The Government of Zimbabwe through the Ministry of Lands, Agriculture, Fisheries, Water and Rural Resettlement (MoLAFWRR) with technical support from FAO has launched a Technical Cooperation Programme (TCP) with an aim to strengthen agricultural extension services in Zimbabwe
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Bboxx and Geocoton Advens Group to provide clean energy to Burkina Faso and other African countries
Bboxx, a next generation utility, has partnered with Geocoton Advens Group to facilitate access to clean energy for Burkina Faso and other African countries
DLG and AVF partner to promote vertical farming
The DLG (German Agricultural Society) and the Association for Vertical Farming (AVF) are planning to enter a strategic partnership, to jointly promote the field of indoor and vertical farming, in Germany and rest of the world
IFAD’s investment programme to boost private funding of small-scale farmers
Rural businesses, which are so vital for transforming food systems, will get a much needed boost from an ambitious new financing programme launched by the UN’s International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), as part of its broader efforts to address rising hunger and poverty levels in the world’s poorest countries
PACJA, FTA sign pact to build climate resilience in smallholder farmers, agricultural trade
The Pan African Climate Justice Alliance (PACJA) and Fairtrade Africa (FTA) have signed a collaborative pact aimed at addressing the effects of climate change on trade from smallholder farming, and respective producer groups across Africa