty to focus on, as the exhibitors put on a good display of what they consider to be essential equipment for the ...

Africa possesses a unique agricultural production environment. To realize agricultural modernization is the crucial foundation for African countries to achieve independent and sustainable development. However, African agricultural development still faces constraints such as limited funds, lack of infrastructure and agricultural equipment, incomplete industry and supply chains, and outdated production methods. In August of this year, ...

Roux Wildenboer How does the bank which funds the largest number of agriculture sector transactions in South Africa, utilise its skills and knowledge to improve food security and become a force for good across the African continent? This is a key question we ask ourselves as we look at the rapidly evolving primary and secondary ...

Lalthan Muhumed, a business woman in Wajir, Kenya, with her market produce ready for sale. Photo: Tintseh/World Bank SYNOPSIS In the Sahel and Horn of Africa, both regions facing a persistent food and nutrition crisis driven by drought and exacerbated by conflict and fragility, the World Bank is scaling up short- and long-term responses to ...

A significant study found that instead of cultivating maize, farmers in sub-Saharan Africa should diversify their crop production by choosing crops that are more adaptable to climate change and provide adequate essential micronutrients for the population. Scenario inputs to iFEED from stakeholder engagement. LT = low-transformation scenarios (low policy efficacy in Malawi; low market connectivity ...