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
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Dangote Industries: Revitalising Nigerian agriculture
Devakumar Edwin, group executive director, Dangote Industries, speaks to African Farming about how the Dangote fertiliser plant will help improve the ecosystem in the country
Eni, BF SpA and Coldiretti sign cooperation agreement for joint sustainable development initiatives in Africa
Ettore Prandini, president of Coldiretti, Claudio Descalzi, CEO of Eni, and Federico Vecchioni, CEO of BF SpA, in the presence of Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte, have signed a cooperation agreement to start assessing the potential of projects abroad, particularly in Africa
Japan to boost Gambia’s food security
On 5 October, the Embassy of Japan in the Gambia issued a statement announcing that Japan and Gambia had signed an exchange of notes within the framework of the Japan Food Assistance Programme
Lantmännen, Yara to launch first fossil-free food chain
Swedish agricultural cooperative Lantmännen and Norwegian fertiliser company Yara will launch a pilot project with the aim to introduce the world’s first certified fossil-free food chain