Cameroon and FAO have signed an agreement creating a US$20mn, five-year partnership programme to promote agricultural development in the country
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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
Nigeria's Candel Group to export agrochemicals to Ghana
Nigeria-based Candel Company Limited will start exporting agrochemical products made in its Lagos manufacturing facility to Ghana