Tanzania’s Said Salim Bakhresa & Company (SSB) will invest US$40mn in Zimbabwe’s Blue Ribbon Industry (BRI) over the next five years
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Cameroon creates US$20mn agriculture fund
Cameroon and FAO have signed an agreement creating a US$20mn, five-year partnership programme to promote agricultural development in the country
IFC provides funding for maize production in Rwanda
Rwanda’s beverage firm Bralirwa has secured a US$25mn loan from the International Finance Corporation (IFC) for maize production
US$19mn in agribusiness financing for East Africa
The US has launched a US$19mn, five-year agribusiness financing plan targeting Kenya, Malawi and Tanzania
First ever ‘flower maps’ for beekeeping in Africa
The International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology (ICIPE) has produced the world’s first ever flower maps in Africa