The bankers committee of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) have decided to grant US$1.2bn to Nigeria’s agriculture sector by supporting small and medium enterprises (SMEs)
Horticulture
Promoting sericulture in Kenya
A sericulture research centre has been established at the Kenya Agricultural and Livestock Research Organisation in Thika
Zambia gets US$45mn AfDB funding for cashew sector
The African Development Bank (AfDB) has approved a US$45mn loan to finance the Cashew Infrastructure Development Project (CIDP) in Zambia
Fontana Flowers to invest US$11mn in Ethiopia
Fontana Flowers plc (Fontana) has announced plans to invest US$11mn to start a horticulture farm in Ethiopia
Ghana gets US$1.8bn loan for cocoa sector
Ghana’s cocoa regulator, Cocobod, has signed a US$1.8bn loan with international banks to finance purchases for the 2015/16 season