Equatorial Guinea has announced that it has contributed US$30mn to a solidarity trust fund, which was recently set up with the aim of promoting food security in the region
Equatorial Guinea donates US$30 million to African food security trust fund
Agriculture
Mobile phones 'transforming' Kenya’s livestock sector
Farmers and veterinarians across Africa are using mobile phones to get updates on livestock diseases and to receive web access
Airtel Africa joins forces with UN Women
Airtel Africa has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (UN Women) on initiatives to promote the empowerment of women across East Africas farming sector
FQM to enhance conservation farming in Zambia
First Quantum Minerals (FQM) will recruit more than 1,000 Zambian farmers into modern conservation farming by 2015 with the aim of improving food security in the countrys North-Western Province
AFC to issue US$11 million worth of loans to Kenyan farmers
The Agricultural Finance Corporation (AFC) has set aside US$11mn dollars for loan distribution to Kenyan farmers as part of attempts to boost food production in the country
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