The grant was given to the Gambia government by the International Development Association for the financing of the West Africa Agricultural Productivity Program (WAAPP)
Agriculture
Zambia seeks sugar investor
The Zambian government is looking for a suitable investor to set up a sugar estate and processing plant in the Luena Farm Bloc
Fertiliser consumption rise expected in 2012
The International Fertiliser Industry Association (IFA) has just released its short-term Fertiliser Outlook 2012-2013 to the public
Climate change blamed for dying trees
Trees are dying in the Sahel, a region in Africa south of the Sahara Desert, and human-caused climate change is to blame, according to a new study led by a scientist at the University of California, Berkeley.
Lesotho receives US$10mn loan and grant
US$10mn IFAD loan and grant to Lesotho to increase agricultural production by small farmers