WTO chief underscores trade role to address farming challenges
Director-General of the World Trade Organization (WTO), Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala underscored the crucial role of trade and the WTO…
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African Development Bank approves $127 million to Niger
On Wednesday in Abidjan, the African Development Bank Group approved funding of $127.8 million to Niger to support…
UN agency set to empower one million rural women in India
Ahead of International Women’s Day, the UN’s International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) and the Government of Maharashtra…
Africa, America ministers set to improve agriculture
The ministers of agriculture of Africa including Mali, Rwanda and and the Americas on Wednesday launched common agenda…
Ethiopian American company eyes partner to diversify agribusiness
To diversify its existing agribusiness in Ethiopia, an Ethiopian – American company, ETHAMCO LLC, says it is open…
How to convert COVID-19 to opportunity in Africa
BY ANDUALEM SISAY GESSESSE – They say every challenge brings opportunities. For the past few months we have…
Nominations for $100,000 Africa Food Prize opens
Nominations for the $100,000 Africa Food Prize, an award that recognizes individuals and institutions working to make farming…
Lessons from Team Lemma’s bold action to end rural poverty in Ethiopia
By Andualem Sisay Gessesse – As a journalist for more than a decade, I have witnessed how millions…