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…
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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…
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),…
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…
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…
Senegal set to boost rice production
To boost rice production and enhance food security in Senegal, International Finance Corporation (IFC) today announced a partnership…
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,…
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…
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…
Coffee and Ethiopia
BY ANDUALEM SISAY GESSESSE – Unlike other coffee producing African countries, such as Uganda, and Burundi, more than…
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…
Addis to host digital disruption in agriculture forum
Addis Ababa is set to host Digital Disruption in Agriculture Forum that aims to identify digital tool and…
Ethiopia assesses Tigray farmers’ access to inputs, credit
Partners involved in an initiative that aims to improve the livelihoods of smallholder farmers, discuss the performance of…
Partners to drive finance to African smallholder farmers
Africa’s development partners have launch a new partnership that will help build climate resilience for smallholder farmers in…