Tanzania has launched an agricultural development bank with the government pledging to raise US$380mn over the next eight years

The International Trade Centre (ITC) is backing a US$1mn project to enhance trade competitiveness of Kenya’s avocado sector

Egypt and Ukraine have reached a deal under which Egypt will give Ukraine long staple cotton in return for wheat

To tackle its food shortage, exacerbated by water scarcity, Egypt is working towards forming agricultural alliances with countries in sub-Saharan Africa