Devakumar Edwin, group executive director, Dangote Industries, speaks to African Farming about how the Dangote fertiliser plant will help improve the ecosystem in the country
Agriculture
Eni, BF SpA and Coldiretti sign cooperation agreement for joint sustainable development initiatives in Africa
Ettore Prandini, president of Coldiretti, Claudio Descalzi, CEO of Eni, and Federico Vecchioni, CEO of BF SpA, in the presence of Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte, have signed a cooperation agreement to start assessing the potential of projects abroad, particularly in Africa
Japan to boost Gambia’s food security
On 5 October, the Embassy of Japan in the Gambia issued a statement announcing that Japan and Gambia had signed an exchange of notes within the framework of the Japan Food Assistance Programme
Lantmännen, Yara to launch first fossil-free food chain
Swedish agricultural cooperative Lantmännen and Norwegian fertiliser company Yara will launch a pilot project with the aim to introduce the world’s first certified fossil-free food chain
FOA gets US$28mn boost to improve food systems in Somalia, Sudan, and South Sudan
The Netherlands has contributed US$28mn to support FAO’s work to boost the resilience of food systems in Somalia, Sudan, and South Sudan – part of a new initiative to scale up resilience-based development work in countries affected by protracted crises