Assela Malt Factory, the state company recently sold to Ethiopian farmers, is set to triple its malt production to one…
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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 a profitable…
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Combating the fall armyworm in Africa
The European Commission Directorate for International Cooperation and Development (DEVCO), has committed to strengthen the efforts of the International Centre…
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Irrigation doubles African food production
Food production in Africa still relies almost exclusively on rain-fed agriculture, leaving farmers and rural communities vulnerable to increasingly erratic…
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Uganda farmers get $210 million to improve farming
Over 30,800 vulnerable rural households in Uganda will benefit from a $210.4 million project that aims to sustainably increase rural…
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Ethiopia’s TruLuv Granola joins Next 100 African Startups
The International Finance Corporation (IFC) and the Egyptian Ministry of Investment and International Cooperation (MIIC) have selected Ethiopia’s natural snacks…
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Donkeys get government attention in Ethiopia
The government of Ethiopia is set to discuss the socio-economic opportunities and challenges presented by humane and sustainable farming of…
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Ethiopia secures $229 from flower export
By Andualem Sisay Gessesse – In the face of political unrest the country went through, Ethiopia gets $228.6 million from…
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Agricultural technology to turn African Savannah into global food basket
The African Development Bank is championing a new regional and global effort to transform the African Savannah from a “Sleeping…
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Ethiopia to relieve congestion in the Port of Djibouti
A new accord is signed between Ethiopian Maritime Affairs Authority (EMAA) and World Food Programme to relieve congestion in the…
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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 Central and…
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ACP Group of States, global agricultural agency agree to collaborate
The African, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) Group of States and the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) agree to collaborate…
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African Development Bank bans Cameroon company for audit obstruction
The African Development Bank (AfDB) Group today bans the Centre Africain de Recherches Forestières Appliquées et de Développement (CARFAD), a…
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Partners to raise $100 million to catalyse Africa’s agriculture investment
The African Development Bank (AfDB) and the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) today agreed to boost joint efforts aimed…
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