Rwanda has announced that it will help farmers to access loans through the Rwanda Development Bank (BRD) in a bid to increase tea production in Nyaruguru District
Agriculture
Nigeria to aid state to improve cotton production
Nigeria would collaborate with Ogun State government to help the state improve its cotton cultivation
Chinese firm to spend US$5bn to improve Angolan agri output
China-based CITIC Construction would invest US$5bn next year in an Angolan agricultural project to help increase food production in the country
Ghana develops its first GM crop
Ghana has developed a genetically modified (GM) cowpea, which will be the first GM crop to be introduced in the country
Africa gets US$350mn boost to develop cocoa industry
African export-import bank Afreximbank has provided US$350mn to help develop the cocoa processing industry in Africa