Swiss ambassadors meeting in the Ivorian commercial capital Abidjan invited a senior management team from the African Development Bank Group (AfDB) to exchange views on development and cooperation
Agriculture
EU provides million-dollar funding to help vulnerable communities in Lake Chad region
The Commission has allocated US$111.4mn in humanitarian aid to help vulnerable communities in Nigeria, Niger, Chad and Cameroon, as the humanitarian situation continues to deteriorate in the Lake Chad region
Desmet delivers innovations to support Africa’s farmers
Tarak Lechkab, Area sales manager Africa at Desmet, a leading global provider of custom-engineered plants and equipment for the food, feed and biofuels industries, speaks to African Farming on the reliable and innovation technologies the company is delivering to the agricultural sector
AFFM receives US$10.15mn funding from NORAD to improve accessibility of fertilisers in Africa
The Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation (NORAD) has granted a US$10.15mn funding to the Africa Fertilizer Financing Mechanism (AFFM), enabling it to provide credit guarantees for up to 36 months for the large-scale supply of fertiliser in Uganda, Kenya and Mozambique
NARC holds activity assessment meeting to discuss agricultural development
The National Agricultural Research Centre of the Ministry of Agriculture (NARC) held its annual activity assessment meeting on 10 January