The European Union and the European Investment Bank, working together as Team Europe, are providing US$143mn (KES 15.8 billion) of new support for Equity Bank to enhance financing to Kenyan companies most impacted by the COVID-19 crisis
Agriculture
AGCO announces farmer-first strategy
Agricultural machinery specialist AGCO has announced its farmer-first strategy designed to maximise value creation for its major stakeholders
Bühler, Vyncke partner to offer low-carbon-emissions food plants
Bühler Group and Vyncke have partnered to offer integrated solutions with which biomass side stream products are transformed into clean process energy while reducing the customers’ carbon footprint
AfDB and Central African Republic sign MoU for food security
The Central African Republic and the African Development Bank (AfDB) have signed two MoUs to fight against food insecurity in two prefectures in the centre-north of country and finance the modernisation of Bangui airport
Provivi announces strategic relationship to help small-scale farmers in Kenya
Emerging crop protection company Provivi has announced a US$10mn investment by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation