The African Development Bank (AfDB) Group and the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) have signed a grant agreement for US$63 million to fund a multinational project that will support strategic crop research
Zimbabwe’s cotton output for the 2012 marketing season is expected to rise from 249,000 tonnes to between 265,000 tonnes and 280,000 tonnes, according to state-owned newspaper The Herald
The African Development Bank Board of Directors (AfDB) has approved a US$33 million grant to Côte d’Ivoire to finance an agricultural infrastructure support project
Zimbabwes Forestry Commission has initiated legislation to compel tobacco farmers to plant fast growing tree varieties for tobacco curing
The World Bank has approved an US$80mn International Development Association Credit for Rwanda to boost its food production
