Partners to unleash financial inclusion in rural Senegal
The UN’s International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) has developed two new public-private partnerships to enhance access to…
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African Development Bank approves $50 million to Africa food security
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group approved a dual-currency Trade Finance Line of Credit…
AfDB to make Africa breadbasket investing $10 billion
The African Development Bank Group, will commit $10 billion over the next five years to boost Africa’s efforts…
Food production in Africa summit to open in Dakar
African heads of state and government together with development partners are set to gather in Dakar, Senegal at…
Ethiopia to boost poultry, dairy products
The Ministry of Agriculture of Ethiopia aims to boost its annual poultry and dairy production within four years…
Ethiopia begins importing fertilizers for 2023 farming season
The first vessel, MV Great Comfort, carrying 57,295 metric tons of Ethiopia’s fertilizer has arrived at Dibouti’s Doralleh…
Digital remittances to boost rural development in Cape Verde
A new country diagnostic report by the UN’s International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), funded by the European…
Germany, IFAD to support rural communities in Africa
Following its recent €30 million contribution in support of the International Fund for Agricultural Development’s (IFAD) response to…
Achieving zero hunger in Africa within reach
Eradicating hunger in Africa by 2030 is possible, said global agriculture leaders in Rome. 25-27 January 2023.
Ethiopia to join ARC, protect farmers from extreme weather risks
The Government of Ethiopia has declared its intent and initiated the signing of the African Risk Capacity (ARC)…
Ethiopia ministry discusses agricultural insurance experiences
The Ministry of Agricultural on Thursday held a consultation forum with stakeholders on documents that explore the fifteen…
Perennial rice incorporates African wild rice genes
The global population is projected to reach 8 billion on 15 November 2022, according to the UN’s recently-released…
ECA calls for agricultural statistics use to improve food security
The UN Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) hosts a celebration for Africa Statistics Day 2022 on the theme…
New report highlights food processing role for Africa’s development
Food processing is the “missing link” in reducing poverty by half and ending hunger by 2025, a new…
Insect-based animal feeds best for poultry growth, new evidence
The International Center of Insect Physiology and Ecology (ICIPE) present findings that black soldier fly based meals increase…
Ethiopia’s dryland farmers get drought tolerant maize variety
By Mekonnen Teshome – Recurrent drought is one of the overwhelming natural disasters in Ethiopia mostly occurred due…
Valio to cut carbon dioxide emissions at Riihimäki dairy plant
Valio, the Finnish dairy farmers owned company, is set to phase out the use of natural gas in…
Farmers in South Sudan on a path to success
Small-scale farmers in South Sudan, working with one of Africa’s largest non-governmental organization ForAfrika, are poised to harvest…
Why data-driven agriculture is vital
Industries across the board are increasingly taking a data-driven approach to drive efficiency and proactivity.
Les Saveurs d’Ethiopie Paris-Addis hosts coffee roasting training
A Coffee roasting training that contributes to the efforts of adding values to Ethiopian coffee production, organized by…
Nestlé launches new youth entrepreneurship platform
As part of its Global Youth Initiative, Nestlé today launched the Nestlé Youth Entrepreneurship Platform (YEP), a new…
Alliance supports Ethiopia’s wheat, rice, animal feed value chains
The Alliance for Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA) supports Ethiopia to design approaches for attracting investment into wheat,…
EAC Secretariat to reflect on land governance challenges
The African Land Policy Centre (ALPC) has enhanced the capacity of senior staff of the East African Community…
Innovative initiative to transform African agriculture
As the current crises and disruption in food networks lay bare most African countries’ dependence on food imports,…
Ex Ethiopia PM calls for fast-tracking Africa’s food system transformation
Former Ethiopia Prime Minister, and Board Chair of AGRA, Hailemariam Dessalegn has urged Africa’s leaders to collaborate in…
Ethiopia can double chickpea yield – study
A new study led by researchers from the International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT) has…
UN calls for more climate finance to support small-scale farmers
Boosting investments to help small-scale farmers adapt to the impacts of the climate crisis is more urgent than…
Africa’s leading financial institution to avert looming food crisis
The African Development Bank Group’s Board of Directors has approved a $1.5 billion Emergency Food Production Facility to…
Ethiopia, Puntland animal health professionals share experiences
Ethiopian Animal Health Institute (EAHI) today completed a training on laboratory quality assurance and Capacity Building for Animal…
Research finds health hazards of livestock production
Research findings released today by World Animal Protection has laid bare the most damaging human health impacts linked…