The International Finance Corporation (IFC), a member of the World Bank Group, has partnered with OCP Africa, a subsidiary of the OCP Group, to strengthen the rice sector in Côte d’Ivoire and millet in Senegal
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Cameroon and IFAD join forces to boost food security and support small-scale farmers
The United Nations International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) announced a US$59.9mn investment to fund the second phase of the Commodity Value Chain Development Support Project (PADFA II), which will ensure the availability of quality climate-resilient seeds and other inputs, modernisation of irrigation infrastructure, minimise post-harvest losses as well empower women and youth
Morocco: EIB, CAM sign US$233mn financing agreement to support agricultural ecosystems
The European Investment Bank (EIB) and Crédit Agricole du Maroc (CAM) have signed a US$233mn loan agreement to boost support for Moroccan agricultural and bio-economic businesses with a particular focus on sustainable development
Lesotho, IFAD partner to improve livelihoods of most vulnerable small-scale farmers
The United Nations International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) has announced US$62mn in funding to boost food security and nutrition, mitigate the impact of climate change and strengthen livelihoods for 160,000 poor rural households in Lesotho
Ministers commit to strengthening collaboration on food and agriculture
Near East and North Africa (NENA) ministers approved a ministerial declaration that provides the basis for enhanced cooperation across the region to develop sustainable solutions to the most urgent and pressing food and agricultural challenges, aimed at recovering from COVID-19 impacts and transforming food systems
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