African company MG Health, a licensed cultivator and manufacturer of medical-grade cannabis extracts and products, is tripling its output capacity after a successful international funding round, raising US$18mn in capital
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Three-day African Regional Exchange event organised to address financing challenges for smallholder farmers
The three-day African Regional Exchange was organised by the Forest and Farm Facility in collaboration with CIFOR-ICRAF, the Kenya Forestry Research Institute and the Kenya Forest Service, to address financing challenges for smallholder farmers
CWEIC appoints Elgon Kenya's managing director to global advisory council
The Commonwealth Enterprise and Investment Council (CWEIC), has selected agro input company Elgon Kenya as its strategic partner and appointed its managing director, Bimal Kantaria to its global advisory council
WFP in need of additional funding to support refugees and internally displaced people in Chad
Besides the 600,000 refugees from Sudan, Niger, Cameroon and Central African Republic who are being hosted by Chad, an additional 300,000 people comprising of internally displaced Chadians are in dire need of aid
Role of FAO-IAFN collaborative launch of Women's Accelerator Mentorship Programme in Africa
Gender equality and women empowerment is central to FAO’s mandate to achieve food security for all and reduce rural poverty, which is why the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO) and the International Agri-Food Network (IAFN) joined forces in 2022, to launch a pilot Accelerator Mentorship Programme