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Russia donates US$10mn to fight Desert Locusts in East Africa
FAO director-general QU Dongyu has thanked the Russian Federation for boosting the fight against the Desert Locust outbreak in East Africa by making a US$10mn contribution to support FAO operations in Ethiopia, Kenya, South Sudan and Uganda
Electricity can unlock US$4bn in Ethiopia’s agricultural processing sector
Ethiopia faces numerous threats to national food security including disrupted trade and import channels, food price spikes, water supply risks, and delayed or compromised harvest yields during COVID-19
IFAD invests US$9mn to help rural SMEs in developing nations
The International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) has announced an investment of US$9mn into the Agri-Business Capital (ABC) Fund to help small-scale farmers and micro- small and medium size rural enterprises in developing countries create jobs and increase incomes
Nigerian minister expresses concern of lockdown’s impact on food supply
Sabo Nanono, minister of agriculture, Nigeria, expressed fear of the impact of COVID-19 lockdown on food supply chain
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