The International Islamic Trade Finance Corporation (ITFC), a member of the Islamic Development Bank Group (IsDB) and the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) has held a high-level bilateral meeting to highlight two project agreements in a virtual kick-off ceremony with Hani Salem Sonbol, CEO of ITFC and LI Yong, director general of UNIDO
Agriculture
The ABC Fund provides loan to three West African agri-businesses
The Agri-Business Capital (ABC Fund) has provided loans to three agri-businesses to support their working capital needs and their expansion, enabling higher rural employment and securing market access for farmers in their respective sectors
Olmix plant care launches commercial activity in Egypt
To expand its plant care ranges internationally, Olmix Group has signed an agreement with MacFertilizers (Al-Sabanel AGro Egypt) to provide the Egyptian market with sustainable and innovative solutions that have proved to be a great asset for producers worldwide
CLAAS TELEMATICS and Climate FieldView offer easy data management to help simplify farming operations
Climate FieldView, the flagship product of The Climate Corporation and CLAAS TELEMATICS can now be connected through the CLAAS API (application programming interface) to enable easy data exchange for field-specific and site-specific documentation
EU contributes to strengthen gains in desert Locust fight
The Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO), QU Dongyu, have welcomed an US$9mn contribution from the European Union (EU) that will enable countries in the Horn of Africa to maintain a state of readiness in the face of a possible resurgence of Desert Locusts