The African Development Bank (AfDB) has signed two agreements to finance agri-business development projects through the Agriculture Fast Track Fund
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Farmcrowdy: Agritech firm changing lives of Nigerian farmers for the better
Agritech company Farmcrowdy enables British Nigerians to invest in chicken, maize and cassava farms, from more than 3,000 miles away, via their mobile phones
UN agencies appeal for monetary assistance to fight drought, malnutrition in Sahel
The UN said in a statement that monetary assistance would be needed to tackle the impact of drought in West Africa’s Sahel region
FAO Conference on Near East and North Africa region to focus on Somalia, Yemen
Agriculture ministers and senior officials in the Near East and North Africa region will meet with civil society organisations and representatives from the private companies at the 34th Session of FAO Regional Conference for the Near East (NERC 34)
Zambia is required to manage adverse climate and livestock diseases to boost agricultural yield: World Bank
Zambia need to better manage agricultural risks such as drought, floods, disease and commodity price volatility to minimise losses and put agriculture on a stronger footing in the country, according to the World Bank