A new tool, which uses cutting-edge machine learning techniques and satellite remotely sensed data was launched on 27 April, to predict agricultural yields for nine key crops across Africa
West African Heads of State and ministers affirmed their commitment to accelerate investments and reforms to make fertilisers more accessible and affordable, during the high-level roundtable jointly organised by the Togolese government, the World Bank, and the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS)
Standard Bank has partnered with the University of Free State (UFS) and the Free State Department of Agriculture and Rural Development to contribute towards a more sustainable agricultural sector in South Africa
The Africa Fertiliser Financing Mechanism (AFFM) will provide the African Fertiliser and Agribusiness Partnership (AFAP) in Tanzania a US$2mn partial credit guarantee, along with a US$528,600 grant, which will help cover 94% of the project’s recurrent costs
The International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) and the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, on 8 May, signed the Participatory Agriculture and Climate Transformation Programme (PACT) grant agreement for US$106.54mn, supporting rural households to sustainably improve their incomes, boost food and nutrition security and help them build resilience
