Real IPM, Biobest’s subsidiary in Kenya, has announced to be one of three collaborators in a project to improve rice production in Tanzania by developing innovative microbe-based methods to manage rice blast
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AfDB president Akinwumi Adesina’s take on landmark signing
After the African Development Bank (AfDB), Credit Suisse AG, the Industrial and Commercial Bank of China Limited and Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD) signed a US$600mn loan agreement to boost cocoa productivity in Ghana, AfDB president Akinwumi Adesina described this as a phenomenal event
Agricultural startup Agritask secures US$8.5mn in Series A Funding
Israeli precision agriculture startup Agritask has completed a US$8.5mn Series A financing round, led by the InsuResilience Investment Fund and co-invested by Barn Investimentos
AfDB and partners sign agreement to boost Ghana’s cocoa production
The African Development Bank (AfDB), Credit Suisse AG, the Industrial and Commercial Bank of China Limited and Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD) signed a US$600mn syndicated receivables-backed term loan to boost cocoa productivity in Ghana
Wefarm secures US$13mn in funding to scale smallholder agricultural ecosystem
Wefarm, the digital network for global small-scale agriculture, has raised US$13mn in a Series A financing round led by Silicon Valley venture capital firm True Ventures