Tag: Africa
Kenya to purchase 90,000 metric tonnes of sugar from Uganda
The Kenya government also agreed to send a bilateral sugar verification mission to Uganda before the end of January 2021
World Bank Grants US$60 Million to the Agricultural Sector in Africa
The World Bank Board of Directors today approved a $60 million International Development Association (IDA)* grant to help African countries strengthen the...
FAO aims to untap Africa’s potential to end hunger and malnutrition
The Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations QU Dongyu says Africa's potential gives him hope that the...
Ighodalo identifies core areas to transform agricultural sector in Africa
Chairman, Board of Directors of Sterling Bank Plc, Mr Asue Ighodalo, has identified five core areas that should be articulated in the...
Africa: IFC signs a partnership with OCP Africa to strengthen the...
The International Finance Corporation (IFC), a member of the World Bank Group, announces a partnership with OCP Africa, a subsidiary of OCP...
Africa: COVID-19 Pandemic – FAO Urges Govts to Keep Food Chain...
Prior to the covid-19 pandemic, 113 million people experiencing acute hunger; in sub-Saharan Africa, a quarter of the population is undernourished
Call for Nominations: The Africa Food Prize 2020
Nominations are Open for the 2020 Africa Food Prize. The 100,000 USD celebrates Africans who are taking over the continents agricultural agenda.
African Economic Outlook 2020: Africa’s economy forecast to grow despite external...
The African Economic Outlook 2020 is forcasts growth for the Africa's economy despite external shocks
For the first time...
‘Agriculture is the most important business in the world,’ African Development...
The Bank head pledged to continue the work of transforming Nigeria's agriculture sector, this was mentioned at FUNAAB
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USAID launches West Africa trade and Investment hub with $60m to...
The United States Agency for International Development, (USAID) to invest $60 million to boost agriculture in Nigeria and across West Africa.
