World Bank raises concerns over Zambia’s subsidies removal
The World Bank has said it was "uncertain" over the medium-term fiscal impact on the removal of subsidies on fuel, maize and fertiliser in Zambia
Agriculture
IFAD smallholder scheme awarded Momentum for Change Award
The International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) Adaptation for Smallholder Agriculture Programme (ASAP) has won a 2013 Momentum for Change Lighthouse Activities award
Gambia set to develop agricultural development bank
Delegates who took part in the second edition of the National Microfinance Summit in Gambia have proposed plans to build an agricultural development bank in the country to help combat poverty
Biotechnology to drive growth in Liberia's agricultural sector
The Central Agric Research Institute (CARI) in Liberia has restored a biotechnology centre as part of its plans to make the West African country self-sufficient in food production
Nigeria sets aside US$500mn for agricultural processing plants
Kayode Fayemi, governor of Ekiti State in Nigeria, said that his government would distribute US$500mn for the construction of equipment for agricultural products being manufactured in the state
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