Egypt’s cloud kitchen raises $4.5 million from global investors
Egypt’s first cloud kitchen services operator, has announced the completion of a significant $4.5 million pre-seed fund raising…
Agribusiness
Ethiopia spent one billion USD for fertilizers import
The Government of Ethiopia has spent one billion US dollars for importing fertilizers during the current budget year,…
Alliance introduces new faces in its Board
The Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA) has today announced the appointment of six new members…
Alliance invites African women for agriculture award
The Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA) launches 2022 Women Agripreneur of the Year awards inviting…
African Development Bank approves $127 million to Niger
On Wednesday in Abidjan, the African Development Bank Group approved funding of $127.8 million to Niger to support…
New irrigation project in Ethiopia to benefit 12,000 farmers
A new irrigation dam project under construction near Weybo River in Southern region of Ethiopia is said will…
UN agency set to empower one million rural women in India
Ahead of International Women’s Day, the UN’s International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) and the Government of Maharashtra…
Ukraine, Russia war leads to food crisis in Africa, Middle East
The ongoing war between Ukraine and Russia if not solved quickly may result in global food crisis and…
An overview of fruits production, export of Ethiopia
BY ANDUALEM SISAY GESSESSE – The land and weather of Ethiopia is favorable for most of the popular…
Dutch company eyes empowering livestock owners in Ethiopia
Pikoline / Schippers Group, a company specialized in improving hygiene in livestock farms and operates in more than…
IFAD boss, Norwegian minister set to visit Malawi farmers
Norway’s Minister of International Development and the President of the UN’s International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) are…
African AgriTech set to receive $2 million award
The Milken Institute and the Motsepe Foundation today announced the 25 teams receiving finalist prizes for the Milken-Motsepe…
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,…
AU honors African leaders for nutrition initiative
The African Leaders for Nutrition initiative, housed at the African Development Bank, has been honored by the African…
Prime Minister of Ethiopia visits drought hit Somali region
To review relief efforts being undertaken Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed of Ethiopia with his high level delegation today…
Africa, America ministers set to improve agriculture
The ministers of agriculture of Africa including Mali, Rwanda and and the Americas on Wednesday launched common agenda…
Nominations for Africa Food Prize 2022 opens
The Africa Food Prize committee today announced the launch for 2022 nominations for the Africa Food Prize, which…
Ethiopia expands irrigation wheat farms
The number of regions in Ethiopia and volumes of land covered with irrigation wheat farming in has been…
Africa’s most populous country set to boost agriculture
With the objective of impacting the lives of millions of people in Africa’s most populous country, the African…
Report focuses on African agrifood industry organizations
The “Agri-Food Industry Organizations (AFIOs) as Change Agents” report has been launched today during a webinar organized by…
Reducing aflatoxin in crops in Rwanda
To help farmers and grain traders reduce the prevalence of aflatoxins in crops and grains in Rwanda, the…
Africa to experience steep drop in staple crops by 2050
Staple crops in eight African countries could decrease by as much as 80 percent by 2050 in some…
High-level UN delegation to visit farmers in Egypt
A high-level delegation of Executive Board members and senior staff of the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD)…
Pay enough for rural small-scale farmers IFAD boss urges
It is an outrage that rural small-scale farmers in developing countries, who grow a third of our global…
Global food systems must be disrupted and changed – new IFAD report
Transforming global food systems to become more inclusive, fair and sustainable may seem an insurmountable challenge, yet there…
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,…
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…
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…
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 –…
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…