The Agricultural Development Bank (ADB) and Agence Francaise de Developpement (AFD) have signed a US$15.34mn finance agreement for the fourth phase of the Rubber Outgrower Project in Ghana
Agriculture
Agrisem launches new seedbed cultivator tillage machine
French company Agrisem showcased its new seedbed cultivator tillage machine at the recent Agritechnica show in Hanover, Germany
Two organic agricultural projects completed in Namibia
Two organic agricultural projects funded by the Environmental Investment Fund (EIF) of Namibia have been implemented successfully in Omusati region
Fighting witchweed in sub-Saharan Africa
The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation has approved funding of US$1.5mn for research to eradicate a destructive weed in sub-Saharan Africa
Kenyan farmers grow chives to meet growing export demand
Chives, a herb belonging to the onion family, has become the crop of choice for a group of farmers in Kenya’s Nakuru County