African Development Bank Group President Dr. Akinwumi Adesina has announced plans to launch a $500 million facility designed to unlock…
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Insecurity, funding gap challenge WFP operations in Ethiopia
BY YANET FANTAYE WOGAYEHU – The UN World Food Program (WFP) said its operations in Ethiopia is being challenged by…
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IFAD to help increase Senegal farmers resilience to external shocks
A new rural development program is set to improve national food and nutrition security and smallholder farmers’ resilience to external…
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IFAD, Senegal launch Africa integrated climate risk management program
The Government of Senegal, in partnership with several international organizations including the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), officially launched…
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At COP28 IFAD set to urge global leaders to fund small-scale farmers
During the upcoming global climate change summit in Dubai, the United Arab Emirates the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD)…
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UN conference to reflect on smallholder farmers access to water
Ahead of the UN 2023 Water Conference, the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) calls for accelerated investments to help…
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Senegal set to boost rice production
To boost rice production and enhance food security in Senegal, International Finance Corporation (IFC) today announced a partnership with agCelerant…
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Study reviews crops’ seeds business in Ethiopia
A study reviews seeds development and distributions in Ethiopia focusing on four major crops namely maize, teff, wheat, and sorghum.
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ATA receives Mercy Corps AgriFin ALE Awards 2021
Ethiopian Agricultural Transformation Agency (ATA) has received two awards in two categories at the Agri Fin ALE Awards 2021.
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MIDROC Ethiopia, Alkhorayef Industries ink partnership agreement
Mohammed International Development Research and Organization Companies (MIDROC) Investment Group of the Ethio-Saudi tycoon Sheikh Mohammed Hussein Ali Al-Amoudi inked…
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Coffee and Ethiopia
BY ANDUALEM SISAY GESSESSE – Unlike other coffee producing African countries, such as Uganda, and Burundi, more than half of…
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Off-grid, mini-grid technologies critical for Africa, report says
Expanding energy access across Africa with off-grid and mini-grid technologies offers $120 billion a year opportunity to power rural transformation,…
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