Research Institute wins 2021 Africa Food Prize
The International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT) has been awarded the 2021 Africa Food Prize, for work
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Agribusiness
Agroecology can address food systems failures – new IFAD report
In its first comprehensive assessment of agroecology, the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) announced today that 60 percent of
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Nigeria to create special agro-industrial processing zones
Nigeria’s Federal and State governments have expressed overwhelming support for an initiative to create Special Agro-industrial Processing Zones (SAPZ).
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Public development banks’ financing sustainable, equitable food systems
Creating sustainable and equitable food systems that benefit the world’s most vulnerable people will require substantial investments – by some
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Small-scale producers at centre of food systems’ transformation
Food systems must radically change, and the needs of rural people must be at the centre, according to the UN
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IFAD helps Guinea to recover from COVID-19 effects
The International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) will provide the Republic of Guinea with a grant to improve the resilience
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EU donates 42 vehicles to support coffee development in Ethiopia
The European Union (EU) donated today 42 cars worth 1.3 million Euros to support coffee sector development in Ethiopia.
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Ethiopia to develop $94 million groundwater irrigation
Ethiopian Irrigation Commission and Korea Rural Community Cooperation (KRCC) today signed a $94 million groundwater irrigation project to be implemented
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Zimbabwe launches blockchain-based livestock origin solution
E-Livestock Global today launched a first-of-its kind solution powered by Mastercard’s blockchain-based Provenance (source) solution, empowering Zimbabwean farmers to prove
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