DuPont and Dow Chemical Company have signed a US$140bn merger that will give rise to one major agriculture-centric venture in addition to two other companies
DuPont and Dow Chemical sign US$140bn merger; to create agriculture company
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AgDevCo’s initiative to boost smallholder farmer incomes in Africa
AgDevCo, in partnership with The MasterCard Foundation, has announced a US$15.4mn initiative to boost the incomes of smallholder farmers in seven African countries
African agri ventures part of US$13mn global fund
Thirteen ventures, including the ones in Africa, are the recipients of around US$13mn in funding from the Powering Agriculture: An Energy Grand Challenge for Development (PAEGC) programme
Mansa Sugar plans sugar factory in Zambia for US$6.6mn
Mansa Sugar Limited is planning a sugar plantation and processing factory in Chembe, Zambia for around US$6.63mn
CBN banks on SMEs to improve agriculture sector in Nigeria
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)
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