Leading multinational supplier of avocados, Westfalia Fruit unveils their forward-looking approach to address the numerous challenges faced by industries worldwide
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ICRISAT offers assistance to farmers in Niger and Chad amid Ukraine-Russia conflict
The International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT) has extended support to farmers in the Sahelian countries of Niger and Chad to boost food security amid the Ukraine-Russia conflict
AfDB offers million dollar grant to support Tanzania’s small horticultural businesses
AfDB’s board of directors recently approved a US$2.5mn grant, supporting around 10,000 small horticultural businesses in Tanzania
SOCODEVI to empower women farmers from rural Ghana
SOCODEVI Ghana, a Canadian non-governmental organisation, has pledged its continuous support for the economic empowerment of rural women to help improve on their social lives and contribution to national development
IFC and OCP launch US$800mn agri-finance platform
The World Banks private investment arm and the world’s biggest phosphate-based fertiliser company have launched an agri-finance platform to mobilise US$800mn for countries in Africa by 2030