The live component of the Women in Food and Agriculture (WFA) Digital Festival successfully brought together more than 600 representatives from the global food and agriculture sector last week
Agriculture
Nestlé focuses on regenerative agriculture and moving to renewable electricity
As a signatory of the UN’ Business Ambition for 1.5°C’ pledge, Nestlé is taking measures to halve its emissions by 2030 and achieve net-zero by 2050
MEA bio-stimulants market witnessing high demand due to shrinking area for cultivation
The demand for organic products and methods is rising in the Middle East and Africa (MEA) as countries within the region focus on improving agricultural yield
Africa’s ACES moves closer to boosting farmer’s livelihoods
The Rwandan Government has launched the new African Centre of Excellence for Sustainable Cooling and Cold Chain (ACES), which is hosted in-country by the University of Rwanda
USAID announces joint US$30mn commitment to unlock finance for agribusiness in Africa
The US Agency for International Development (USAID), the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation, and the IKEA Foundation have announced a joint US$30mn commitment to Aceli Africa, an innovative programme that incentivises banks to lend to agribusinesses