The Algerian government has launched a nationwide interest-free financing programme aimed at expanding on-farm and cooperative-level cold storage infrastructure, a move expected to significantly reduce post-harvest losses and stabilise food supply chains across the country. Under the new scheme, farmers, agribusiness cooperatives, and rural entrepreneurs can access zero-interest loans to construct and equip cold rooms, ...

Algiers, Algeria — Africa’s economy is projected to grow from USD 3.4 trillion to USD 15 trillion by 2035, driven largely by strategic investments in agriculture, infrastructure, and industrialization. Speaking at the 4th Intra-African Trade Fair, Patrick Ndzana Olomo of the African Union emphasized that agriculture remains central to this transformation. He noted that annual ...

A third consecutive year of drought conditions could push Algeria, Morocco, and Tunisia to increase their wheat imports again in 2024/25 to meet demand and bolster wheat stocks. North Africa is the largest wheat-importing region in the world. Wheat imports to the area rose in 2023/24 to the highest level in seven years amid record-setting drought. Now, Gro’s Drought Index for the North African ...