On 9 April, Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi met with Prime Minister, Moustafa Madbouly; Minister of Agriculture and Land Reclamation, El-Sayed El-Quseir; and Minister of Water Resources and Irrigation, Hani Swailem, among other officials, to discuss expansion projects aimed at increasing the size and productivity of agricultural area in the region
Kenyan President William Ruto said the Government has prioritised the construction and expansion of dams to rebuild agriculture
In response to US President Kamala Harriss call for the private sector to promote and enhance climate resilience, adaptation and mitigation across Africa, the private sector made more than US$7bn in new commitments
In an attempt to scale up its response to the most severe humanitarian crises and emergencies, the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO) has welcomed a US$23.7mn contribution from the Government of Norway, representing the largest single unear-marked funding of its kind till date
In an attempt to ensure food security, the Association of Northern Agricultural and Allied Commodities Practitioners (ANAACOP) has partnered with the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to launch the farmers programmable money agro e-Naira
