Participatory rangeland management (PRM) is a transformative, community-led approach to better manage, govern, and restore rangelands. This was the key message echoing during a side event convened by the CGIAR Livestock and Climate Initiative at the CGIAR Food and Agriculture Pavilion on 3 December 2024. PRM has proven effective in Ethiopia, Kenya, and Tanzania, with ...

Kenya’s trade with other African countries grew by 26% in the first seven months of 2024 compared to the same period in 2023, according to a recent report by the Central Bank of Kenya. This surge, largely fueled by strengthened bilateral agreements and increased shipments, saw Kenya’s exports jump from $1.53 billion to approximately $1.93 ...

Dr Akinwumi Adesina (left) and President Samia Suhulu Hassan of Tanzania discuss bold measures to feed Africa during the World Food Prize Norman E Borlaug Dialogue. Iowa, October 2024 Tanzania is setting new benchmarks in food self-sufficiency across Africa, raising hope that the fight against hunger and malnutrition on the continent is achievable. President Samia ...

World Food Prize: Senegal local rice production, supported by the African Development Fund, is a source of national pride that contributes to food self-sufficiency. Editor’s Note: World leaders and experts in development, agriculture, economic policy, resource management and nutrition gather in Des Moines, Iowa this week for the annual presentation of the World Food Prize ...

Dr. Beth Dunford, African Development Bank vice president for agriculture, human and social development. The African Development Bank Group and MasterCard are co-chairing a new initiative called Mobilising Access to the Digital Economy (MADE) Alliance Africa, which seeks to give digital access to key services to 100 million Africans and companies over the next decade. The African ...

IFC, a member of the World Bank Group, and Absa Group Limited, a South Africa based bank, acting through its Corporate and Investment Banking division (Absa), will provide a commodity trade finance facility to Singapore-based Valency International Pte Ltd, a key player in Africa’s agricultural commodities market, to support the company’s pre-export of agricultural commodities ...

Empowering Tanzania’s Youth: A $129.71 million loan from the African Development Bank aims to create business opportunities for young agripreneurs, leveraging modern technology and targeted financial support for agricultural development. The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group on 20 September 2024 approved a $129.71 million loan to Tanzania for the implementation of ...

Amid growing international interest in the role of fisheries and aquaculture in feeding a growing global population while keeping the planet healthy, over 200 experts and policymakers are meeting at the Blue Food Forum to explore the potential of aquatic value chains in driving food system change. Hosted by the United Republic of Tanzania and ...

(L-R): Ken Aghoghovbia, Deputy Managing Director / COO of Africa Re; Michael Kofi Andoh, Acting Commissioner of Insurance of Ghana; Temitope Akinowa, Regional Director, West Africa-Anglophone of Africa Re; Nathaniel G.Baba, Director of insurance of Liberia In a significant move to address agricultural risk, the African Reinsurance Corporation (Africa Re) recently orchestrated a three-day workshop ...

Bart Pauwels, the agricultural counsellor for Kenya and Tanzania EACH member country in the East African Community and in the wider context has its unique set of rules and regulations, making investment navigation a formidable enterprise, a diplomat has declared. Bart Pauwels, the agricultural counsellor for Kenya and Tanzania in the local mission of the ...