By Andualem Sisay Gessesse – Yamoussoukro, Cote D’Ivoire – Multiple projects financed by the Korean government and implemented by Cote…
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Corporation launches Africalease to promote leasing in sub-Saharan Africa
The International Finance Corporation (IFC), a member of the World Bank Group, today formally launches ‘Africalease’, an association that will…
Read MoreFirst African youth agribusiness forum held in Nigeria
Youth from all over Africa came together in the first-ever African Youth Agripreneurs (AYA) Forum held in Ibadan, Nigeria last…
Read MoreSix African countries launch regional livestock development project
Six African countries along with two international development partners launched a continental project- Africa Sustainable Livestock 2015 (ASL) to help…
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Ethiopian pastoralists receive insurance compensation for livestock loss
Oromia Insurance Company (OIC) on Saturday payout 1.6 million birr in livestock insurance compensation to 1,474 pastoralists in Borena and…
Read MoreInvesting in the resilience of smallholder farmers key says FAO chief
Press Release – Investing in the resilience of smallholder farmers is more important than ever if we are to maintain…
Read MoreTunisia receives funding to boost agriculture
Some 110,000 people in five districts of Tunisia in the Governorate of Siliana, home to some of the country’s most…
Read MoreYouth critical for Africa’s agricultural transformation
More than 300 global and African thought leaders and youth agripreneurs will come together for The MasterCard Foundation’s second Young…
Read MoreRome to host conference on financing rural development
The International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), the Italian Ministry of Economy and Finance (MEF), the Brookings Institution and the…
Read MoreMauritania secures $21 million grant to boost food security
A total of 285,600 farmers, particularly women and young people in six regions in southern Mauritania will benefit from a…
Read MoreExperts discuss land governance to increase agricultural investment
Land in Africa has become the safest asset for those with spare funds to invest. With its growing population, Rwanda,…
Read MoreUN expert says Africa needs radical change in agricultural production systems
African countries need to undertake radical change in agricultural production systems, regardless of the transformative pathway chosen to change food…
Read MoreAfrican Development Bank investment on agribusiness reaches $5.5 billion
African Development Bank (AfDB) has deployed $5.5 billion in investments in agriculture over five years to 2015, a new report…
Read MoreAfrica’s journey towards agriculture revolution
By Andualem Sisay Gessesse – Dr. Allan Makenzie is born and grown up in the rural village of Kenya within…
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